You can drag a folder in Outlook.com to a new spot in your Favorites hierarchy, or you can use the Move option in the shortcut menu. You can also rename any folders you create.
Note: This article is about Outlook.com in a web browser. To get help in the Outlook for iOS or Outlook for Android mobile apps, see Get in-app help for Outlook for iOS and Android.
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If you can't see your email folders, check that the folders aren't collapsed. Select > Folders to expand the folder list.
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Some folders might no longer be visible in the Folders list, but you can find items saved in the missing folders using search.
Move a folder
Change the order of folders
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Under Favorites, select and drag a folder up or down in the list.
Note: You can't change the order of folders under Folders. but you can reorder any folders in your Favorites.
Move a folder into another folder
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Under Folders, select and drag a folder or sub-folder over the folder into which you want to move it.
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You can't move sub-folders into the main Folders menu. Sub-folders must always be inside another folder. You can make a sub-folder a Favorite to make it appear in the main Favorites list. To do this, select the star to Add to favorites.
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If you accidentally make a folder a sub-folder, create a new top-level folder and copy all your email from the sub-folder to the new top-level folder.
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Rename a folder
Note: You can't rename default folders such as Inbox, Drafts, or Deleted Items.
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Under Folders, right-click the folder you want to rename and select Rename.
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Enter a name for the folder and press Enter.
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