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Inbox Subfolders - I can only create 5 subfolders. Is this the limit?

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I have already set up 5 subfolders to organise emails being received. I have setup message filters to sort the emails as they come in and move them to the correct subfolder. That is working well. However, I find that I cannot add another subfolder. It goes through the motions and asks me for a name for the subfolder but it doesn't create it. Is 5 the limit? The server type is an IMAP Mail Server.

I have already set up 5 subfolders to organise emails being received. I have setup message filters to sort the emails as they come in and move them to the correct subfolder. That is working well. However, I find that I cannot add another subfolder. It goes through the motions and asks me for a name for the subfolder but it doesn't create it. Is 5 the limit? The server type is an IMAP Mail Server.

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Are these five side-by-side, or nested five deep?

I myself have several examples of many more than five alongside each other.

I do seem to recall another discussion that suggested there may be a limit on the depth of nested folders.

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Hi Zenos. The folders are not nested. They are just subfolders of the Inbox

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You should check with your email provider whether there are any limits imposed by the server. Personally I would not create subfolders underneath Inbox in the first place.

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christ1 said

Personally I would not create subfolders underneath Inbox in the first place.
It's obligatory on some servers (e.g. outlook365, roundcube). But if that's the case you wouldn't expect such a restrictive limit.