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
    2024-09-11T09:52:36+00:00

    That doesn't work Kelsey. I use numbers; YYYYMMDD date stamp prefixes. It ignores them. Regards, Martin

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-09-11T17:17:36+00:00

    I also want to bump this up as a priority with the numerous folders I use to keep organized.

    This is just one of sooo many features that are missing in the New Outlook. It seems Microsoft's new moto must be, "almost good enough for government work." It feels like we're getting promised a club sandwich with chips and soda and good company only to get bread with some mayonnaise on it.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-09-11T18:46:50+00:00

    I have been using this to fix the issue and every time I report the reason for going back to old is that the folder sorting is an issue

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-09-19T15:52:23+00:00

    Bumping this thread! My company just moved everyone to "New" Outlook and the folder sort functionality is a HUGE loss. Please Microsoft, prioritize this!

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-09-19T16:24:40+00:00

    Thanks!!

    This new Outlook has been weighed and measured and been found lacking!

    Now that I've been using it for several weeks, there are indeed several things that I find very annoying.

    Just one example is that instead of opening an excel sheet, IN EXCEL, it opens as part of the email. I know that I can open it AGAIN in excel, but now you've added another step to get to the same place.

    I don't find the outlook to be user friendly at all :(

    MICROSOFT.... get the thumb out and at least fix the file sorting feature

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