Mail app always opens in default inbox

I have a 4s running 6.1.3. Currently, when I open the mail app, it opens with the default inbox. I would prefer to open to the mailboxes 'main' screen that shows all the accounts as opposed to an inbox. Is this possible? I cannot find any prompts in the mail app or the settings to do this. I have read a few discussions, but there does not seem to be a concrete answer.

I gave you two answers in my reply. You didn't like the answer and cried about what if...
This is all I will say.
Good luck.

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I've checked the settings and am not sure how to eliminate this issue. I am running iOS5 on the iPhone 4S.
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This is courtesy of Lawrence Finch -
Hi
Maybe this helps you out. Credits to Lawrence Finch, Apple Discussions.
Message bodies are not downloaded until you open the folder containing the message. If you have a POP3 account it is possible that the message has been downloaded and deleted from the server by another mail program running on a home or office computer, so the message is gone by the time you are ready to read it. If you have a POP3 account you should make sure that any other computers that access your mail are off or at least have automatic email retrieval disabled.
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http://www.techaudible.net/message-content-mail-app-fix/

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When I open Mail, it send the message.
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It is a different email each time. If I delete the message from the Outbox, it appears as though the Outbox is empty. But if I click on another Mailbox, then click back on the Outbox, there is another email waiting to be sent when I re-open Mail.app!
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Thanks Allan.
Good suggestion. Tried it but unfortunately it didn't work. it recreates the Outbox directory in ~/Library/Mail/Mailboxes when I open it. The directory no longer has anything in it (ie no info.plist of Massages folder).
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Yeah I did that just after posting this and was able to then follow through with the above steps. All good! thanks for replying

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0   CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff8c70264c __exceptionPreprocess + 172
1   libobjc.A.dylib                     0x00007fff90a806de objc_exception_throw + 43
2   CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff8c70242a +[NSException raise:format:arguments:] + 106
3   Foundation                          0x00007fff86b5b5b9 -[NSAssertionHandler handleFailureInMethod:object:file:lineNumber:description:] + 195
4   Mail                                0x00007fff8ce1bf5c -[MFMailAccount mailboxForRelativePath:isFilesystemPath:create:] + 251
5   Mail                                0x00007fff8cd79404 -[MFIMAPAccount mailboxForRelativePath:isFilesystemPath:create:] + 491
6   Mail                                0x00007fff8ce1d696 +[MFMailAccount mailboxForURL:forceCreation:syncableURL:] + 473
7   Mail                                0x00007fff8ce34168 __43+[MFMailbox queueUpdateCountsForMailboxes:]_block_invoke_2 + 68
8   CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff8c62cea6 __65-[__NSDictionaryM enumerateKeysAndObjectsWithOptions:usingBlock:]_block_invoke + 102
9   CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff8c62cdb9 -[__NSDictionaryM enumerateKeysAndObjectsWithOptions:usingBlock:] + 217
10 Mail                                0x00007fff8ce340b6 __43+[MFMailbox queueUpdateCountsForMailboxes:]_block_invoke + 275
11 Foundation                          0x00007fff86ba52e8 __NSBLOCKOPERATION_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_BLOCK__ + 7
12 Foundation                          0x00007fff86a91905 -[NSBlockOperation main] + 97
13 Foundation                          0x00007fff86a7059c -[__NSOperationInternal _start:] + 653
14 Foundation                          0x00007fff86a701a3 __NSOQSchedule_f + 184
15 libdispatch.dylib                   0x00007fff86032c13 _dispatch_client_callout + 8
16 libdispatch.dylib                   0x00007fff86036365 _dispatch_queue_drain + 1100
17 libdispatch.dylib                   0x00007fff86037ecc _dispatch_queue_invoke + 202
18 libdispatch.dylib                   0x00007fff860356b7 _dispatch_root_queue_drain + 463
19 libdispatch.dylib                   0x00007fff86043fe4 _dispatch_worker_thread3 + 91
20 libsystem_pthread.dylib             0x00007fff92efc6cb _pthread_wqthread + 729
21 libsystem_pthread.dylib             0x00007fff92efa4a1 start_wqthread + 13
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*** First throw call stack:
0   CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff8c70264c __exceptionPreprocess + 172
1   libobjc.A.dylib                     0x00007fff90a806de objc_exception_throw + 43
2   CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff8c70242a +[NSException raise:format:arguments:] + 106
3   Foundation                          0x00007fff86b5b5b9 -[NSAssertionHandler handleFailureInMethod:object:file:lineNumber:description:] + 195
4   Mail                                0x00007fff8ce1bf5c -[MFMailAccount mailboxForRelativePath:isFilesystemPath:create:] + 251
5   Mail                                0x00007fff8cd79404 -[MFIMAPAccount mailboxForRelativePath:isFilesystemPath:create:] + 491
6   Mail                                0x00007fff8ce1d696 +[MFMailAccount mailboxForURL:forceCreation:syncableURL:] + 473
7   Mail                                0x00007fff8ce34168 __43+[MFMailbox queueUpdateCountsForMailboxes:]_block_invoke_2 + 68
8   CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff8c62cea6 __65-[__NSDictionaryM enumerateKeysAndObjectsWithOptions:usingBlock:]_block_invoke + 102
9   CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff8c62cdb9 -[__NSDictionaryM enumerateKeysAndObjectsWithOptions:usingBlock:] + 217
10 Mail                                0x00007fff8ce340b6 __43+[MFMailbox queueUpdateCountsForMailboxes:]_block_invoke + 275
11 Foundation                          0x00007fff86ba52e8 __NSBLOCKOPERATION_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_BLOCK__ + 7
12 Foundation                          0x00007fff86a91905 -[NSBlockOperation main] + 97
13 Foundation                          0x00007fff86a7059c -[__NSOperationInternal _start:] + 653
14 Foundation                          0x00007fff86a701a3 __NSOQSchedule_f + 184
15 libdispatch.dylib                   0x00007fff86032c13 _dispatch_client_callout + 8
16 libdispatch.dylib                   0x00007fff86036365 _dispatch_queue_drain + 1100
17 libdispatch.dylib                   0x00007fff86037ecc _dispatch_queue_invoke + 202
18 libdispatch.dylib                   0x00007fff860356b7 _dispatch_root_queue_drain + 463
19 libdispatch.dylib                   0x00007fff86043fe4 _dispatch_worker_thread3 + 91
20 libsystem_pthread.dylib             0x00007fff92efc6cb _pthread_wqthread + 729
21 libsystem_pthread.dylib             0x00007fff92efa4a1 start_wqthread + 13

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