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Change order of folders?

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Hi, I'm running Thunderbird 102 beta and liking it. I'm not an experienced TB user so bear with me. Question regarding folders.

RIght now I have the "All Folders" area with four email accounts within it and a "Favorite Folders" section.

Is there a way to reorder "Favorite Folders" to be at the top and "all folders" below?

Hi, I'm running Thunderbird 102 beta and liking it. I'm not an experienced TB user so bear with me. Question regarding folders. RIght now I have the "All Folders" area with four email accounts within it and a "Favorite Folders" section. Is there a way to reorder "Favorite Folders" to be at the top and "all folders" below?

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Since I am assuming you are a new TB user, I should advise you that, unlike some email clients, the beta of TB is always the possibly-buggy pre-release. That is, it never goes to production. If you're seeking a stable release, you may want to reconsider using the beta. But that's just my opinion/suggestion.

On your question, click View>Folders>Favorites and it will place the favorites at the top.

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I get the caveat.

If I click on View/Folders then I see check boxes with no way to change the order. I can check/uncheck "Favorites" (or the other options), but that's about it.

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Well, it does your request: it shows favorites on top of other folders. Maybe I'm misunderstanding your request.

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In the folder section on the left. I wanted Favorites on top, they were on bottom. ... see image.

Since then I clicked on View/Folders Favorites to uncheck it (Favorites disappeared) then re-checked it and Favorites is now on top. I have no idea how I ever had 'All Folders above Favorites as now it seems like Favorites will only appear on the top. Not a big deal.

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With version 115, you can change the older of the folder modes