Q: I know how to force Spotlight to re-index a drive or folder. But how do I do so for Mail?

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Pollyfromvt

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Q: I know how to force Spotlight to re-index a drive or folder. But how do I do so for Mail?

I know how to force Spotlight to re-index a drive or folder.

But how do I do so for Mail? What folder do I drag to the window?

Thank you.

iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9), HP Laserjet professional P 1102w

Posted on Dec 26, 2015 3:40 PM

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Eric Root

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Try System Preferences/Notifications/Mail - make sure Badge app icon is checked.

Posted on Dec 30, 2015 1:09 PM

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Eric Root Dec 28, 2015 3:44 PM in response to Pollyfromvt
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Dec 28, 2015 3:44 PM in response to Pollyfromvt

Try re-indexing the mailboxes. This can take awhile if you have a lot of mail.

Reindex messages For El Capitan, try looking in V3.

Reindex messages (2) See post by Linc Davis
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Pollyfromvt Dec 28, 2015 3:44 PM in response to Eric Root
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Dec 28, 2015 3:44 PM in response to Eric Root

Eric, thank you for answering.

But that's what I'm stuck on: how do I re-index mailboxes? Do I go to the Library and drag the mailboxes there to Spotlight under the privacy tab?

Sorry if I'm being a bit thick about this, but I don't know much about the technical part of Macs!

Thank you.
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Eric Root Dec 28, 2015 4:54 PM in response to Pollyfromvt
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Dec 28, 2015 4:54 PM in response to Pollyfromvt

You are welcome. Click on the 2 blue lines in my last post. They are links with instructions of 'how to'.
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Pollyfromvt Dec 29, 2015 1:51 PM in response to Pollyfromvt
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Dec 29, 2015 1:51 PM in response to Pollyfromvt

Eric, I did Linc's procedure, and yours; the dock mail icon still does not show me the number of unread messages.

Mavericks updated, by the way.

Would there be something to try next?

Thank you.
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Pollyfromvt Dec 30, 2015 1:11 PM in response to Eric Root
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Dec 30, 2015 1:11 PM in response to Eric Root

BINGO!

Thanks so much , Eric, that was it.

So simple, but if you don't know about it, you can't find it!

Thanks again!

Polly
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Eric Root Dec 30, 2015 1:38 PM in response to Pollyfromvt
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Dec 30, 2015 1:38 PM in response to Pollyfromvt

You are welcome.
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Eric Root

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Dec 30, 2015 1:09 PM in response to Pollyfromvt

Try System Preferences/Notifications/Mail - make sure Badge app icon is checked.

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