Thunderbird displays only the message count of unread mails of every folder by default. I tried to find a way to display the count of all messages instead which would help me get a better overview of the amount of mails inside a folder. I wanted to make sure that the unread messages number would still be shown as well.
The option to activate the message count for all mails is kinda hidden in Thunderbird. You need to enable the “Show Expanded Columns†option first which can be done by going to Tools > Options, selecting the Advanced tab and checking “Show Expanded Columns in the Folder Paneâ€.
When that is done click on the small icon next to Name in the folder pane and select total from the drop down menu. Once that is done you see the total amount of mails that are currently in the folder. It does however not display the number of mails that are in sub folders unless you expand them first.
I have not found a way to enable mail count that includes the sub folders by default.
The option to activate the message count for all mails is kinda hidden in Thunderbird. You need to enable the “Show Expanded Columns†option first which can be done by going to Tools > Options, selecting the Advanced tab and checking “Show Expanded Columns in the Folder Paneâ€.
When that is done click on the small icon next to Name in the folder pane and select total from the drop down menu. Once that is done you see the total amount of mails that are currently in the folder. It does however not display the number of mails that are in sub folders unless you expand them first.
I have not found a way to enable mail count that includes the sub folders by default.
