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Moving folders in folder list in Thunderbird

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Hello, novice old man here so please give it to me in Dick and Jane language. (just dated myself) When I create a new folder in Thunderbird (102.13.1) folder list it seems to place itself where ever it wishes. Then when I try to move (drag it) to where I want it it will not budge. Any help? Randy

Hello, novice old man here so please give it to me in Dick and Jane language. (just dated myself) When I create a new folder in Thunderbird (102.13.1) folder list it seems to place itself where ever it wishes. Then when I try to move (drag it) to where I want it it will not budge. Any help? Randy

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Hiya, Rambo, you novice old man, you!

Let's solve your problem. In the menu bar, the title Tools reveals a clickable choice Add-ons and Themes. Choose that and Search (in the window that comes up) for Manually Sort Folders. Install that. Hit OK a couple of times.

Now that it's in TBird, go back to Tools, and you'll see the name Manually sort folders in the menu. Click that and read the contents of the panel that opens, to familiarize yourself with the layout. Then either choose the default Account name or click the down arrow next to it and you'll see Local Folders. Depending on whether you want to re-order folders under your account name in the folder panel OR folders under Local Folders in the folder pane, chose one or t'other, and then in the next line down, click the down arrow and choose Use a manually defined sort function (which means "put 'em where you want 'em). Now click a folder you want to move, and use the green arrows to move it, and finally, click the Refresh folder pane button and (if you're finished) Close. If you want to move another folder, do it by selecting it and using the arrows. Then Refresh. Close when done.

That was easy enough for even a novice old man, wasn't it?

If you hit any roadblocks c'mon back and tell us about 'em.