Email unable to mark as read

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You click an email or "Mark as Read", but the bold text/unread dot stays.

Symptoms
  • Unread count won't go down
  • Zombie unread mail
  • Sync delay
Possible Causes
  • IMAP read-status sync failure
  • Read-only access
  • App bug

Step-by-Step Fix

1

Mark All as Read

Right-click the folder and select "Mark all as read" to force a sync.

2

Check Other Devices

If your phone is set to "Keep as Unread", it might be overriding your PC.

3

Restart App

Refreshes the local database connection.

When to See a Technician

This is often a visual glitch. Try clicking into another folder and back to refresh the view.

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