To change order of accounts, go to Tools>accounts and in left side bar, hold shift key and drag account names up or down as desired.

Thanks for the suggestion,

I tried it and did not find "accounts" listed in the tools or dev tools. Additionally, I can't move any folder/account with the shift function as you mentioned? Are you using a different version of thunderbird perhaps?

Thanks,

I am using the Windows version, so your menu options may be different if using another OS. In Windows, the structure is Tools>Account Settings and accounts are listed in left sidebar. I am using 91.8.1.

Check you have this View:

• Menu app icon > View > Folders > All
• Menu app icon > View > Threads > All

Folders should appear in this order for each account - all the standard default folders - Inbox, Drafts, Templates, Sent,Archives, Junk, Trash - followed by all folders you created in alphabetical order.

The mail account name folder at the top will be the default account. If you want a different account at the top:

• Right click on mail account name folder in Folder Pane and select 'Settings'

'Account Settings' opens in new tab.

• Select the name of the account in left pane
• Click on 'Account Actions'
• Select 'Set as default'
• Restart Thunderbird.

hi, i just solved this (after a long time of not figuring it out!) using thunderbird 91.11.0 on Ubuntu 22.04.1.

go to Edit > Account settings

here in the side bar you can drag the accounts to reorder them. you then need to restart firefox to see the changes.