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Sly · 08-30-2011, 12:45 PM

I need to find all of my unread e-mail that is not labeled yet, or in my inbox. is:unread will display unread messages in other labels as well, which I do not want.

signupdamnit · 08-30-2011, 12:58 PM

Hmm. Best I can find is this:
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/a...en&answer=7190
which states there is no option for finding unlabelled messages. Depending on how many labels you use I wonder if you might try an approach based on specifying labels and negating it so that those labels do not show effectively showing all the others?

scuba steve · 08-30-2011, 01:00 PM

not possible. i have 56 unread emails amongst 20866. i gave up at 17k

signupdamnit · 08-30-2011, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by signupdamnit

Hmm. Best I can find is this:
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/a...en&answer=7190
which states there is no option for finding unlabelled messages. Depending on how many labels you use I wonder if you might try an approach based on specifying labels and negating it so that those labels do not show effectively showing all the others?

Hmmm... does this work?

-label:label1 -label:label2 +is:unread

or

-label:label1 -label:label2 is:unread

??????????????????

If so you owe me one. ;)

marlboroack · 08-30-2011, 03:14 PM

I don't get what your saying, but if you let me know shoot me an email. I know Gmail top to bottom and actually have a few buddies who work with Google. Let's see if we can get you squared away.

kristin · 08-30-2011, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marlboroack

I don't get what your saying, but if you let me know shoot me an email. I know Gmail top to bottom and actually have a few buddies who work with Google. Let's see if we can get you squared away.

He wants to read his unread mail in his inbox only by doing a search for it. However, the search is pulling unread from every label/folder. So for instance, SPAM or trash.

He wants Gmail to only display the unread messages from his inbox.

Sly · 08-30-2011, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marlboroack

I don't get what your saying, but if you let me know shoot me an email. I know Gmail top to bottom and actually have a few buddies who work with Google. Let's see if we can get you squared away.

If you don't know what I'm saying, then you don't know Gmail top to bottom.

signupdamnit · 08-30-2011, 03:32 PM

This works fine for me.

-label:label1 -label:label2 is:unread in:inbox

But if you have thousands of labels that would be tedious.

I think another approach would be to put a blue star on all messages with labels then use:

-has:blue-star is:unread in:inbox

You can apply the star using filters and apply to existing conversations.

signupdamnit · 08-30-2011, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kristin

He wants to read his unread mail in his inbox only by doing a search for it. However, the search is pulling unread from every label/folder. So for instance, SPAM or trash.

He wants Gmail to only display the unread messages from his inbox.

AFAIK, in:inbox is:unread shouldn't be pulling in spam or trash by default nor other folders but they do have different inbox configurations. Perhaps yet another option is to temporarily change the inbox config to be standard then do "in:inbox is:unread"

Sly · 08-30-2011, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by signupdamnit

This works fine for me.

-label:label1 -label:label2 is:unread in:inbox

But if you have thousands of labels that would be tedious.

I think another approach would be to put a blue star on all messages with labels then use:

-has:blue-star is:unread in:inbox

You can apply the star using filters and apply to existing conversations.

Pretty good trick. Thanks for going to the trouble of figuring it out. I will give it a shot tonight.

signupdamnit · 08-30-2011, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sly

Pretty good trick. Thanks for going to the trouble of figuring it out. I will give it a shot tonight.

You're welcome. It only took a minute and I just learned it myself.

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scuba steve Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: i'm in miami bitch Posts: 1,888	not possible. i have 56 unread emails amongst 20866. i gave up at 17k __________________

08-30-2011, 12:58 PM	#2
signupdamnit Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,697	Hmm. Best I can find is this: http://mail.google.com/support/bin/a...en&answer=7190 which states there is no option for finding unlabelled messages. Depending on how many labels you use I wonder if you might try an approach based on specifying labels and negating it so that those labels do not show effectively showing all the others?

08-30-2011, 03:14 PM	#5
marlboroack So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: ☣ Posts: 9,327	I don't get what your saying, but if you let me know shoot me an email. I know Gmail top to bottom and actually have a few buddies who work with Google. Let's see if we can get you squared away.

08-30-2011, 03:32 PM	#8
signupdamnit Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,697	This works fine for me. -label:label1 -label:label2 is:unread in:inbox But if you have thousands of labels that would be tedious. I think another approach would be to put a blue star on all messages with labels then use: -has:blue-star is:unread in:inbox You can apply the star using filters and apply to existing conversations.