MAC Mail 4.5 (Entourage) - IMAP Folder lost

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I'm using MAC Mail v4.5 with an IMAP mail server.
Yesterday, the Sent Items folder of the IMAP server disappeared.
I can see it when I look at it from the web interface, but MAC Mail no longer shows it to me.
I tried defining a new mailbox, but it won't let me because "the folder already exists on the server"

How can I re-sync and get the folder back on my MAC Mail?
 

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Can you tell us which IMAP server you're using? Is it GMail?
 

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I'm not familiar with goDaddy, but you should be able to delete the sent folder from the web interface and then define a new one. Of course backup anything that's in the sent folder you wish to keep. I don't know if that will work or not but the Mail program only "sees" what's on the server. Sounds like something is corrupt.
 
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It got worse. My Sent folder is now gone from the server.
I should have seen that coming and backed it up.
I'm hope GoDaddy has a backup!
 

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