iCloud.com ’s Mail app cover a feature article that can also trip you up . you may typeset rules at iCloud.com that affect incoming and filed substance on Apple ’s server before they reach the Mail app on your gadget . These rule are separate from the Mac rendering of Mail and take priority over any local filtering or sorting stage set on any mail software you utilise on an iPhone , iPad , or Mac .

The outcome of this can be that subject matter wind up in places you did n’t wait without any action on your part . you could check for rule at iCloud.com by succeed these step :

If you see anything in this infinite , turn back to see if any apply to recipients , subjects , or other pattern you ’re own problem with .

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iCloud.com rules take precedence in filtering and processing email before it reaches your inbox.

you could also check for local filtering in the Mac Mail app atMail > configurations > rule . There , you need to take a formula and clickEditto view its effect .

For other mailhosts , you could lumber in to their web port to see if principle localise there are causing upshot . I use Fastmail for my independent electronic mail account , and the service offers both filtering controls and mail rules in configurations .

This Mac 911 article is in response to a question submit by Macworld reader Michael .

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Other mail host (like Fastmail, shown) may offer on-server filtering and processing rules that can override your email client’s behavior.

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