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That is NOT your user folder, but also holds some folders of the same name, such as preferences. When you open the, say, Macintosh HD, you'll see a 'Library' folder. If you see /Library, that means the Library folder inside your hard drive at the top level. See if that works and get back to us.Д«y the way, when you're on the forums, if you see a path starting with ~/Library that means the library folder inside your user folder. It sounds as though you may have a corrupted preference file, which does happen from time to time. Delete any preferences that are obviously for Mail by selecting them and using the Command and Delete keys together. You may see several, especially if you are using plug-ins. In the search box, type 'mail' without the quotes.

Scroll down to Preferences and double click to open it. That will open a window with your user library open.

Hold down the option key and Library appears. Under the 'Go' menu at the top, click on it. Just follow these directions.Д«e sure you're in the Finder by clicking on the desktop. Since you're using Lion, the Library folder is hidden so users who don't know what they're doing won't cause damage. For example, if your user name on your computer is jonfromny and the name of your hard drive is Macintosh HD, the path would be Macintosh HD/Users/jonfromny/Library/Preferences.

When you see the ~ that means your home directory.

The path to get there is ~/Library/Preferences. They are kept in a folder called preferences. When you're in Mail or Text Edit or any application and set preferences, that creates a file that exists elsewhere to tell the Mac what your preferences are for that application. A brief explanation first:Д®very application has a preference file.

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