On the left side is there a + in a box in front of Local Folders?
Click it.

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
"Debbie" <2debbie@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:Otara3IgHHA.3388@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Every time I close WMail and reopen, the Folders Pane on the left side
> resets itself to show only the Local Folders main group and only the Inbox
> folder subset. I can dblclick the Local Folders group and it will display
> all the normal folders (outbox, sent items, deleted items, etc. as well as
> a couple I created) on the right side view pane. I can dbl click each of
> those folders, and they will in turn, appear in their correct placement
> under Local Folders pane to the left, in the normal order just like you'd
> expect. Went thru every view, layout, options window I can, each setting
> has no effect in keeping those folders listed in the left pane. Makes no
> difference if the Local Folders view is expanded or compacted. I use
> WMail for newsgroups, and they all stay listed just fine under Microsoft
> Communities in the left pane. It will even remember whether the group was
> expanded or compacted when I closed WMail. But not the Local Folders
> Group. Any ideas. Gary...Frank....need help please.