i cant drag a folder to another folder is this just another bug in the
product or am I doing something wrong

Not a bug, a design limitation. You can select all the messages in that
folder and do a mass move to a different folder.

--
Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail)
Microsoft MVP program: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com


"POW" <POW@newsgroup> wrote in message news:9FE0E1CD-5F85-46EB-AA08-D00FC505F678@newsgroup

>i cant drag a folder to another folder is this just another bug in the
> product or am I doing something wrong

Hi, POW.

From WHICH folder to WHICH folder?

Some folders - like each Inbox - are "hard-wired" and can't be moved at all.
Others, like folders that we've created under the Storage Folders tree,
should be movable.

If you can give us a specific example, maybe we can help you accomplish what
you are trying to do.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@newsgroup
Microsoft Windows MVP
Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64)

"POW" <POW@newsgroup> wrote in message
news:9FE0E1CD-5F85-46EB-AA08-D00FC505F678@newsgroup

> i cant drag a folder to another folder is this just another bug in the
> product or am I doing something wrong

Folders are not moveable, only messages.
--
Ron Sommer
MS MVP- Windows Live Mail

"R. C. White" <rc@newsgroup> wrote in message
news:29A94F3B-53F9-4FC5-B9FA-3C05A67AEB34@newsgroup

> Hi, POW.
>
> From WHICH folder to WHICH folder?
>
> Some folders - like each Inbox - are "hard-wired" and can't be moved at
> all. Others, like folders that we've created under the Storage Folders
> tree, should be movable.
>
> If you can give us a specific example, maybe we can help you accomplish
> what you are trying to do.
>
> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
> rc@newsgroup
> Microsoft Windows MVP
> Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64)
>
> "POW" <POW@newsgroup> wrote in message
> news:9FE0E1CD-5F85-46EB-AA08-D00FC505F678@newsgroup

>> i cant drag a folder to another folder is this just another bug in the
>> product or am I doing something wrong

>

Hi, Ron.

Try it!

Under Storage Folders, I've created a folder that I named Mail Folders.
Under Mail Folders, I have several dozen subfolders; many of those also have
subfolders. It's very easy for me to drag my Charlie folder and drop it
into my Family folder as a subfolder. From:

Storage Folders
Mail Folders
Charlie
Family

to:

Storage Folders
Mail Folders
Family
Charlie

Just don't rush. When I first click on Charlie, WLM selects that folder.
But I can't drag it immediately. A second or so later I click it again and
hold down the left mouse button. This time, the tiny rectangle appears in
the mouse pointer and I can drag the Charlie folder and drop it into Family,
where it becomes a subfolder. All the messages are available in the folder
it its new location in the folder tree. ;<)

Except for the short delay in selecting the folder, drag and drop works just
the same as in Windows Explorer - for me.

In many cases, of course, it is better to move messages than folders. I
could just click on Charlie, then click on any message in that folder and
press <Ctrl>+A to Select All, then drag any one of those messages to the
Family folder and all the other messages would move, too. But then they are
in Family, not in Family\Charlie, which may or may not be the goal. Then I
could delete the now-empty Charlie folder.

I just spent a long weekend recovering all my "lost" Storage Folders after a
disaster last month. So I've had a LOT of recent practice dragging and
dropping WLM's folders! :>{

SOME folders can't be dragged or otherwise moved. But SOME can be.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@newsgroup
Microsoft Windows MVP
Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64)

"Ron Sommer" <rsommer@newsgroup> wrote in message
news:#rwmCXP#KHA.3176@newsgroup

> Folders are not moveable, only messages.
> --
> Ron Sommer
> MS MVP- Windows Live Mail
>
> "R. C. White" <rc@newsgroup> wrote in message
> news:29A94F3B-53F9-4FC5-B9FA-3C05A67AEB34@newsgroup

>> Hi, POW.
>>
>> From WHICH folder to WHICH folder?
>>
>> Some folders - like each Inbox - are "hard-wired" and can't be moved at
>> all. Others, like folders that we've created under the Storage Folders
>> tree, should be movable.
>>
>> If you can give us a specific example, maybe we can help you accomplish
>> what you are trying to do.
>>
>> RC
>>
>> "POW" <POW@newsgroup> wrote in message
>> news:9FE0E1CD-5F85-46EB-AA08-D00FC505F678@newsgroup

>>> i cant drag a folder to another folder is this just another bug in the
>>> product or am I doing something wrong

I've moved folders, I've even done it accidentally.

These have all been user created folders under Storage folders.

--

Mike - http://TechHelp.Santovec.us



"Ron Sommer" <rsommer@newsgroup> wrote in message
news:#rwmCXP#KHA.3176@newsgroup

> Folders are not moveable, only messages.
> --
> Ron Sommer
> MS MVP- Windows Live Mail
>
> "R. C. White" <rc@newsgroup> wrote in message
> news:29A94F3B-53F9-4FC5-B9FA-3C05A67AEB34@newsgroup

>> Hi, POW.
>>
>> From WHICH folder to WHICH folder?
>>
>> Some folders - like each Inbox - are "hard-wired" and can't be moved
>> at all. Others, like folders that we've created under the Storage
>> Folders tree, should be movable.
>>
>> If you can give us a specific example, maybe we can help you
>> accomplish what you are trying to do.
>>
>> RC
>> --
>> R. C. White, CPA
>> San Marcos, TX
>> rc@newsgroup
>> Microsoft Windows MVP
>> Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64)
>>
>> "POW" <POW@newsgroup> wrote in message
>> news:9FE0E1CD-5F85-46EB-AA08-D00FC505F678@newsgroup

>>> i cant drag a folder to another folder is this just another bug in
>>> the
>>> product or am I doing something wrong

>>

Interesting
Is that something that was added to a recent version?
--
Ron Sommer
MS MVP- Windows Live Mail

"R. C. White" <rc@newsgroup> wrote in message
news:32544A31-2685-452D-9E7F-0A06B23D4834@newsgroup

> Hi, Ron.
>
> Try it!
>
> Under Storage Folders, I've created a folder that I named Mail Folders.
> Under Mail Folders, I have several dozen subfolders; many of those also
> have subfolders. It's very easy for me to drag my Charlie folder and drop
> it into my Family folder as a subfolder. From:
>
> Storage Folders
> Mail Folders
> Charlie
> Family
>
> to:
>
> Storage Folders
> Mail Folders
> Family
> Charlie
>
> Just don't rush. When I first click on Charlie, WLM selects that folder.
> But I can't drag it immediately. A second or so later I click it again
> and hold down the left mouse button. This time, the tiny rectangle
> appears in the mouse pointer and I can drag the Charlie folder and drop it
> into Family, where it becomes a subfolder. All the messages are available
> in the folder it its new location in the folder tree. ;<)
>
> Except for the short delay in selecting the folder, drag and drop works
> just the same as in Windows Explorer - for me.
>
> In many cases, of course, it is better to move messages than folders. I
> could just click on Charlie, then click on any message in that folder and
> press <Ctrl>+A to Select All, then drag any one of those messages to the
> Family folder and all the other messages would move, too. But then they
> are in Family, not in Family\Charlie, which may or may not be the goal.
> Then I could delete the now-empty Charlie folder.
>
> I just spent a long weekend recovering all my "lost" Storage Folders after
> a disaster last month. So I've had a LOT of recent practice dragging and
> dropping WLM's folders! :>{
>
> SOME folders can't be dragged or otherwise moved. But SOME can be.
>
> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
> rc@newsgroup
> Microsoft Windows MVP
> Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64)
>
> "Ron Sommer" <rsommer@newsgroup> wrote in message
> news:#rwmCXP#KHA.3176@newsgroup

>> Folders are not moveable, only messages.
>> --
>> Ron Sommer
>> MS MVP- Windows Live Mail
>>
>> "R. C. White" <rc@newsgroup> wrote in message
>> news:29A94F3B-53F9-4FC5-B9FA-3C05A67AEB34@newsgroup

>>> Hi, POW.
>>>
>>> From WHICH folder to WHICH folder?
>>>
>>> Some folders - like each Inbox - are "hard-wired" and can't be moved at
>>> all. Others, like folders that we've created under the Storage Folders
>>> tree, should be movable.
>>>
>>> If you can give us a specific example, maybe we can help you accomplish
>>> what you are trying to do.
>>>
>>> RC
>>>
>>> "POW" <POW@newsgroup> wrote in message
>>> news:9FE0E1CD-5F85-46EB-AA08-D00FC505F678@newsgroup
>>>> i cant drag a folder to another folder is this just another bug in the
>>>> product or am I doing something wrong

>

Been moving folders in Storage folders for quite some time...I don't recall any feature changes in that area(at least since Wave 3
went RTW in Dec 2008).


--
....winston MS-MVP[Mail]


"Ron Sommer" wrote in message news:uLW7OXT#KHA.4316@newsgroup

Interesting
Is that something that was added to a recent version?
--
Ron Sommer
MS MVP- Windows Live Mail

"R. C. White" <rc@newsgroup> wrote in message
news:32544A31-2685-452D-9E7F-0A06B23D4834@newsgroup

> Hi, Ron.
>
> Try it!
>
> Under Storage Folders, I've created a folder that I named Mail Folders. Under Mail Folders, I have several dozen subfolders; many
> of those also have subfolders. It's very easy for me to drag my Charlie folder and drop it into my Family folder as a subfolder.
> From:
>
> Storage Folders
> Mail Folders
> Charlie
> Family
>
> to:
>
> Storage Folders
> Mail Folders
> Family
> Charlie
>
> Just don't rush. When I first click on Charlie, WLM selects that folder. But I can't drag it immediately. A second or so later
> I click it again and hold down the left mouse button. This time, the tiny rectangle appears in the mouse pointer and I can drag
> the Charlie folder and drop it into Family, where it becomes a subfolder. All the messages are available in the folder it its
> new location in the folder tree. ;<)
>
> Except for the short delay in selecting the folder, drag and drop works just the same as in Windows Explorer - for me.
>
> In many cases, of course, it is better to move messages than folders. I could just click on Charlie, then click on any message
> in that folder and press <Ctrl>+A to Select All, then drag any one of those messages to the Family folder and all the other
> messages would move, too. But then they are in Family, not in Family\Charlie, which may or may not be the goal. Then I could
> delete the now-empty Charlie folder.
>
> I just spent a long weekend recovering all my "lost" Storage Folders after a disaster last month. So I've had a LOT of recent
> practice dragging and dropping WLM's folders! :>{
>
> SOME folders can't be dragged or otherwise moved. But SOME can be.
>
> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
> rc@newsgroup
> Microsoft Windows MVP
> Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64)
>
> "Ron Sommer" <rsommer@newsgroup> wrote in message news:#rwmCXP#KHA.3176@newsgroup

>> Folders are not moveable, only messages.
>> --
>> Ron Sommer
>> MS MVP- Windows Live Mail
>>
>> "R. C. White" <rc@newsgroup> wrote in message news:29A94F3B-53F9-4FC5-B9FA-3C05A67AEB34@newsgroup

>>> Hi, POW.
>>>
>>> From WHICH folder to WHICH folder?
>>>
>>> Some folders - like each Inbox - are "hard-wired" and can't be moved at all. Others, like folders that we've created under the
>>> Storage Folders tree, should be movable.
>>>
>>> If you can give us a specific example, maybe we can help you accomplish what you are trying to do.
>>>
>>> RC
>>>
>>> "POW" <POW@newsgroup> wrote in message news:9FE0E1CD-5F85-46EB-AA08-D00FC505F678@newsgroup
>>>> i cant drag a folder to another folder is this just another bug in the
>>>> product or am I doing something wrong

>

There are some limitations on moving folders.

You can only move user created folders.

And you can only move them within their area. That is Storage Folders
in the Storage Folders area and mail account folders within that
account.

I know you can move folders within a POP3 account, I don't know about
HTTP or IMAP accounts.

--

Mike - http://TechHelp.Santovec.us



"Ron Sommer" <rsommer@newsgroup> wrote in message
news:uLW7OXT#KHA.4316@newsgroup

> Interesting
> Is that something that was added to a recent version?
> --
> Ron Sommer
> MS MVP- Windows Live Mail
>
> "R. C. White" <rc@newsgroup> wrote in message
> news:32544A31-2685-452D-9E7F-0A06B23D4834@newsgroup

>> Hi, Ron.
>>
>> Try it!
>>
>> Under Storage Folders, I've created a folder that I named Mail
>> Folders. Under Mail Folders, I have several dozen subfolders; many of
>> those also have subfolders. It's very easy for me to drag my Charlie
>> folder and drop it into my Family folder as a subfolder. From:
>>
>> Storage Folders
>> Mail Folders
>> Charlie
>> Family
>>
>> to:
>>
>> Storage Folders
>> Mail Folders
>> Family
>> Charlie
>>
>> Just don't rush. When I first click on Charlie, WLM selects that
>> folder. But I can't drag it immediately. A second or so later I
>> click it again and hold down the left mouse button. This time, the
>> tiny rectangle appears in the mouse pointer and I can drag the
>> Charlie folder and drop it into Family, where it becomes a subfolder.
>> All the messages are available in the folder it its new location in
>> the folder tree. ;<)
>>
>> Except for the short delay in selecting the folder, drag and drop
>> works just the same as in Windows Explorer - for me.
>>
>> In many cases, of course, it is better to move messages than folders.
>> I could just click on Charlie, then click on any message in that
>> folder and press <Ctrl>+A to Select All, then drag any one of those
>> messages to the Family folder and all the other messages would move,
>> too. But then they are in Family, not in Family\Charlie, which may
>> or may not be the goal. Then I could delete the now-empty Charlie
>> folder.
>>
>> I just spent a long weekend recovering all my "lost" Storage Folders
>> after a disaster last month. So I've had a LOT of recent practice
>> dragging and dropping WLM's folders! :>{
>>
>> SOME folders can't be dragged or otherwise moved. But SOME can be.
>>
>> RC
>> --
>> R. C. White, CPA
>> San Marcos, TX
>> rc@newsgroup
>> Microsoft Windows MVP
>> Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64)
>>
>> "Ron Sommer" <rsommer@newsgroup> wrote in message
>> news:#rwmCXP#KHA.3176@newsgroup

>>> Folders are not moveable, only messages.
>>> --
>>> Ron Sommer
>>> MS MVP- Windows Live Mail
>>>
>>> "R. C. White" <rc@newsgroup> wrote in message
>>> news:29A94F3B-53F9-4FC5-B9FA-3C05A67AEB34@newsgroup
>>>> Hi, POW.
>>>>
>>>> From WHICH folder to WHICH folder?
>>>>
>>>> Some folders - like each Inbox - are "hard-wired" and can't be
>>>> moved at all. Others, like folders that we've created under the
>>>> Storage Folders tree, should be movable.
>>>>
>>>> If you can give us a specific example, maybe we can help you
>>>> accomplish what you are trying to do.
>>>>
>>>> RC
>>>>
>>>> "POW" <POW@newsgroup> wrote in message
>>>> news:9FE0E1CD-5F85-46EB-AA08-D00FC505F678@newsgroup
>>>>> i cant drag a folder to another folder is this just another bug in
>>>>> the
>>>>> product or am I doing something wrong

>>

Http accounts(Hotmail, Live, Msn.com and derivatives of those domains..e.g. Live.ca) only support folders at the root account
level, thus there is no place to move them within that account.

There was a mention of subfolders in Wave 4 Hotmail in this article(Dick Craddock Msft/Live)
http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_l...email.aspxThis was my response regarding that 'subfolder in Hotmail' mention posted as a response to another recent thread in this forum.<qp>Maybe later, but the current 'dogfood' does not provide creation of nested folders....thus the reference may only mean additionaluser created folders, the Quick Views folders, folders/subfolders on SkyDrive, a future feature, or a nomenclature error.</qp>My personal opinion....I don't expect to see subfolders in Wave 4 anytime soon but then we all know Dogfood is what it is <g>-- ...winston ms-mvp mail"Michael Santovec" <michael@newsgroup> wrote in message news:#wGpqwe#KHA.348@newsgroup> There are some limitations on moving folders.>> You can only move user created folders.>> And you can only move them within their area. That is Storage Folders in the Storage Folders area and mail account folderswithin that account.>> I know you can move folders within a POP3 account, I don't know about HTTP or IMAP accounts.>> -->> Mike - http://TechHelp.Santovec.us>>>> "Ron Sommer" <rsommer@newsgroup> wrote in message news:uLW7OXT#KHA.4316@newsgroup>> Interesting>> Is that something that was added to a recent version?>> -->> Ron Sommer>> MS MVP- Windows Live Mail>>>> "R. C. White" <rc@newsgroup> wrote in message news:32544A31-2685-452D-9E7F-0A06B23D4834@newsgroup>>> Hi, Ron.>>>>>> Try it!>>>>>> Under Storage Folders, I've created a folder that I named Mail Folders. Under Mail Folders, I have several dozen subfolders;many of those also have subfolders. It's very easy for me to drag my Charlie folder and drop it into my Family folder as asubfolder. From:>>>>>> Storage Folders>>> Mail Folders>>> Charlie>>> Family>>>>>> to:>>>>>> Storage Folders>>> Mail Folders>>> Family>>> Charlie>>>>>> Just don't rush. When I first click on Charlie, WLM selects that folder. But I can't drag it immediately. A second or solater I click it again and hold down the left mouse button. This time, the tiny rectangle appears in the mouse pointer and I candrag the Charlie folder and drop it into Family, where it becomes a subfolder. All the messages are available in the folder it itsnew location in the folder tree. ;<)>>>>>> Except for the short delay in selecting the folder, drag and drop works just the same as in Windows Explorer - for me.>>>>>> In many cases, of course, it is better to move messages than folders. I could just click on Charlie, then click on any messagein that folder and press <Ctrl>+A to Select All, then drag any one of those messages to the Family folder and all the othermessages would move, too. But then they are in Family, not in Family\Charlie, which may or may not be the goal. Then I coulddelete the now-empty Charlie folder.>>>>>> I just spent a long weekend recovering all my "lost" Storage Folders after a disaster last month. So I've had a LOT of recentpractice dragging and dropping WLM's folders! :>{>>>>>> SOME folders can't be dragged or otherwise moved. But SOME can be.>>>>>> RC>>> -->>> R. C. White, CPA>>> San Marcos, TX>>> rc@newsgroup>>> Microsoft Windows MVP>>> Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64)>>>>>> "Ron Sommer" <rsommer@newsgroup> wrote in message news:#rwmCXP#KHA.3176@newsgroup>>>> Folders are not moveable, only messages.>>>> -->>>> Ron Sommer>>>> MS MVP- Windows Live Mail>>>>>>>> "R. C. White" <rc@newsgroup> wrote in message news:29A94F3B-53F9-4FC5-B9FA-3C05A67AEB34@newsgroup>>>>> Hi, POW.>>>>>>>>>> From WHICH folder to WHICH folder?>>>>>>>>>> Some folders - like each Inbox - are "hard-wired" and can't be moved at all. Others, like folders that we've created underthe Storage Folders tree, should be movable.>>>>>>>>>> If you can give us a specific example, maybe we can help you accomplish what you are trying to do.>>>>>>>>>> RC>>>>>>>>>> "POW" <POW@newsgroup> wrote in message news:9FE0E1CD-5F85-46EB-AA08-D00FC505F678@newsgroup>>>>>> i cant drag a folder to another folder is this just another bug in the>>>>>> product or am I doing something wrong>>>>