How to add a new folder on mail mac

To add a new folder on Mail on a Mac, follow these steps:

  1. Open Mail on your Mac.
  2. Click on the "Mail" menu at the top of the screen and select "Preferences" (or use the keyboard shortcut Command + Comma).
  3. In the Preferences window, click on the "Accounts" tab.
  4. Select the email account you want to add the new folder to from the list of accounts on the left side of the window.
  5. Click on the "Folders" tab.
  6. Click the "+" button at the bottom left corner of the window to create a new folder.
  7. Enter a name for the new folder in the "Folder name" field.
  8. Choose a location for the new folder by selecting a parent folder from the "In folder" dropdown menu. You can also create a new folder by selecting "New folder" from the dropdown menu.
  9. Click "OK" to create the new folder.

Alternatively, you can also add a new folder by right-clicking (or control-clicking) on the email account in the Mail sidebar and selecting "New Folder" from the context menu.

Once you've created the new folder, you can move emails into it by dragging and dropping them into the folder, or by using the "Move to" feature in the Mail toolbar.

Note: If you're using macOS High Sierra or later, you can also use the "Smart Folders" feature to create custom folders that automatically sort emails based on specific criteria. To create a Smart Folder, follow these steps:

  1. Open Mail on your Mac.
  2. Click on the "Mail" menu at the top of the screen and select "Preferences" (or use the keyboard shortcut Command + Comma).
  3. In the Preferences window, click on the "Smart Mailboxes" tab.
  4. Click the "+" button at the bottom left corner of the window to create a new Smart Folder.
  5. Choose the criteria for the Smart Folder, such as "Unread" or "Flagged".
  6. Click "OK" to create the Smart Folder.

Smart Folders will automatically update and sort emails based on the criteria you specified, making it easy to find and manage specific emails.