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inbox shows 1 unread message after opening all the messages.why are new inbox messages not highlighted

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I cannot find the unread message despite having opened all my inbox messages and wonder why the new messages are no longer in bold text.

I cannot find the unread message despite having opened all my inbox messages and wonder why the new messages are no longer in bold text.

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Right click the folder, select properties and then the repair button. A new index might clear it.

If not try View menu > folders > unread see if Thunderbird can find it since it says it is there after an index rebuild.

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Sometimes things get out of sync. Right click the folder and select Mark Folder Read to clear the number.

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Mark Folder Read did not remove the unread inbox bold noice

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Right click the folder and select properties. Then Repair Folder.

Then read this article about folder maintenance. http://kb.mozillazine.org/Keep_it_working_(Thunderbird)

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Tried all this and still cannot clear the bold Inbox(1) message.

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Do you have 'View' > 'Folders' > 'All' selected?

i have heard of some reports saying that the 'Unified' view can show incorrect number.

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Do you have any add ons installed? If so, go to the Help menu and select Restart with Add Ons Disabled and then close and restart Thunderbird.

Modified by user01229325

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nothing so far has fixed the problem

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Chosen Solution

Right click the folder, select properties and then the repair button. A new index might clear it.

If not try View menu > folders > unread see if Thunderbird can find it since it says it is there after an index rebuild.