Suddenly the most recent message in Mail is at the bottom of the list instead of the top. How do I change the ordering of messages?
I am using Mac OS X 10.7.5, Lion.
MacOS – How to change the order of messages in Mail for Lion
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You should be able to do this by going to Mail Preferences > Fonts & Colors and selecting the following option:
Instead of trying to drag the account(s) into the desired order in Preferences, drag the account's mailbox to the desired order from the mailbox list in the sidebar of Mail.app main window. Open the inbox and drag the desired sub-inbox to the top. The position in the other places like the trash and drafts boxes will follow.
Then quit Mail.app and open it again to make the changes take effect.
Whichever account's mailbox is at the top of the list will be the default mailbox.
If an account mailbox is at the top, but the account is not the default, drag it down and then back up to the top. This will reset the order and establish the top one as the default.
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Best Answer
Just above the rows of emails there is a dropdown that says "Sort by"...
This can sort by date, flags, mailbox, etc.
At the bottom of this list, you can choose to have oldest or newest messages at the top. Check to make sure you have newest selected.