How To Rename and Delete Folders in Webmail

As you saw in the tutorial How To Create Custom Folders in Webmail, you can make any number of customized folders in webmail. This lets you organize your emails in a way that suits your particular needs. Once created however, these custom folders are not necessarily static. As your email management needs change, you can elect to rename or even delete folders. Here's how you get started.

1. Login to webmail.

• You are automatically taken to your INBOX.

2. Click Folders in the overhead menu.

• The Folders page opens.

3. To rename a folder, click the drop down arrow in the Rename a Folder box.

4. Select the folder you want to rename in the menu.

5. Click the Rename button.

• The Rename a folder page appears.

6. Type the new name for the folder in the New name field.

7. Click the Submit button.

• You are returned to the Folders page and will see the message Renamed successfully! at the top of the page.

• NOTE: The folders list in the left-hand menu will not show any indication of the renamed folder until the list is refreshed.

8. Click the refresh folder list link right below the message.

• The renamed folder will appear in the list. You can now continue to manage your emails. The contents of the renamed folder are not affected by the renaming process.

To delete a folder from the list, follow steps 1 and 2 above and then continue with the instructions below.

3. To delete a folder, click the drop down arrow in the Delete Folder box.

4. Select the folder you want to delete in the menu.

5. Click the Delete button.

• You are taken to the Delete Folder page and will see the message, Are you sure you want to delete INBOX.foldername? where foldername is the name of the folder you want to delete.

6. Click Yes to delete the folder.

• You can click No to back out of the process.

• You are returned to the Folders page and see the message Deleted folder successfully! at the top of the page.

• NOTE: The folder will continue to appear in the left-hand folder list until the list is refreshed.

7. Click the Refresh folder list link right below the message.

• The list refreshes and the name of the deleted folder disappears from the list.

• IMPORTANT: The contents of the folder will be deleted along with the folder itself. There will be no message warning you of this. If you have any emails in the folder you want to save, move those emails to another location before deleting the folder. Once the folder is gone, there is no way to retrieve the contents.