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Configure the number of folders in "Recents" and "Favorites" under "Move to" and "Copy-To"

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When you right-click in a message the context menu contains a "Move-To" and a "Copy-To" option with sub-options named "Recents" and "Favorites" in each...

I want to change the number of maximum options this menus can contain...

I located on old thread (2013) in Mozillazine about this but does not work anymore...

Search in the Tools->Options dialogs but no luck

Any ideas???

When you right-click in a message the context menu contains a "Move-To" and a "Copy-To" option with sub-options named "Recents" and "Favorites" in each... I want to change the number of maximum options this menus can contain... I located on old thread (2013) in Mozillazine about this but does not work anymore... Search in the Tools->Options dialogs but no luck Any ideas???

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This thread? The MAXRECENT parameter in current TB is in folderPane.js and folder-menupopup.js in the omni.ja\chrome\messenger\content\messenger folder. I haven't tested this method of editing the js files.

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Yes... that ancient" thread...

I changed the MAXRECENT in the 2 mentioned *.js files...

Any idea where I can do the same for the "Favorites" ?

I searched for a MAXFAVORITES but no free candy ;-(

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I think this variables are a good candidate to be in the "Tools->Options->Interface" or "Tools->Options->Folders"

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I don't know where the number of Favorites is set, or if there is even a limit, but I think, by definition, a favorite should belong to a relatively small group.