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keeping subfolders in a specific order
Hello! I'm looking for a solution to an issue in a shared inbox. We have a folder containing a few hundred subfolders. Each subfolder has a name, and their name starts with a number. We want to kee...
Hi 514Andy.
you wrote:
(right-clicking on the folder and choosing "Sort Subfolders A to Z does not fix the issue as it just rearranges the folder temporarily, and it can't file the subfolder in order of numbers correctly).
Let's suppose a script or an add-in will simulate right-clicking on the folder and choosing "Sort Subfolders A to Z" programmatically every minute while the root folder is selected. Does it fit your requirements?
Thank you for your help Victor. Unfortunately, I have over 500 subfolders in that folder, and the simple action of clicking on Sort Subfolders A to Z, sends Outlook in an unresponsive mode. Then, hours later, the subfolders move into place. The biggest issue is that I constantly save emails or open emails in those folders, so the folders move as soon as I do.