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Sort Emails by Date Received in Thunderbird

See emails in the order that works for you

By Heinz Tschabitscher Heinz Tschabitscher Writer University of Vienna A former freelance contributor who has reviewed hundreds of email programs and services since 1997. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on February 13, 2020 Tweet Share Email Jane_Kelly / Getty Images Tweet Share Email Email Yahoo! Mail Gmail Mozilla's Thunderbird allows you to sort emails by date easily. Here's how. A shortcut for this step is to click the word Date at the top of the list of dates. This will reverse the order of the dates so that the oldest received messages are shown first, or vice versa. Use the Grouped by Sort option at the bottom of the Sort By... dropdown to put dividers in for Today, Yesterday, Last 7 Days, Last 14 days, and Older. If you don't see the View menu, select the Alt key to temporarily show it. Open the folder you want to sort. Navigate to View > Sort by. Select Received. From the same menu, choose whether you want your email sorted by Ascending or Descending date. To see your newest emails first, select Descending.

Sorting by Date vs Received

So why not sort by date? The answer lies in the fact that the date of an email is determined by the sender, not by anything on your end. This means that something as common as a clock set incorrectly on the sender's computer can make the email appear to have been sent at a different time. For example, when your emails are sorted by date, you might see one a few messages back that was sent only seconds ago but appears to have been sent hours ago because of an incorrect date. Making Thunderbird sort emails by the date they were received ensures that you always see the most recently received message and not necessarily the email that was dated closest to the current time. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit More from Lifewire How to Sort a Mailbox in Outlook How to Sort Data in Excel The 15 Best Hidden Features in iOS 16 How to View Full Message Headers in Mozilla Thunderbird How to Show Message Sizes in Apple Mail How to Schedule an Email in Gmail How to Postpone an Email in Outlook for iOS How to Recover Missing Emails in Gmail How to Change the Mail Sorting Order in Mac OS X Mail How to View Mail Grouped by Conversation Thread in Outlook How to Move Hotmail Messages in Outlook.com How to Reply to an Email in Yahoo Mail How to Search Email in AIM or AOL Mail Outlook.com vs. Gmail: Which Email Service is Best? How to Open Your Outlook.com Address Book How to Read Emails in a Unified Inbox in Thunderbird Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Cookies Settings Accept All Cookies