Cannot manually sort folders with new Outlook

Anonymous
2023-07-03T12:33:06+00:00

Hi All

I'm loving the new Outlook, however I'm having real difficulty manually sorting my email folders.

Clicking & dragging the folder, only allows me to drop the folder INTO another folder, but doesn't allow me to drop it in between other folders (meaning I cannot re-arrange / sort the folders manually).

Right clicking the folder and clicking "Move", again only allows me to move the folder INTO another folder. There is no "move up or down" option unfortunately.

It is currently sorting my folders in alphabetical order, but I wish to change this. I have been through all the settings and cannot find anywhere I can manually sort my email folders.

Can anyone assist?

Thank you

Thomas

Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For home

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-03-05T16:12:46+00:00

    Please confirm if there is a solution to this issue. I organize my files based on addresses and outlook is now organizing them incorrectly.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-03-04T11:16:53+00:00

    Please sort this out - there are neat integrations between New Teams and New Outlook, but there is still basic stuff missing in New Outlook.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-03-01T21:18:11+00:00

    This is an ongoing issue with the new Outlook.

    It defies understanding as to why Microsoft would just remove functionality from their software when a new version is developed.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-02-19T12:44:57+00:00

    Adding to Favorites also doesn't show the subfolders of the folder you added to Favorites.
    If you add the subfolder to Favorites it just creates a new Favorite and doesn't 'sub-folder' it. Which makes sense in a way.

    I wanted to point out however that Favorites doesn't work for ordering if you're using sub-folders as well.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-02-14T18:40:49+00:00

    Closing and reopening fixed my issue, however, that is not convenient at all.

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