How to change a subfolder to folder in Outlook?

Author: Kelly Last Modified: 2024-08-29

For example, there is a subfolder under the Inbox folder in Outlook, and now you want to move the subfolder out of the Inbox folder, and save it as an independent folder, how could you get it done? See below solution:

Change a subfolder to folder in Outlook

Change a subfolder to folder in Outlook

Actually, you can easily change a subfolder to an independent folder with dragging and dropping on the Navigation Pane directly in Outlook.

On the Navigation Pane, select the subfolder you want to change, drag and drop it until the email account name is highlighted. See screenshot:
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Note: If there is a Microsoft Outlook dialog box popping out, please click the Yes button to go ahead.
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And now the selected subfolder is moved and changed as an independent folder under the specified email account. See screenshot:
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