Mail Problem

All of a sudden I cannot delete or drag to trash any read emails. I haven't made any changes to the mail program. I can't delete any sent email, nor current email or empty trash or even drag anything to another folder. When I try any of that to delete an email I get a box that pops up that says:

"The message could not be moved to the mailbox "Deleted Messages-mail"
The destination mailbox "Deleted Messages-mail" does not allow messages to be moved to it".

What could have caused this and how can I correct it without creating a whole new account? I'm new at Mac. Thanks for a reply.

A few things to try.

Repair Permissions with Disk Utility. (applications/utilities)
Look for corrupt preference files. (download: Preferential Treatment)
Select the "deleted messages" mailbox and use the Rebuild command. (from the menu bar)

Let us know if it helps. There are a few more things to try, if needed.

Soulwar, thanks for the reply. I tried all that but I ended up creating a new mail account. My problem might have been different than the solutions you posted, but thanks for responding.

Sometimes if you don't lick the envelopes all the way the glue sticks to the mailbox lid.

Sorry I just had to do it.