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apple mail system address book versus the dock address bk

Nov 20, 2010 9:43PM PST

Using a G4 IBOOK with OS 10.5.8. Recently converted IBOOK from just my wifes computer to both of us so it is now dual usuage with both of us signing in to our respective files/e-mail, etc. My side has a problem never experienced before. My apple mail system address book has all the names the dock address book does but is missing almost 2/3rd of the actual e-mail addressess. I have tried to redo the dock address book in hopes it would change the "internal" mail book, but to no avail. It id difficult to add a recipient to an outgoing e-mail via the dock address instead of the apple mail address book. Please advise how to fix this if possible. Thanks...."row 3c"

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Mail does not have an Internal Address Book
Nov 20, 2010 11:32PM PST

what you are seeing is the difference between what is contained in the Address Book, what you call the "Dock Address Book" and the MAIL programs list of "Previous Recipients"

On your wife's account, the Previous Recipients list is probably quite lengthy. After all, she has been using this machine for longer than you have.
On your account, the Previous Recipients list is much shorter because of the number of emails you have sent is far fewer.

You can view the P R list by opening mail and going to Windows > Previous Recipients
You can delete entries in the list and you can also Add an entry to the Address Book.

Here is something you can try that will, or should do, make your list exactly the same as the one in your wife's account.

In her Home folder, Library>Application Support>Address Book you will find a file called "MailRecents-v4.abcdmr"
COPY this file to the Shared Folder which you will find under Hard Drive>Users

Log out of her account and log into yours.
Drag the file from the Shared Folder to your Home folder, Library>Application Support>Address Book, replacing the existing file.

Next time you fire up Mail, the two lists should be exactly the same.

Once again, there is only one Address Book in OS X, the one in the dock, and that's the one that Mail uses.

Let us know how you get on

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the internal address book
Nov 23, 2010 9:25PM PST

P...thanks....did all of the above and now everything is back to normal ....thanks for all the help. row 3c

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you're welcome
Nov 24, 2010 5:25AM PST

pleased it worked out for you


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