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How Can I View All Messages in my Folders Automatically?

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J and N Larson replied 2 weeks ago
J and N Larson
J and N Larson

Hello,

I hope you're doing well.

I have noticed that Thunderbird forces me to click a drop arrow to view my messages in every single folder, as shown in the screenshot. I do not want this.

How can I set Thunderbird to automatically show all emails in my folders?

Thank you in advance!

Hello, I hope you're doing well. I have noticed that Thunderbird forces me to click a drop arrow to view my messages in every single folder, as shown in the screenshot. I do not want this. How can I set Thunderbird to automatically show all emails in my folders? Thank you in advance!
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Lin
Lin
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It's not forcing that view, it's just respecting the options you've chosen (maybe unintentionally.) Explore the settings found in menu option <View | Sort by>. I'm guessing you have "Grouped By Sort" turned on.

You might also want to check out Card View (your current message list view) vs. Table View. See <Settings | Appearance | Message List>.

J and N Larson
J and N Larson Question owner

Thanks, changing to Threaded view fixed it!

It would be nice if there was some sort of user manual for Thunderbird. I don't like having to ask Support all the time!

Thanks again!

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