You probably have a filter applied to your view so that some messages are
not shown.
Verify that your view is set to the Messages view via the View-> Current
View menu
If that doesn't work either, use Customize Current View from the same menu
and use the Reset Current View button.
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"Menefee" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:1D6F6820-75FE-4B4A-B665-(E-Mail Removed)...
> My in-box label in left rail shows 4 messages, however they do not
> download,
> while at the same time other new messages download. Has Outlook forgotten
> how to count?