type:"Feature" In addition to drag & drop, Move folders with a dropdown exactly like you can move a message to a folder #355

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opened 2026-09-15 10:50:14 +00:00 by mbjboon82 · 2 comments

In Gmail there is a nifty little feature where you can choose where you want to move a folder (or label as they call it) through a dropdown when you edit the label.

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In ihasmail you can move a folder to another spot with drag and drop, but with a lot of folders it can take a while before i reach the spot.

There is an option to move a message to a folder (v) which almost does what i would like to see possible with the folders.

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The search option in that popup is one of the best features imho!

I understand it's not a small request so hopefully you can re-use a lot of the move message code and apply it to the folders.
Love your work!

Rebuilt from: GH Archive, session transcript.

In Gmail there is a nifty little feature where you can choose where you want to move a folder (or label as they call it) through a dropdown when you edit the label. <img width="225" height="180" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5eee6aed-846b-4448-96e1-e02a0f2f3945" /> <img width="255" height="195" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c4645096-d27c-4654-84f4-a7c799417c56" /> <img width="255" height="389" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d3777069-1cc8-4676-a84f-e1b731abe12f" /> In ihasmail you can move a folder to another spot with drag and drop, but with a lot of folders it can take a while before i reach the spot. There is an option to move a message to a folder (v) which almost does what i would like to see possible with the folders. <img width="204" height="256" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/4e42c7b5-be09-4892-9590-f03e4116720a" /> The search option in that popup is one of the best features imho! I understand it's not a small request so hopefully you can re-use a lot of the move message code and apply it to the folders. Love your work! <sub>Rebuilt from: GH Archive, session transcript.</sub>
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Thanks for the suggestion, and for the kind words!

This is now in main (#357) and will be in the next scheduled release. Every folder's menu has a new Move to… item, which opens the same searchable picker you use to move messages. There's also a Top level option in the list. On phones and tablets, where dragging folders isn't available, this is now the way to move one.

It turned out to be a small change, because all the pieces were already there: the picker, the move itself, and the checks that stop a folder from being moved into its own subfolders.

Thanks for the suggestion, and for the kind words! This is now in `main` (#357) and will be in the next scheduled release. Every folder's menu has a new **Move to…** item, which opens the same searchable picker you use to move messages. There's also a **Top level** option in the list. On phones and tablets, where dragging folders isn't available, this is now the way to move one. It turned out to be a small change, because all the pieces were already there: the picker, the move itself, and the checks that stop a folder from being moved into its own subfolders.
Owner

Update: this is now released, in v2026.9.15, out today, so you don't need to wait for the next scheduled release:

docker pull ghcr.io/coffey-labs/ihasmail:2026.9.15-pr369   # or :latest
Update: this is now released, in [v2026.9.15](https://github.com/Coffey-Labs/ihasmail/releases/tag/v2026.9.15-pr369), out today, so you don't need to wait for the next scheduled release: ```bash docker pull ghcr.io/coffey-labs/ihasmail:2026.9.15-pr369 # or :latest ```
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