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Wrong Message Count in InBox

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I manage four email accounts with Thunderbird. The unread messages count in the InBox for two of the accounts is correct, but the other two show one unread message each, but there no unread messages in the the displayed list. Matt recommended InBox==>Properties==>Repair Folder to someone else with the same problem, which I tried but which did not resolve the issue in either account.

This is not a major issue and doesn't really have much effect on usability, but it is annoying and I'd love to have it resolved.

I manage four email accounts with Thunderbird. The unread messages count in the InBox for two of the accounts is correct, but the other two show one unread message each, but there no unread messages in the the displayed list. Matt recommended InBox==>Properties==>Repair Folder to someone else with the same problem, which I tried but which did not resolve the issue in either account. This is not a major issue and doesn't really have much effect on usability, but it is annoying and I'd love to have it resolved.

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Right click the folder and select Mark Folder Read.

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Right click the folder and select Mark Folder Read.

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Airmail said

Right click the folder and select Mark Folder Read.

Elegantly simple solution and worked wonderfully. Thanks very much.

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Right click is your friend when using Thunderbird.