Mail dock icon problem

The Mail dock icon always shows there are 7 unread messages in my inbox, when there are none. When there are some, their number is added to 7. This developed after I migrated the contents of my drive to my new computer.
How can I get rid of the omnipresent number?

I dont know how to solve this, but im guessing that the 7 could be from your old computer's mail application and theres probably a hidden file somewhere in the system that is keeping it there. :P

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The Mail dock icon always shows there are 7 unread messages in my inbox, when there are none. When there are some, their number is added to 7. This developed after I migrated the contents of my drive to my new computer.
How can I get rid of the omnipresent number?

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