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Replicating "Last Week" & "This Week" AppleMail Smart Folders

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Phil Emery
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I'm looking to move over from Apple Mail as it's choking on the amount of email I have.

So far, it's pretty great, but Apple Mail offers a smart folder strategy that I've found really useful.

I have 4 smart folders that span all the accounts I use. They mail that has come in:

  • Today
  • Yesterday
  • This Week
  • Last Week

Apple Mail has built-in terms for these, and the week views always start on Monday, so it's not just counting days.

Is there any way to get Thunderbird to do this?

I'm looking to move over from Apple Mail as it's choking on the amount of email I have. So far, it's pretty great, but Apple Mail offers a smart folder strategy that I've found really useful. I have 4 smart folders that span all the accounts I use. They mail that has come in: * Today * Yesterday * This Week * Last Week Apple Mail has built-in terms for these, and the week views always start on Monday, so it's not just counting days. Is there any way to get Thunderbird to do this?

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Toad-Hall
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Via 'Menu Bar'...File. Edit, View etc

Select folder:

  • View > Sort By > Grouped by sort

Modified by Toad-Hall

Phil Emery
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Close! But not quite.

sfhowes
sfhowes
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The method given above works with both View/Folders set to All Folders or Unified Folders (smart folders).

Phil Emery
Phil Emery Question owner
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Thanks this is what I'm trying to achieve.

sfhowes
sfhowes
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File/New/Saved Search, Choose... the folders to be included, e.g. all Inboxes, then set the filters as in the attached example picture for Last week. Repeat for other time slices. For the Unread saved search, use Status isn't Read.