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Read mail continues to show as Unread

After reading an email, some of my emails will continue to display as Unread.


El Capitan

MacBook Pro (17-inch Late 2011), OS X El Capitan (10.11)

Posted on Oct 6, 2015 6:20 PM

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Posted on Jan 7, 2016 5:29 PM

I have the same issue also. It appears to happen if I reply to an email before actually opening it. I can make the dot go away by switching to another folder and then returning to the inbox. It would be nice it it worked correctly thought!

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Feb 3, 2016 11:58 AM in response to RAmeeti0

I had the same problem of emails not being marked "as read." After installing an update, it got better. However, the same problem is occurring. If I restart my computer, the problem disappears for a while, but it's a nuisance to have to restart so often. Another problem is with Safari. It will show that it is not connected to the internet. If I close and reopen, it works. What a nuisance both of these problems are.

Feb 12, 2016 3:35 PM in response to wjohnson925

There is no fix yet. The workarounds are to either use the Read button in the toolbar to manually set it to be read, or to open the Preview section at the bottom of the window. If the Preview section is displayed, the message will get marked as read.


I have worked several hours and it is on the list of things to be fixed as Engineering is aware of it.

Read mail continues to show as Unread

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