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Arkivert

what does "downloading 1 of 400 in Important" mean?

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eflhiscock

I get these messages in the status bar often ... what is it downloading and why? can I change it?

I get these messages in the status bar often ... what is it downloading and why? can I change it?

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Some email providers offer features where they pick out messages and put them into folders or categories such as "Important". Personally I find this practice intrusive and offensive.

The one that first comes to mind is gmail; you can go to their website, log in to your email account there and disable this "feature". Outlook has something similar called "clutter".

The same messages will also appear in your regular Inbox, so you won't miss anything by disabling these folders.