Cannot find option to mark all emails as read on Mac

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Cannot find option to mark all emails as read on Mac

I want to mark all of my thousands of old emails as read. On my Mac I can select all with command "a" but the menu doesn't show a "mark all as read"option. Anybody know where that is hiding?

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 26.4

Posted on May 17, 2026 3:20 PM

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Answer 1

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May 17, 2026 4:23 PM in response to jonshea

You are on the right track. Select all emails in a mailbox using the command + A keyboard shortcut, then right-click the selection and choose "Mark as Read" to make all those emails read.

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Answer 2

May 17, 2026 4:41 PM in response to jonshea

You'll also find it in the menu bar: Message > Mark as Read (⇧⌘U)

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