Change Order of Accounts on List

[DaisyMai]

Hi - is it possible to change the order of Accounts as they appear in the left hand panel? The first one I created is at the top but the one I most use is at the bottom so it would be much handier to have it on top, especially if I have all the folders visible. They are in the order that they were created, can this be altered? Thanks

[Moonchild]

Yes, it's possible but you'll have to do the ordering manually.

In Options -> Advanced there is a button to open the Config Editor.

In it, there are 2 preferences:

mail.accountmanager.accounts, which holds the order in which the accounts are listed in your folder pane, and
mail.accountmanager.defaultaccount, which holds the default account used for the client as a whole.

You can sort the accounts any way you want, but the default account is always on top, so you have to set defaultaccount to whichever you want on top.

[eskaton]

I used version 1.1 of the Manually Sort Folders addon for Thunderbird: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/manually-sort-folders/versions/?page=1#version-1.1
In case that's easier for you.

[MGA74]

Could you please tell me where to find 'Options' ?

[Moonchild]

Could you please tell me where to find 'Options' ?

Tools menu, near the bottom.

[MGA74]

Moonchild,

Thank you for your reply.

I am running FossaMail 25.2.3 (x86) and under Tools there is nothing for Options. Any further help much appreciated!

[MGA74]

Advice still welcomed - running 25.2.4 (x86).

[0strodamus]

If you're on Linux, it is located at Edit > Preferences.

[MGA74]

Ostrodamus,

Thank you for that, yes, I am on Linux.

Still stuck though - after Edit/Preferences where next?

[Moonchild]

Maybe some pictures will help. (these are from Windows, but Linux will look the same).

Go to category "Advanced" then click the button "Config editor"

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Then, in the filter box, type "accountmanager" to get the relevant prefs.

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And go from there

[MGA74]

Moonchild,

Your pictures did the trick, problem solved. Thank you.

[Sablesword]

but the default account is always on top, so you have to set defaultaccount to whichever you want on top.

I've been wondering: Why is this? It seems like an arbitrary requirement. Especially when I have an arbitrary whim - er need, yeah need to put the default account third.

[Moonchild]

It's been a Mozilla/Thunderbird design decision; reasons behind it I'm not privy to without research. I'm sure there's some valid reason for this requirement.