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  Betterbird unified inbox Jim the Geordie <jim@geordieland.com> - 2026-06-29 11:15 +0100
    Re: Betterbird unified inbox Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-06-29 12:00 +0100
      Re: Betterbird unified inbox Jim the Geordie <jim@geordieland.com> - 2026-06-29 16:29 +0100
        Re: Betterbird unified inbox "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-29 17:50 +0200
        Re: Betterbird unified inbox sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> - 2026-06-29 10:53 -0500
          Re: Betterbird unified inbox Jim the Geordie <jim@geordieland.com> - 2026-06-29 19:47 +0100
            Re: Betterbird unified inbox Jim the Geordie <jim@geordieland.com> - 2026-06-30 00:46 +0100
        Re: Betterbird unified inbox Nobody <jock@soccer.com> - 2026-06-29 18:38 -0700
          Re: Betterbird unified inbox Jim the Geordie <jim@geordieland.com> - 2026-06-30 10:43 +0100
    Re: Betterbird unified inbox "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-06-30 01:04 +0800

#21157 — Betterbird unified inbox

I have four email accounts, all IMAP.
I would like to add one unified INBOX on my windows 10 desktop.
Any instructions on the web that I have tried to follow refer to 
settings on Bb that I cannot find.
Can anyone who has been successful doing this, guide me through it?

-- 
Jim the Geordie

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#21158

Jim the Geordie wrote:

> I have four email accounts, all IMAP.
> I would like to add one unified INBOX on my windows 10 desktop.
> Any instructions on the web that I have tried to follow refer to
> settings on Bb that I cannot find.
> Can anyone who has been successful doing this, guide me through it?
I don't use unified folders, but I think it's as simple as from the menu
View/Folders/Unified folders on, All folders off

Maybe you can't see the required option because you have Menu bar turned 
off?  If so, this ought to get you there ...

Alt-V, F, U, A

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#21159

In article <naf1itFqle9U1@mid.individual.net>, usenet@andyburns.uk 
says...
> 
> Jim the Geordie wrote:
> 
> > I have four email accounts, all IMAP.
> > I would like to add one unified INBOX on my windows 10 desktop.
> > Any instructions on the web that I have tried to follow refer to
> > settings on Bb that I cannot find.
> > Can anyone who has been successful doing this, guide me through it?
> I don't use unified folders, but I think it's as simple as from the menu
> View/Folders/Unified folders on, All folders off
> 
> Maybe you can't see the required option because you have Menu bar turned 
> off?  If so, this ought to get you there ...
> 
> Alt-V, F, U, A

Tried that. 
a) All folders are empty although I know I have emails in various 
inboxes and others.
b) I only want a unified INBOX, not drafts, sent, archives, junk and 
deleted.
I had a more success with Thunderbird, which did give me just the INBOX, 
but the account for my domain address was missing and this is my default 
address.
-- 
Jim the Geordie

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#21160

On 2026-06-29 17:29, Jim the Geordie wrote:
> In article <naf1itFqle9U1@mid.individual.net>, usenet@andyburns.uk
> says...
>>
>> Jim the Geordie wrote:
>>
>>> I have four email accounts, all IMAP.
>>> I would like to add one unified INBOX on my windows 10 desktop.
>>> Any instructions on the web that I have tried to follow refer to
>>> settings on Bb that I cannot find.
>>> Can anyone who has been successful doing this, guide me through it?
>> I don't use unified folders, but I think it's as simple as from the menu
>> View/Folders/Unified folders on, All folders off
>>
>> Maybe you can't see the required option because you have Menu bar turned
>> off?  If so, this ought to get you there ...
>>
>> Alt-V, F, U, A
> 
> Tried that.
> a) All folders are empty although I know I have emails in various
> inboxes and others.
> b) I only want a unified INBOX, not drafts, sent, archives, junk and
> deleted.
> I had a more success with Thunderbird, which did give me just the INBOX,
> but the account for my domain address was missing and this is my default
> address.

TB: Right click on Inbox, Properties, Choose. Select what folders you 
want to see in the unified inbox.



-- 
Cheers,
        Carlos E.R.
        ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;

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#21161

On 6/29/2026 10:29 AM, Jim the Geordie wrote:
> In article <naf1itFqle9U1@mid.individual.net>, usenet@andyburns.uk
> says...
>>
>> Jim the Geordie wrote:
>>
>>> I have four email accounts, all IMAP.
>>> I would like to add one unified INBOX on my windows 10 desktop.
>>> Any instructions on the web that I have tried to follow refer to
>>> settings on Bb that I cannot find.
>>> Can anyone who has been successful doing this, guide me through it?
>> I don't use unified folders, but I think it's as simple as from the menu
>> View/Folders/Unified folders on, All folders off
>>
>> Maybe you can't see the required option because you have Menu bar turned
>> off?  If so, this ought to get you there ...
>>
>> Alt-V, F, U, A
> 
> Tried that.
> a) All folders are empty although I know I have emails in various
> inboxes and others.
> b) I only want a unified INBOX, not drafts, sent, archives, junk and
> deleted.
> I had a more success with Thunderbird, which did give me just the INBOX,
> but the account for my domain address was missing and this is my default
> address.

I can do what you want in BBird, but I don't like unified folders 
either.  I mark as favorites the inboxes I want to see, and also the one 
junk folder everything gets sent to so I can monitor that.  Then I set 
the View for just seeing favorites.  If I ever need to go into the sent 
box or somewhere else all it takes is just show all folders.


-- 
Science Doesn’t Support Darwin. Scientists Do

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#21166

In article <111u4d5$f2mf$1@dont-email.me>, wolverine01@charter.net 
says...
> 
> On 6/29/2026 10:29 AM, Jim the Geordie wrote:
> > In article <naf1itFqle9U1@mid.individual.net>, usenet@andyburns.uk
> > says...
> >>
> >> Jim the Geordie wrote:
> >>
> >>> I have four email accounts, all IMAP.
> >>> I would like to add one unified INBOX on my windows 10 desktop.
> >>> Any instructions on the web that I have tried to follow refer to
> >>> settings on Bb that I cannot find.
> >>> Can anyone who has been successful doing this, guide me through it?
> >> I don't use unified folders, but I think it's as simple as from the menu
> >> View/Folders/Unified folders on, All folders off
> >>
> >> Maybe you can't see the required option because you have Menu bar turned
> >> off?  If so, this ought to get you there ...
> >>
> >> Alt-V, F, U, A
> > 
> > Tried that.
> > a) All folders are empty although I know I have emails in various
> > inboxes and others.
> > b) I only want a unified INBOX, not drafts, sent, archives, junk and
> > deleted.
> > I had a more success with Thunderbird, which did give me just the INBOX,
> > but the account for my domain address was missing and this is my default
> > address.
> 
> I can do what you want in BBird, but I don't like unified folders 
> either.  I mark as favorites the inboxes I want to see, and also the one 
> junk folder everything gets sent to so I can monitor that.  Then I set 
> the View for just seeing favorites.  If I ever need to go into the sent 
> box or somewhere else all it takes is just show all folders.

I quite like having a unified inbox on my phone (not Thunderbird). I 
have so many folders in my windows email accounts that, on second 
thoughts, a unified inbox does seem to have the same advantage. I'm 
minded to forget about it.

-- 
Jim the Geordie

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#21167

In article <MPG.44acce03e4f43d2a9896a7@news.eternal-september.org>, 
jim@geordieland.com says...
> 
> In article <111u4d5$f2mf$1@dont-email.me>, wolverine01@charter.net 
> says...
> > 
> > On 6/29/2026 10:29 AM, Jim the Geordie wrote:
> > > In article <naf1itFqle9U1@mid.individual.net>, usenet@andyburns.uk
> > > says...
> > >>
> > >> Jim the Geordie wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> I have four email accounts, all IMAP.
> > >>> I would like to add one unified INBOX on my windows 10 desktop.
> > >>> Any instructions on the web that I have tried to follow refer to
> > >>> settings on Bb that I cannot find.
> > >>> Can anyone who has been successful doing this, guide me through it?
> > >> I don't use unified folders, but I think it's as simple as from the menu
> > >> View/Folders/Unified folders on, All folders off
> > >>
> > >> Maybe you can't see the required option because you have Menu bar turned
> > >> off?  If so, this ought to get you there ...
> > >>
> > >> Alt-V, F, U, A
> > > 
> > > Tried that.
> > > a) All folders are empty although I know I have emails in various
> > > inboxes and others.
> > > b) I only want a unified INBOX, not drafts, sent, archives, junk and
> > > deleted.
> > > I had a more success with Thunderbird, which did give me just the INBOX,
> > > but the account for my domain address was missing and this is my default
> > > address.
> > 
> > I can do what you want in BBird, but I don't like unified folders 
> > either.  I mark as favorites the inboxes I want to see, and also the one 
> > junk folder everything gets sent to so I can monitor that.  Then I set 
> > the View for just seeing favorites.  If I ever need to go into the sent 
> > box or somewhere else all it takes is just show all folders.
> 
> I quite like having a unified inbox on my phone (not Thunderbird). I 
> have so many folders in my windows email accounts that, on second 
> thoughts, a unified inbox does seem to have the same advantage. I'm 
> minded to forget about it.

DOES NOT!

-- 
Jim the Geordie

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#21168

On Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:29:51 +0100, Jim the Geordie
<jim@geordieland.com> wrote:

>In article <naf1itFqle9U1@mid.individual.net>, usenet@andyburns.uk 
>says...
>> 
>> Jim the Geordie wrote:
>> 
>> > I have four email accounts, all IMAP.
>> > I would like to add one unified INBOX on my windows 10 desktop.
>> > Any instructions on the web that I have tried to follow refer to
>> > settings on Bb that I cannot find.
>> > Can anyone who has been successful doing this, guide me through it?
>> I don't use unified folders, but I think it's as simple as from the menu
>> View/Folders/Unified folders on, All folders off
>> 
>> Maybe you can't see the required option because you have Menu bar turned 
>> off?  If so, this ought to get you there ...
>> 
>> Alt-V, F, U, A
>
>Tried that. 
>a) All folders are empty although I know I have emails in various 
>inboxes and others.

I'm likely missing something in the Geordie's dialogue but:

With Unified Folders engaged in TB... in my folder pane, I see the
usual list of Inbox - Drafts - sent etc. and clicking on any, they
expand to sub-folders of the related (be it Inbox etc.) list of each
of same in my meager list of accounts.

There's no evidence of any 'content' until I open the individual
account sub-folder within Unified.

That would seem correct, so is the Geordie swimming against the tide
on the Tyne?

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#21169

In article <i0764ltu7g6aoapt831sijl32njrs7d8gq@4ax.com>, jock@soccer.com 
says...
> 
> On Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:29:51 +0100, Jim the Geordie
> <jim@geordieland.com> wrote:
> 
> >In article <naf1itFqle9U1@mid.individual.net>, usenet@andyburns.uk 
> >says...
> >> 
> >> Jim the Geordie wrote:
> >> 
> >> > I have four email accounts, all IMAP.
> >> > I would like to add one unified INBOX on my windows 10 desktop.
> >> > Any instructions on the web that I have tried to follow refer to
> >> > settings on Bb that I cannot find.
> >> > Can anyone who has been successful doing this, guide me through it?
> >> I don't use unified folders, but I think it's as simple as from the menu
> >> View/Folders/Unified folders on, All folders off
> >> 
> >> Maybe you can't see the required option because you have Menu bar turned 
> >> off?  If so, this ought to get you there ...
> >> 
> >> Alt-V, F, U, A
> >
> >Tried that. 
> >a) All folders are empty although I know I have emails in various 
> >inboxes and others.
> 
> I'm likely missing something in the Geordie's dialogue but:
> 
> With Unified Folders engaged in TB... in my folder pane, I see the
> usual list of Inbox - Drafts - sent etc. and clicking on any, they
> expand to sub-folders of the related (be it Inbox etc.) list of each
> of same in my meager list of accounts.
> 
> There's no evidence of any 'content' until I open the individual
> account sub-folder within Unified.
> 
> That would seem correct, so is the Geordie swimming against the tide
> on the Tyne?

You're probably right.
I probably did not make myself clear, but in retrospect I have given up 
on the idea of using unified inbox on desktop, while still finding it 
usful on my mobile's android client.
Sorry to waste your time.
-- 
Jim the Geordie

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#21162

On 6/29/2026 6:15 PM, Jim the Geordie wrote:
> 
> I have four email accounts, all IMAP.
> I would like to add one unified INBOX on my windows 10 desktop.

I don't wanna touch "unified INBOX".

Are yuo sure that you wanna use it?

i rather manually copy IMAP messages
from multiple IMAP accounts into a
folder in Local Folders named ....
meow... "Unified". Under which,
classification and categorization.

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