How-to guide

How to move one sender's emails to a folder automatically

Filing the same supplier's invoices by hand every week? In Metre2 Mail, free on Windows, one right-click makes a rule: every email from that sender goes straight to the folder you choose - and the ones already in your inbox can go too.

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What you need

Step by step

1

Open an email from them

Find an email from the sender - a plant hire invoice here.

Open an email from them - Metre2 Mail
2

Right-click it

Right-click the email in the list, or open More in the toolbar.

Right-click it - Metre2 Mail
3

Always move email from this sender

Choose Always move email from this sender to...

Always move email from this sender - Metre2 Mail
4

Pick the folder

Choose the folder - Accounts here. The rule is made straight away.

Pick the folder - Metre2 Mail
5

Move the ones already there

The message at the bottom offers to move the emails from that sender already in the folder. One click.

Move the ones already there - Metre2 Mail
6

See it in Settings

Settings > Rules lists the rule. Edit it to add conditions or actions - mark read, flag, archive.

See it in Settings - Metre2 Mail

Tips

Frequently asked questions

How many rules can I have?

Three are free, including these one-click rules. Mail Pro (a one-off £9.99) has no limit.

Does it work with Microsoft 365?

Yes - rules run on new mail in the Inbox in Microsoft 365 mode too.

What if Pro ends?

Nothing is deleted. The first three rules keep running and the others are paused until Pro is on again.

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