After you create a folder or subfolder in the navigation pane, you can change the folder's name or move it to a different location in the folder list.
Important
You cannot move or rename default folders such as Inbox, Deleted Items, or Calendar.
Rename a folder
In the left navigation pane, right-click the folder, and then click Rename Folder.
Type a new folder name, and press RETURN .
Note
After you rename a folder, Outlook updates the folder name in any rules that you have created.
Move a folder
Click the folder you want to move, and drag it to a new location in the navigation pane.
Note
- When you drag a folder from one email account to another, Outlook copies the folder to the other account, leaving the original folder in place.
- You can only drag established folders into another folder.
- After you move a folder within an email account, Outlook updates the folder location in any rules that you have created.
- To create a new folder in the folder list, hold down CONTROL, and click an existing folder in the folder list, and then click New Folder.
See also
Move or copy a message between folders