Outlook: Choose to Show Unread or Total Count for Each Folder

Summary

You can now pick whether each folder in your folder pane shows the unread count or the total item count. Until now, Outlook only displayed unread counts, but sometimes you need to see how many items are in a folder overall. Just right-click any folder and choose whether to show the total or unread count. It gives you more control over how you keep track of your email without changing how anything else works. #newoutlookforwindows

Status
In development
General availability target
Oct 2026
Preview target
Sep 2026
Products
Outlook
Clouds
Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, GCC High, DoD
Release phases
General Availability, Preview
Platforms
Desktop, Web
Added to the roadmap
21 May 2026
Last changed
21 May 2026 · 4mo ago
recently changed
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