Thanks for getting back with me Frank. The little arrow head thingy points
straight to the right when the folder is compacted and points at a downward
tilt when the folder is expanded. It will always show expanded with ONLY
the Inbox folder showing as its subset whenever I close, then reopen WMail.

The only other group folder there on the left folder pane is the Microsoft
Communities newsgroups folder. It works fine. All the newsgroups are
listed under that group folder, and I can expand the folder, close WMail,
open WMail, and the folder remains expanded as it was when I closed out and
vice versa. I can click the Local Folders group, and all the folders
(outbox, sent items, deleted items, etc) are to the right, in the pane where
new mail and newsgroup postings are. I can dbl click those folders to the
right, and they will obediently move under the Local Folders group in the
left pane, and display the appropriate emails in the right pane. I can dbl
click them all, and have them nicely seated under Local Folders group like
they should be, and whether I keep that group expanded or compacted, if I
close out WMail, then reopen, it goes back to Local Folders expanded in the
left pane (not a big problem) but with only the one Inbox folder as its
subset (definitely the big problem).

Hope I'm being clear about what's going on. While not a programming whiz,
Frank, I do know how to hunt around for settings that might have caused
this, but can find none. Everything looks fine. I did not upgrade to
Vista. Have new dual core, 1 gig ram PC running VHPrem. that also came with
McAfee. I have disabled but not removed that beast, and am using AVG. Also
this problem surfaced after I had the message stuck in my outbox fiasco. I
saved important emails to folder on desktop, deleted the two messagestore
files and after the reboot and reopen had cleared the outbox, restored the
emails to rightful spots. I don't think this current problem surface
immediately after that... but it was close to that time. Hope this is
enough info for someone to figure out an answer. I would like to continue
to use WMail if possible.

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:2FA74CB3-276C-480E-8FBB-B3072BB82484@microsoft.com...
> On the left side is there a + in a box in front of Local Folders?
> Click it.
>
> --
> 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.
>