Folderpane Tools

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

by 3-2-1-john on March 31, 2009 · permalink

First of all, it's odd that the download button attempts to install this add-on into Firefox.

So:

#1, do as chuonthis says and right-click, save as and do a manual install within Thunderbird.

#2 You'll notice there's no drop-down menu for this. You have to go to Tools > Add-Ons, click on the extension, then click on its Preferences button.

#3 Although when I first did this, I STILL didn't see anything. I noticed in my Windows drop-down menu two additional items: a) "Folderpane Tools Options" selection (which didn't work) and b) a blank line.

#4 Click on the blank line. It should make a confirmation alert window appear. Click 'OK'.

#5 If the Folderpane Tools Options window still doesn't automatically show, go back to your Windows drop-down menu and then select it.

Hope this helps.

Sloppy, but useful.

*NB If you uninstall this add-on, your folders will remain in their altered position. If you want to "revert" to your old order, you need to do this from within Folderpane prior to uninstalling.

Mac G5 Dual 2GHz
OS 10.5.6
Thunderbird 2.0.0.21