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===Using the Folderpane Tools extension===
===Manually Sort Folders===
To change the order of accounts in the folders pane, try using the [http://www.chuonthis.com/extensions/folderpane.php Folderpane Tools extension]. Make sure to read the usage instructions carefully, and note that the account you set as the default account will be listed first in the folders pane.


===Manually editing the prefs.js file===
The [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/manually-sort-folders/ Manually Sort Folders] extension adds the ability to change the order of the folders for each account in the folders pane. It also has a tab allowing sorting the accounts. The account you set as the default account will be listed first in the folders pane.
Alternatively, you can change the order of your accounts in the folders pane by modifying prefs.js as described in [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=56225 this thread]. The prefs.js file is found in your [[Thunderbird : FAQs : Profile folder | profile folder]]. If you have trouble figuring out which accounts are assigned to which account numbers in prefs.js, or if you try changing the order of accounts in prefs.js but the order displayed in Thunderbird's folders pane is not what you expected, see [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=544764#544764 this thread] for further information.
 
===Folderpane Tools===
 
The [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/258/ Folderpane Tools] extension adds the ability to change the order of accounts in the folders pane, and chose the startup folder.  The authors home page has [http://www.chuonthis.com/extensions/folderpane.php instructions on how to use it]. The account you set as the default account will be listed first in the folders pane. This add-on is no longer maintained. The last version it formally supported was 23.*. It does not work with version 52 or later.  It may work with intervening versions if you workaround the version checking.
 
===Manually edit the "prefs.js" file===
You could change the order of your accounts in the folders pane by modifying your [[prefs.js file]] as described in [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=56225 this thread]. If you have trouble figuring out which accounts are assigned to which account numbers in prefs.js, or if you try changing the order of accounts in prefs.js but the order displayed in the folders pane is not what you expected, see [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=544764#544764 this thread] for further information.
 
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Latest revision as of 08:27, 18 October 2017

Manually Sort Folders

The Manually Sort Folders extension adds the ability to change the order of the folders for each account in the folders pane. It also has a tab allowing sorting the accounts. The account you set as the default account will be listed first in the folders pane.

Folderpane Tools

The Folderpane Tools extension adds the ability to change the order of accounts in the folders pane, and chose the startup folder. The authors home page has instructions on how to use it. The account you set as the default account will be listed first in the folders pane. This add-on is no longer maintained. The last version it formally supported was 23.*. It does not work with version 52 or later. It may work with intervening versions if you workaround the version checking.

Manually edit the "prefs.js" file

You could change the order of your accounts in the folders pane by modifying your prefs.js file as described in this thread. If you have trouble figuring out which accounts are assigned to which account numbers in prefs.js, or if you try changing the order of accounts in prefs.js but the order displayed in the folders pane is not what you expected, see this thread for further information.