Just for fun I wanted to know how many emails a friend has sent me over the years (in Gmail). I tried doing a search but the total only shows x to y of z where z is just an estimate. I then tried to go to the very last page (modified querystring) but realized Z is just number of conversations, which is not a true count of individual emails sent. I then tried creating a filter to see if that would give a more precise number, but it is the same.
Is there any built-in way in Gmail to find a real total of how many emails a user has sent?
My guess is the only way to get this is to import the email into a desktop app and use its counting mechanism.
Best Answer
Try disabling conversation view and try running the search. That may help