Mail not showing new message counter on icon

Hi there,


  • yes, my badges have been activated;
  • yes, within mail/preferences I have set "Dock unread count" to today,

but the mail icon doesn't show anything at all.


If I select "inbox" or "all mailboxes" it shows a number, but not if I want to know only about today's emails.

I suppose I could mark all messages "as read", but is there an alternative?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.4

Posted on May 27, 2021 6:39 AM

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May 27, 2021 7:43 AM in response to arkadian

arkadian wrote:

• Hi there,

yes, my badges have been activated;
• yes, within mail/preferences I have set "Dock unread count" to today,
but the mail icon doesn't show anything at all.

If I select "inbox" or "all mailboxes" it shows a number, but not if I want to know only about today's emails.
I suppose I could mark all messages "as read", but is there an alternative?


Mail>Preferences>General make changes here and then come back to your preferred settings.





ref: Mail User Guide for Mac - Apple Support





if no resolve, delete the account and add it back in again—IMAP mail stays on the server, so non-destrictive.



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