How Smart Folders Saved My Inbox

I wanted to share a little tip with my readers. Since most of my work is over the internet, I get a ton of mail every day. I have old emails that I can’t just delete because they are useful for reference in the future, and it takes a long time to go through all of these and process them. So basically, my inbox is clogged with hundreds (or maybe thousands… I lost track) of emails. Here’s what I did recently to solve the problem.

Before Leopard I never really looked into Smart Folders. Maybe it was the sidebar, or maybe I just didn’t think about it enough, but just after Leopard was released I finally realized a great way to use this feature.

I now have the following Smart Folders:

  • Today - Shows all of today’s mail
  • Yesterday - Shows all of the mail from yesterday
  • This Week - Shows me all the mail from this week
  • This Month - You get the picture by now right?
  • Flagged - Shows me all my mail that’s been flagged
  • Action - Shows me all my flagged mail that I haven’t replied to

Now I’m absolutely certain that i’m not the first person to think of this, but I wanted to pass along this little tip to all my readers and hopefully it will spark new ideas for you!