Flags in Mail

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Flags in Mail

I have a 2020 MacBook Air running macOS Monterey 12.5, on which I use the Mail app.

I have recently archived some messages to "On My Mac" folders from a webmail based service that I accessed via the Mail app. Some of these messages were flagged.

I have deleted all the flags from all the messages in all my email accounts, but the Mail app still shows 2 flagged messages in the "Flagged" folder at the top. When I open this folder, it is empty.

I have tried Mailbox > Rebuild. There are no flagged emails on the webmail system.

I have no idea how to get rid of this "2" notification next to the Flagged folder. Can anyone help?

MacBook Air

Posted on Jul 24, 2022 9:52 AM

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PRP_53

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Jul 24, 2022 10:59 AM in response to sayschristobear

You are welcome and thank you too 🇨🇦

Do come back to the Apple Support Communities ( ASC ) in the future, if / or when additional questions may arise

FYI - had this issue myself back in Big Sur and took days to find the solution.

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Old Toad

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Jul 24, 2022 10:49 AM in response to sayschristobear

I get that somewhat frequently in my Smart Mailbox - Unread. What I do to fix it is to select all mailboxes in the sidepane in Mail and use the Mailbox ➙ Rebuild menu option. I let it go for about 10 minutes and it fixes the problem.