Clear your unread conversations

Read a conversation, or mark one or several as read without opening them, so Unread holds only what still needs you.

Last reviewed 3 November 2026

Unread holds every conversation you haven't read yet, across every mailbox you can see. Clearing it is how the count beside Unread comes down to what still needs you.

Read a conversation

Select a conversation to open it. It leaves the Unread list, and the count drops by one.

Mark one as read without opening it

1. Point to the conversation in the list. A checkbox appears on its left and an eye icon on its right.

2. Select the eye icon, Mark as read.

Mark several as read at once

1. Point to each conversation you want and tick its checkbox. To take the whole list, tick the checkbox beside Unread at the top instead.

2. A bar above the list shows how many you have selected. Select Mark as Read in that bar.

You're done when the count beside Unread in the sidebar has dropped by the number you marked.