Folder Preferences
Screenshot: select this to change folder options
- 7.4.1 Trash Folder
- 7.4.2 Draft Folder
- 7.4.3 Sent Folder
- 7.4.4 Location of folder list
- 7.4.5 Width of folder list
- 7.4.6 Auto refresh folder list
- 7.4.7 Enable Unread Message Notification
- 7.4.8 Unread message notification type
- 7.4.9 Enable Collapsable Folders
- 7.4.10 Enable Cumulative Unread Message Notification
- 7.4.11 Memory Search
- 7.4.12 Selection List Style
7.4.1 Trash Folder
Screenshot: use this to control where deleted messages are moved
This controls which folder deleted messages are moved to. If you do not want to save your deleted messages to a folder then set this to ‘Do not use Trash’.
Please note: if you do not use a trash folder then deleted messages are removed entirely from your mailbox. You will not be able to retrieve/ un-delete them.
7.4.2 Draft Folder
Screenshot: use this to control where draft messages are moved
This controls which folder draft messages are saved to. If this is set to ‘Do not use Drafts’ then there will be no ‘Save Draft’ button on the compose page.
7.4.3 Sent Folder
Screenshot: use this to control where sent messages are moved
This controls whether a copy of the mail you send is saved to one of your folders. If this is set to ‘Don't use Sent’ then no automatic copy will be made of the messages you send.
7.4.4 Location of Folder List
Screenshot: select this to move your folder list
Determines whether you want the list of folders on the left or right of your window.
7.4.5 Width of Folder List
Screenshot: select this to change folder list width
With this option, you can select how wide the list of folders will be. If you have very long folder names or large fonts, it is good to set this to a high figure. Otherwise, you should set it to a low figure to optimise screen space.
Please note: you can also change the width of the folder list by dragging the bar to the right of the folders. However, this will be a temporary change until next time you manually refresh your browser (which you will need to do if you change your display theme). On a full page refresh it will be re-sized back to the value you have set for the Options/Folder Preferences/Width of Folder List preference.
7.4.6 Auto Refresh Folder List
Screenshot: select this to update folder list refresh times
SquirrelMail has the functionality to automatically refresh the folder listing pane, usually on the left-hand side of your browser window. This will also update the number of unseen messages that are in each folder. This is a good way to check for unseen messages in the INBOX without having to click on it every time.
7.4.7 Enable Unread Message Notification
Screenshot: select this to change how unseen messages are displayed
This option specifies how to display unseen messages in the folder listing pane. If you set this to ‘No Notification’, you will not be notified of unseen messages. If you set it to ‘INBOX’, the INBOX will become bold when you have new messages, and a number will appear to the right of it to say how many new messages are in it. If you set it to ‘All Folders’, this behaviour will happen on all folders.
Please note: if you have a large number of folders this can slow down the refreshing of web pages. To increase the responsiveness either set to ‘None’, or ‘INBOX’.
7.4.8 Unread Message Notification Type
Screenshot: select this to change the behaviour of the message counter
This controls the behaviour of the message counter displayed next to each folder in the folder list. Choices are ‘Only Unseen’ and ‘Unseen and Total’.
'Only Unseen' shows how many messages have not been read - for example, if there are 15 messages in your Inbox, but all bar one have been read, the unread message notification text will be '1'.
'Unseen and Total' shows how many messages have not been read as well as showing how many messages there are in total - for example, if there are 15 messages in your Inbox, but all bar one have been read, the unread message notification text will be '1/15'.
7.4.9 Enable Collapsable Folders
Screenshot: select this to change how sub-folders are displayed
Collapsable Folders allow you to 'fold' or collapse a folder which contains sub-folders so that the sub-folders will not be displayed. You can collapse a folder manually by clicking the ‘-’ next to it and expand it again with the ‘+’ sign. Setting this to ‘No’ disables collapsing.
7.4.10 Enable Cumulative Unread Message Notification
Screenshot: select this for the counter to count in collapsed sub-folders
This controls the behaviour of the message counter displayed next to each folder in the folder list. When set to Yes, if the folder contains sub-folders and is collapsed, then the message count includes all messages within all the sub-folders of that folder.
7.4.11 Memory Search
Screenshot: select this to define how many searches are saved for future use
If you search a mailbox, the search will be saved for quick access later. This defines how many mailbox searches will be saved.
7.4.12 Selection List Style
Screenshot: select this to change how folder names are displayed in pop-up boxes
This controls how the folder names are displayed in the pop-up selection lists for Trash, Draft and Sent folder options in the Folder Preferences option page.