My subfolders in the new outlook seem to be sorted by date of change/creation. How can I sort them in alphabetical order?

If you've moved folders around, but want to return them to alphabetical order, go to View and select Folder pane > Order folders A to Z. Tip: To return to your custom order, re-select Custom folder order from the Folder pane dropdown.

this is not an option in my Outlook version, I right click on the parent folder, but there is no option to sort

Hi, Priya2024

Good day!

Thank you for posting to Microsoft Community. We are glad to assist you.

According to your description, to sort your subfolders in alphabetical order in the new Outlook for Windows, would you like to try following steps and see if it can make any differences:

1. Open Outlook and go to your mailbox folder list.
2. Right-click on the parent folder that contains the subfolders you want to sort.
3. Select "Sort Subfolders A-Z" from the context menu.
4. Your subfolders will now be sorted in alphabetical order.

If you want to sort them in reverse alphabetical order, you can select "Sort Subfolders Z-A" instead.

Thanks for your attempts and looking forward to your new updates.

Hope you all the best!

Alex | Microsoft Community Moderator.

I don't have "sort subfolders". All new folders are being added at the top, above "inbox". Not only that, but if I search for them by name, they do not show up.

This works if you are happy to sort all folders which includes Inbox, Drafts, Sent Items, Deleted, Archive etc , however I simply wish to sort my sub-folders that exists within a new folder, let's call it 2025. How do I sort A-Z within a sub-folder?

Go to View > Folder pane > Sort folders

and then you can choose Order folders A to Z