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How to Find All Unread Messages in Yahoo! Mail Classic

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With Yahoo! Mail Classic's advanced search capabilities, you can look for unread messages in all your folders and display them together on one screen.

Find All Unread Messages in Yahoo! Mail Classic

To find all unread messages in all your Yahoo! Mail Classic folders:

  • Select Search Mail from the Yahoo! Mail navigation bar.
  • Follow the Advanced Search link.
  • As the search criterion, specify: To, Cc, Bcc: contains.
  • Type "." (without quotes) in the entry field that follows contains.
  • Next, make sure Search is selected under Options:.
  • Select Only Unread Messages from the drop-down menu.
  • Select all your folders under Look in folders:.
    • You may want to keep the Sent folder unchecked.
  • Eventually, click Search.
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