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How do I create new folders or delete folders that I don’t want in my Mail app?
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The Mail app shows the folders that are configured with each mail account. If you need to create, rename, or delete a folder, sign in to the web service for your account, such as Hotmail, and make the changes there. Any changes you make to folders through your accounts’ web interface will be automatically reflected in Mail the next time you sync the account.
Having moved to Mac over 5 years ago, I only found this out today when trying to create some local folders in Mail on my girlfriend's laptop so she can store emails on her machine.
This is absolutely shocking. I don't understand how an enormous firm like Microsoft can be going backwards in terms of OS, Windows 8 is terrible in mine and many others I've spoke to opinions. I think Microsoft tried too hard and focused way too much on trying to be "cool" and now they suck. I know loads of people that have moved from Windows to Mac following the Windows 8 release
This needs to be updated. Adding folders should be a standard function. I realize that this may be limited with other providers (though I think it did work with windows live mail), but with outlook or Hotmail this should be doable.
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I to find it incredible that you have to return to the Web app to add or delete folders. I would have thought that this app would have all the functionality of Windows Live Mail.
One other function that I would really like to see is the ability to specify another EMail address to appear when I send a message. I have an ISP that I have an EMail address from and I would like to use that address to appear when I send a message. In Windows Live Mail I can do this and on my Blackberry Tablet I can do this surely Microsoft can provide this ability.
Absolutely agree. I find it incredible that Microsoft set this up this way. It's almost backwards and it is most definitely cumbersome to have to go to the web site to do all of this. Unbeleivable. I love Windows 8 so far but this is without a doubt their biggest ommission.
I'm giving this a very BIG "C'Mon Man!"
