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
    2024-12-27T22:10:08+00:00

    I also need this function in the new outlook ASAP!

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-12-20T11:00:56+00:00

    Hello everyone - I was also searching for this feature and kept googling around. I am not sure if this has already been said on the previous 27 pages here but I found out that the feature is currently "in Rollout" by Microsoft:

    Link to Roadmap https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=Desktop%2COutlook&searchterms=folder%2Creorder

    similar question

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook_com/forum/all/missing-custom-folder-order-option-under-folder/fb203c14-229a-450e-8d40-200bf26fe821 

    It's also not possible on my site - I also have a few customers who are awaiting this feature.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-12-20T10:27:37+00:00

    Tried the new Outlook today, found out you can't rearrange folders, straight back to classic. How this isn't implemented yet is beyond me.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-12-18T03:12:59+00:00

    Agree with everyone here. Also, would like to arrange the entire account folders as I wish, particularly in the Calendar and Contacts section of the program.

    Some people may prefer to use Hotmail as the primary email while choosing to have Gmail/Google as the primary contact manager (for example if they have an Android phone). Same is true of the Calendar section.

    I would like to request the ability to rearrange different account folders in all 3 sections (Mail, Calendar, Contacts), in addition to being able to rearrange folders within each account.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-12-15T20:04:01+00:00

    I agree, i need this feature, this is the only reason i am still using classic outlook and will not use new outlook until this is sorted

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