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Handy Hint 57 - How to get back your Inbox when it goes missing in Mail!

This has happened to me, and to several other clients.  Somehow, we have managed to 'turn off' our Inbox in Mail so that it is no longer in the list of available Mailboxes!   Has it happened to you yet?

How do you get it (or any other missing mailbox) back when this happens!

Follow the below step-by-step instructions to manage what 'Mailboxes' you do and don't see in the Mailboxes view of the Mail App.  

Watch this short video - press ▷to play.

If you don't see ▷ at first, it will be because the video file is still downloading.  Just wait a short while, and it should appear in the middle of the screen.

Step by Step instructions:

In iOS 7, you can customize which mailboxes you see in your Mailboxes list. To adjust this,

1. Touch on Edit at top right of the Mailboxes list in the left-hand sidebar.  

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Mailboxes view - touch 'Edit' to change what mailboxes are shown in this list.
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Mailboxes 'Edit' mode - tick the required Mailboxes (or untick those not required) and/or re-order the list. Touch 'Done' when finished.

2. You will see a list of available Mailboxes (image on right) - only those that are ticked will be shown in the standard Mailboxes view.   If your Inbox (or All Inboxes) is unticked, it will not appear in your Mailboxes list.
3. Choose which Mailboxes to include or exclude by touching on the circle on the left - 'ticked' means it will be included, 'unticked' means it will not appear in your list of Mailboxes.
4. If you have more than one Mail account on your device, you can choose the 'All Sent', 'All Drafts', 'All Trash' options so that you can see the collection of mail from all accounts in one place.
5. If desired, change the order of the mailboxes by touching on the 'three lines' symbol and dragging up or down.
6. When you have 'ticked' the required Mailboxes and ordered them according to your taste, touch Done.
7. Your Mailboxes view should now show the list of Mailboxes that you selected.