How to Find All Unread Messages in Yahoo Mail

Access messages you haven't seen yet quickly

What to Know

  • In regular Yahoo Mail: Select Sort > Unread.
  • In Yahoo Mail Basic: Click the sorting drop-down menu and select Unread.
  • In either version: Type is:unread in the search box at the top of the page.

Here's how to pull the unread messages in all of your folders and display them together on one screen. These instructions apply to Yahoo Mail and Yahoo Mail Classic on the web.

Find All Unread Messages in Yahoo Mail

To see unread emails in all your Yahoo Mail folders:

  1. Click the Sort menu in the upper-right corner of the mail window.

    Yahoo Mail Sort
  2. Click Unread in the next menu.

    Yahoo Mail Unread in drop-down menu
  3. All of your unread messages move to the top of your inbox, with the most recent ones on top.

Find All Unread Messages in Yahoo Mail Basic

To locate all unread emails in all folders using Yahoo Mail Basic:

  1. Click the sorting drop-down menu above the inbox. It may already say Date: Newest on top.

    Yahoo Mail Date: Newest on top
  2. Click Unread.

    The Unread option in the sorting menu in Yahoo mail
  3. Your unread messages move to the top of the inbox.

How to Find All Unread Messages Using Search

You can also use the search bar to find your unread email messages in all versions of Yahoo Mail. Here's how.

  1. Tap the search bar at the top of the screen in Yahoo Mail.

    The search bar in Yahoo Mail
  2. Type is:unread in the search field.

    Searching for unread emails in Yahoo Mail
  3. Press Enter. The unread messages from all of the accounts and folders you have set up in Yahoo Mail appear at the top of your inbox.

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