Mailboxes appear empty from time to time

Dear all -
I have a recurring issue with my mailboxes in Apple Mail, and I wondered if anyone else had experienced the same thing.
From time to time, all my mailboxes will suddenly appear as though they are empty. Or rather, the number of unread messages, if any, will correctly appear next to the mailbox name in the side panel, but clicking on the mailbox shows nothing in the message list panel. It's totally blank. This happens for all mailboxes in all accounts - Inbox, Sent, local or server folders, POP and IMAP accounts, and all RSS feeds.
Restarting Mail will correct it, but is there anything else that might work? As far as plugins go, I have Letterbox (currently disabled) and MailTags (v2.2.3; latest version). While I could troubleshoot the plugins by disabling them, it could be days before the problem recurs, so it's tricky to be sure what's causing it.
Thanks!
Matt

Hi Matt,
I think most plugins, if problematic, need to be fully uninstalled, and not merely disabled.
Very odd for this to happen, but cure itself with merely a restart, etc.
Ernie

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