Problem with Smart Mailboxes in Mail.app

Hi. I created 4 smart mailboxes in Mail.app and even if there isn't any email displayed by the smart Mailboxes, they indicate (via a number) that I have unread emails -- whereas there isn't.

This strange behaviour came with my last update to Ventura.

thanks

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 13.3

Posted on Apr 15, 2023 1:18 AM

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2 replies

May 17, 2023 5:58 AM in response to gagfromfr

I have the exact same trouble: My Smart Mailboxes frequently are unresponsive. They do not update unread mail counts, they stubbornly refuse to work and require at least two relaunches of Mail in order to update and reflect current message status. Then they sometimes indicate there are unread messages, yet they are empty. It’s like they are completely Ignorant Mailboxes instead of Smart.

Apr 15, 2023 5:48 AM in response to gagfromfr

Since there are no messages showing in them, try removing them and then re-create them. Also the latest version of Ventura is currently 13.3.1

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