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Apple Mailbox Behavior for deleting emails in Trash not working

Apple Mailbox Behavior for deleting emails in Trash not working. I have it set to delete the Trash folder upon quitting Mail but it doesn't do the deletion.


MacOS Tahoe running Mail Version 16.0 (3864.700.51.1.3)


  • I'm using a gmail email acct
  • The Apple Mail Mailbox Behavior is set to delete emails in the Trash folder upon quitting Mail
  • I delete an email from my Inbox, it goes into the Trash folder as it should
  • I quit Mail and verify its no longer running
  • I open Mail, go to the Trash folder and that email is still there


I've experimented with using One Week and One Month in the past past, they didn't work either so I changed it to Upon Quitting Mail as a faster way of troubleshooting. Attempts to solve this via internet searching have failed so far. Anyone have a solution?

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