Storage Folders as Default?

Sorry folks, Mail Rules difficulties again. Every time one selects to Apply
Now, the default folder to operate upon is ALWAYS Storage Folders, as
opposed to the one most users I suspect utilize, aka Inbox. As a result
there's a bit of mousing about in order to redirect Apply Now to operate
upon Inbox. Is there a setting to be made to change this? It's not under
options.

Thx in advance.

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I have 5 Inboxes. Defaulting to one Inbox makes no more difference than
defaulting to Storage folders.

I sort by From. Highlight, right click and move to folder.
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Ron Sommer
MS MVP-Mail

"Stephen Goodman" <> wrote in message
news:uimp$...
> Sorry folks, Mail Rules difficulties again. Every time one selects to
> Apply Now, the default folder to operate upon is ALWAYS Storage Folders,
> as opposed to the one most users I suspect utilize, aka Inbox. As a
> result there's a bit of mousing about in order to redirect Apply Now to
> operate upon Inbox. Is there a setting to be made to change this? It's
> not under options.
>
> Thx in advance.
>
> --
> Stephen Goodman
> http://www.earthlight.tv
> http://www.ustream.tv/StephenGoodman
> http://www.vimeo.com/spgoodman
> http://www.myspace.com/spgoodman
>
>

I suspect you have multiple email accounts and therefore multiple Inboxes.
So which Inbox should be the "default"? (rhetorical question) Storage
Folders is a logical default value. Use the Browse button to the right to
pick the folder you want the "Apply Now" to operate upon.


"Stephen Goodman" <> wrote in message
news:uimp$...
> Sorry folks, Mail Rules difficulties again. Every time one selects to
> Apply Now, the default folder to operate upon is ALWAYS Storage Folders,
> as opposed to the one most users I suspect utilize, aka Inbox. As a
> result there's a bit of mousing about in order to redirect Apply Now to
> operate upon Inbox. Is there a setting to be made to change this? It's
> not under options.
>
> Thx in advance.
>
> --
> Stephen Goodman
> http://www.earthlight.tv
> http://www.ustream.tv/StephenGoodman
> http://www.vimeo.com/spgoodman
> http://www.myspace.com/spgoodman
>
>

Hi, Stephen.

Like Ron and slk759, I share your frustration at having to Browse to the
Inbox (multiple browses to multiple Inboxes) for each Apply Now. But I
don't have to do that very often. After the initial Apply Now for a new
rule, future messages received are Moved to Storage Folders by my Mail Rules
before they ever get to the Inbox(es). So the frustration is usually only
one time for each Rule I create - and I don't create new Rules very often.

(Now, frustration is more likely to come from my picking the WRONG Inbox.
I've been merging and consolidating messages from pre-Win7 and pre-WLM
message stores and OE store folders. So I have multiple Imported Folders -
and each of those includes a full tree of subfolders - and some of those
include sub-sub-folders - and some of those subfolders have carried over
their "Inbox" name. If I'm not careful when Browsing, I will end up telling
WLM to Apply Now to one of THOSE Inboxes. In other words, I will be
browsing to Imported Folder(2)\Inbox, rather than to my MSN Mail\Inbox. WLM
does its job as I've instructed - rather than as I MEANT to instruct.)

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP
Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64

"Stephen Goodman" <> wrote in message
news:uimp$...
> Sorry folks, Mail Rules difficulties again. Every time one selects to
> Apply Now, the default folder to operate upon is ALWAYS Storage Folders,
> as opposed to the one most users I suspect utilize, aka Inbox. As a
> result there's a bit of mousing about in order to redirect Apply Now to
> operate upon Inbox. Is there a setting to be made to change this? It's
> not under options.
>
> Thx in advance.
>
> --
> Stephen Goodman

"Ron Sommer" <> wrote in message
news:#...
> I have 5 Inboxes. Defaulting to one Inbox makes no more difference than
> defaulting to Storage folders.
>
> I sort by From. Highlight, right click and move to folder.


And what I asked was, when one performs Apply Now, why does it ALWAYS
default to Storage Folders, instead of my default POP account?

> --
> Ron Sommer
> MS MVP-Mail
>
> "Stephen Goodman" <> wrote in message
> news:uimp$...
>> Sorry folks, Mail Rules difficulties again. Every time one selects to
>> Apply Now, the default folder to operate upon is ALWAYS Storage Folders,
>> as opposed to the one most users I suspect utilize, aka Inbox. As a
>> result there's a bit of mousing about in order to redirect Apply Now to
>> operate upon Inbox. Is there a setting to be made to change this? It's
>> not under options.
>>
>> Thx in advance.
>>
>> --
>> Stephen Goodman
>> http://www.earthlight.tv
>> http://www.ustream.tv/StephenGoodman
>> http://www.vimeo.com/spgoodman
>> http://www.myspace.com/spgoodman
>>
>>

Actually I've been remiss in demonstrating how Mail Rules don't work all the
time, I've got the instance whether or not one selects Stop Processing More
Rules, that old alleged favorite, but haven't done the screen caps
demonstrating the non-functionality.

"R. C. White" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi, Stephen.
>
> Like Ron and slk759, I share your frustration at having to Browse to the
> Inbox (multiple browses to multiple Inboxes) for each Apply Now. But I
> don't have to do that very often. After the initial Apply Now for a new
> rule, future messages received are Moved to Storage Folders by my Mail
> Rules before they ever get to the Inbox(es). So the frustration is
> usually only one time for each Rule I create - and I don't create new
> Rules very often.
>
> (Now, frustration is more likely to come from my picking the WRONG Inbox.
> I've been merging and consolidating messages from pre-Win7 and pre-WLM
> message stores and OE store folders. So I have multiple Imported
> Folders - and each of those includes a full tree of subfolders - and some
> of those include sub-sub-folders - and some of those subfolders have
> carried over their "Inbox" name. If I'm not careful when Browsing, I will
> end up telling WLM to Apply Now to one of THOSE Inboxes. In other words,
> I will be browsing to Imported Folder(2)\Inbox, rather than to my MSN
> Mail\Inbox. WLM does its job as I've instructed - rather than as I MEANT
> to instruct.)
>
> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
>
> Microsoft Windows MVP
> Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64
>
> "Stephen Goodman" <> wrote in message
> news:uimp$...
>> Sorry folks, Mail Rules difficulties again. Every time one selects to
>> Apply Now, the default folder to operate upon is ALWAYS Storage Folders,
>> as opposed to the one most users I suspect utilize, aka Inbox. As a
>> result there's a bit of mousing about in order to redirect Apply Now to
>> operate upon Inbox. Is there a setting to be made to change this? It's
>> not under options.
>>
>> Thx in advance.
>>
>> --
>> Stephen Goodman
>

Storage folders is the default folder. WLM does not remember or store any user selected folder.

--
...winston
ms-mvp mail

"Stephen Goodman" <> wrote in message news:#...
>
>
> "Ron Sommer" <> wrote in message
> news:#...
>> I have 5 Inboxes. Defaulting to one Inbox makes no more difference than
>> defaulting to Storage folders.
>>
>> I sort by From. Highlight, right click and move to folder.
>
>
> And what I asked was, when one performs Apply Now, why does it ALWAYS
> default to Storage Folders, instead of my default POP account?
>
>> --
>> Ron Sommer
>> MS MVP-Mail
>>
>> "Stephen Goodman" <> wrote in message
>> news:uimp$...
>>> Sorry folks, Mail Rules difficulties again. Every time one selects to
>>> Apply Now, the default folder to operate upon is ALWAYS Storage Folders,
>>> as opposed to the one most users I suspect utilize, aka Inbox. As a
>>> result there's a bit of mousing about in order to redirect Apply Now to
>>> operate upon Inbox. Is there a setting to be made to change this? It's
>>> not under options.
>>>
>>> Thx in advance.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Stephen Goodman
>>> http://www.earthlight.tv
>>> http://www.ustream.tv/StephenGoodman
>>> http://www.vimeo.com/spgoodman
>>> http://www.myspace.com/spgoodman
>>>
>>>

On Fri, 4 Dec 2009 18:07:24 -0000, Stephen Goodman wrote:

> Actually I've been remiss in demonstrating how Mail Rules don't work all the
> time, I've got the instance whether or not one selects Stop Processing More
> Rules, that old alleged favorite, but haven't done the screen caps
> demonstrating the non-functionality.

His problem isn't even close to yours; which is, I suspect, PEBKAC.

--
Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum

Spare us please . . . . . .

"Stephen Goodman" <> wrote in message
news:#...
> Actually I've been remiss in demonstrating how Mail Rules don't work all
> the time, I've got the instance whether or not one selects Stop Processing
> More Rules, that old alleged favorite, but haven't done the screen caps
> demonstrating the non-functionality.
>
> "R. C. White" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Hi, Stephen.
>>
>> Like Ron and slk759, I share your frustration at having to Browse to the
>> Inbox (multiple browses to multiple Inboxes) for each Apply Now. But I
>> don't have to do that very often. After the initial Apply Now for a new
>> rule, future messages received are Moved to Storage Folders by my Mail
>> Rules before they ever get to the Inbox(es). So the frustration is
>> usually only one time for each Rule I create - and I don't create new
>> Rules very often.
>>
>> (Now, frustration is more likely to come from my picking the WRONG Inbox.
>> I've been merging and consolidating messages from pre-Win7 and pre-WLM
>> message stores and OE store folders. So I have multiple Imported
>> Folders - and each of those includes a full tree of subfolders - and some
>> of those include sub-sub-folders - and some of those subfolders have
>> carried over their "Inbox" name. If I'm not careful when Browsing, I
>> will end up telling WLM to Apply Now to one of THOSE Inboxes. In other
>> words, I will be browsing to Imported Folder(2)\Inbox, rather than to my
>> MSN Mail\Inbox. WLM does its job as I've instructed - rather than as I
>> MEANT to instruct.)
>>
>> RC
>> --
>> R. C. White, CPA
>> San Marcos, TX
>>
>> Microsoft Windows MVP
>> Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64
>>
>> "Stephen Goodman" <> wrote in message
>> news:uimp$...
>>> Sorry folks, Mail Rules difficulties again. Every time one selects to
>>> Apply Now, the default folder to operate upon is ALWAYS Storage Folders,
>>> as opposed to the one most users I suspect utilize, aka Inbox. As a
>>> result there's a bit of mousing about in order to redirect Apply Now to
>>> operate upon Inbox. Is there a setting to be made to change this? It's
>>> not under options.
>>>
>>> Thx in advance.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Stephen Goodman
>>

You're arguing again . . . . unproductive. You didn't originally specify
your curiosity in regard to the default email account's Inbox, you simply
asked why Storage Folders was the default instead of "an Inbox"; and we've
told you it is again a case of the developers had to pick one and that's
what they picked. Again, can't please everyone. So stop arguing over mail
rules. We'll help you figure out how to use what we've all been dealt. No
need to run it in the ground . . . . .


"Stephen Goodman" <> wrote in message
news:#...
>
>
> "Ron Sommer" <> wrote in message
> news:#...
>> I have 5 Inboxes. Defaulting to one Inbox makes no more difference than
>> defaulting to Storage folders.
>>
>> I sort by From. Highlight, right click and move to folder.
>
>
> And what I asked was, when one performs Apply Now, why does it ALWAYS
> default to Storage Folders, instead of my default POP account?
>
>> --
>> Ron Sommer
>> MS MVP-Mail
>>
>> "Stephen Goodman" <> wrote in message
>> news:uimp$...
>>> Sorry folks, Mail Rules difficulties again. Every time one selects to
>>> Apply Now, the default folder to operate upon is ALWAYS Storage Folders,
>>> as opposed to the one most users I suspect utilize, aka Inbox. As a
>>> result there's a bit of mousing about in order to redirect Apply Now to
>>> operate upon Inbox. Is there a setting to be made to change this? It's
>>> not under options.
>>>
>>> Thx in advance.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Stephen Goodman
>>> http://www.earthlight.tv
>>> http://www.ustream.tv/StephenGoodman
>>> http://www.vimeo.com/spgoodman
>>> http://www.myspace.com/spgoodman
>>>
>>>