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
    2024-02-14T18:40:49+00:00

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

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-02-14T18:38:55+00:00

    Same issues, but also, not able to sort alphabetically. I have right clicked on the folder and there is no option to force it to do so.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-02-07T20:45:33+00:00

    Please release this as an updated feature. This is annoying.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-02-07T13:05:48+00:00

    As a (hopefully temporary) workaround, if your folders are auto-sorting to be in alphabetical order, alter the name of the folders to begin with numbers to manually sort them e.g.:

    1. December 2023
    2. January 2024
    3. February 2024
    4. March 2024

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-02-07T03:04:57+00:00

    Closing and restarting Outlook seems to sort the folders alphabetically, it works, but it seems more like a bug.

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