Focus on Unread or Favorite Folders in Thunderbird
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Click the Mozilla Thunderbird (hamburger) menu button if you do not see the menu bar and select Preferences Menu Bar from the menu that has appeared.Select View Folders from the menu followed by
Unread for all folders containing unread messages (The folders will appear with the names of the corresponding accounts appended.)
Favorite for folders marked favorites (You can change a folder's favorite status by clicking on it with the right mouse button and selecting Favorite Folder.)Recent for folders you recently used. To return to the full expandable list of folders: Make sure the menu bar is visible in Mozilla Thunderbird. Select View Folders All from the main window menu.
Select View Folders Unified to have Mozilla Thunderbird show all folders not grouped by account first but by function: all inboxes and folders for sent or deleted messages will appear together, for example. Inside any folder, you can search for specific messages fast, too.
Focus on Unread or Favorite Folders in Thunderbird
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 January 23, 2020 Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email Email Yahoo! Mail Gmail Mozilla Thunderbird lets you focus the list of folders to just those with unread messages, folders you have recently used or those marked as favorites.Many Email Folders Organized So Well and So Unwieldy
Folders are a fine way to organize; organize papers, organize stamps from South America, and organize emails, of course. In Mozilla Thunderbird, you can create as many folders as you want—including virtual folders that automatically collect messages based on certain criteria, and even each account can have its own set. The more folders, the unwieldier the list of folders becomes, though. Would it not be great if you could somehow limit the list to a few favorite mailboxes—easily accessible no matter how deep down in your folder tree they may be? Would it not be helpful to have at hand a list of just the folders with unread messages? Would it not be convenient to be able to return quickly to mailboxes you have recently visited? Fortunately, Mozilla Thunderbird can do all of that, and do it elegantly. You can reduce the list of folders to just the most useful ones. They will appear flat one after the other, not in a hierarchy, though account names will appear.Focus on Unread Recent or Favorite Folders in Mozilla Thunderbird
To have Mozilla Thunderbird show you only a subset of all your email folders: Make sure the menu bar is visible in Mozilla Thunderbird:Click the Mozilla Thunderbird (hamburger) menu button if you do not see the menu bar and select Preferences Menu Bar from the menu that has appeared.Select View Folders from the menu followed by
Unread for all folders containing unread messages (The folders will appear with the names of the corresponding accounts appended.)
Favorite for folders marked favorites (You can change a folder's favorite status by clicking on it with the right mouse button and selecting Favorite Folder.)Recent for folders you recently used. To return to the full expandable list of folders: Make sure the menu bar is visible in Mozilla Thunderbird. Select View Folders All from the main window menu.
Select View Folders Unified to have Mozilla Thunderbird show all folders not grouped by account first but by function: all inboxes and folders for sent or deleted messages will appear together, for example. Inside any folder, you can search for specific messages fast, too.