Cannot manually sort folders with new Outlook

There are only a few folders that Microsoft adds to outlook. I think the problem most people are referring to on this thread is when they create their own folder structure, which can get quite large if you are trying to organize everything that comes through your inbox. I probably have a couple hundred folders that have accumulated over the last decade. For those folders that you create yourself, the new outlook can screw up the organization, which makes it impossible to find a folder that is no longer sorted alphabetically. The fix I referred to relates to putting your own custom folders back in alphabetical order.

If you change the name of the folder that's in the wrong spot alphabetically (such as by putting a "z" in front of the name), it will move the folder to the correct spot (the end of the list in my "z" example).

It doesn't works for one simple reason: the program doesn't lets you change the name for the default folders: let's say I want to move the "Drafts" folder way down to the bottom, according to your suggestion, I'd have to rename it to something like "Z Drafts", am I right?, but turns out, the damn "New" Outlook won't even let me change that folder's name.

Correct, you cannot change the name of the default folders in Outlook. It only works for the ones that you create.

If you change the name of the folder that's in the wrong spot alphabetically (such as by putting a "z" in front of the name), it will move the folder to the correct spot (the end of the list in my "z" example).

It doesn't works for one simple reason: the program doesn't lets you change the name for the default folders: let's say I want to move the "Drafts" folder way down to the bottom, according to your suggestion, I'd have to rename it to something like "Z Drafts", am I right?, but turns out, the damn "New" Outlook won't even let me change that folder's name.

Yes it sort of works - it worked for some folders for me (when I removed the letter, it stayed in place) - but for other folders it moved them back in alphabetical order whenever I rename them...

If you want to try:

Arrange all folders as you'd like to see them appear by renaming them, adding 1 letter in front of each: (a., b., c.,) - Outlook will then automatically rearrange the folders in your chosen order. Then, click on "rename" and remove the letter at the front. It might stay where you placed the folder!