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Q: Yosemite has no sort by name in Mail

Yosemite has what I would say is a bug- it is certainly at least a dropped feature.

I'm sure that most people view mail sorted by date as do I.  But sometimes I want to view all mail from a particular sender.  All previous versions of mail allowed you to simply click on any mail in the inbox and then simply click the "sort by name" tab at the top to see all letters sorted by name, beginning with the selected email.  Now in Yosemite, instead of beginning with the selected email, it instead starts at "A" or "Z" ignoring the selected email.  I would suggest that this is helpful to exactly nobody.  I'm hoping this is just a bug/oversight that will be quickly fixed.  "Sort by name" is king of important to those of who are heavy users.

And yes, I understand that I can do a search.  But this brings up every email that even mentions the sender and searching and then sorting is super cumbersome compared to the one click method that has seemingly been abandoned.  Hoping there's a fix in sight!

Posted on Oct 22, 2014 6:24 PM

by Space Ranger,Solvedanswer
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A:

Actually, it is still there.

Click on the Sort by Date and select From and you will be able to sort by Name.

Posted on Oct 27, 2014 11:06 AM

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  • by bodyxs,

    bodyxs bodyxs Oct 22, 2014 7:11 PM in response to World3d
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    Oct 22, 2014 7:11 PM in response to World3d

    Please send your feedback directly to Apple requesting to re enable that feature:

    http://www.apple.com/feedback/

  • by World3d,

    World3d World3d Oct 27, 2014 10:57 AM in response to bodyxs
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    Oct 27, 2014 10:57 AM in response to bodyxs

    So are you saying this is in fact an "as designed" removal of functionality?  Hard to believe that I'm not just missing something.  Can others confirm the same loss of functionality in Yosemite?  I guess I'm just very surprised that is that's the case, this isn't a bigger problem for others.   Feel like I must be missing something.

  • by Space Ranger,Solvedanswer

    Space Ranger Space Ranger Oct 27, 2014 11:06 AM in response to World3d
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    Oct 27, 2014 11:06 AM in response to World3d

    Actually, it is still there.

    Click on the Sort by Date and select From and you will be able to sort by Name.

  • by World3d,

    World3d World3d Oct 27, 2014 11:12 AM in response to Space Ranger
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    Oct 27, 2014 11:12 AM in response to Space Ranger

    Sorry but not working.  As stated, you can sort by name but it will start at "A" instead of starting with the name you selected as it did prior to Yosemite.  Useful if you have about a dozen emails in your inbox, no so much when you have 10,000.

  • by stopmusic,

    stopmusic stopmusic Oct 28, 2014 11:45 AM in response to World3d
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    Oct 28, 2014 11:45 AM in response to World3d

    Yes i am having the same issue.  Old mail would keep your highlighted selection in view after sorting.  I can't find anything now and too have many emails.  This seems like a basic function and I have used it from the beginning.  This is true with from, subject, whatever.  Otherwise, why even use these to sort???

    Someone please help!!!

  • by stopmusic,

    stopmusic stopmusic Oct 28, 2014 1:32 PM in response to Space Ranger
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    Oct 28, 2014 1:32 PM in response to Space Ranger

    The system sorts them, but takes your original message out of view, forcing you to scroll and search for your results.  This was never the case, and again, if you have 7 email accounts to manage with thousands of emails, it takes productivity and throws it out the window.  Now forced to used the search function which is as slow if not slower due to typing.  Why bother putting sort buttons there at all if you just have to re-scroll manually.

     

    If anyone knows if there is a setting, please speak up.  I have verified the issue with phone support as well, or they are missing something too.

  • by World3d,

    World3d World3d Oct 28, 2014 1:37 PM in response to Space Ranger
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    Oct 28, 2014 1:37 PM in response to Space Ranger

    I must have accidentally clicked "this solved my question" but obviously, it hasn't.  Glad at least one person has spoken up.  I'm simply trying to confirm if this bizarre omission is "as designed" or a bug. 

  • by stopmusic,

    stopmusic stopmusic Oct 28, 2014 1:57 PM in response to World3d
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    Oct 28, 2014 1:57 PM in response to World3d

    Any way to uncheck it?

  • by World3d,

    World3d World3d Oct 28, 2014 1:59 PM in response to stopmusic
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    Oct 28, 2014 1:59 PM in response to stopmusic

    Doesn't appear to be. 

  • by World3d,

    World3d World3d Oct 28, 2014 2:25 PM in response to stopmusic
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    Oct 28, 2014 2:25 PM in response to stopmusic

    Just re-posted the issue-- if you'd like you can re-post your reply.  Thanks,

    Yosemite has no sort by name in Mail App

  • by byronwolfe,

    byronwolfe byronwolfe Nov 5, 2014 3:04 AM in response to World3d
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    Nov 5, 2014 3:04 AM in response to World3d

    Same problem here; doing a simple sort effectively makes things even harder to find! This is vexing, despite sustained efforts to troubleshoot and find answers. No luck.

     

    I vaguely recall this exact same thing happening after a previous major OS upgrade, and the problem magically went away after an update. Searching and sorting email is such a necessary and common task, I hope this bug (or feature?) gets squished quickly. Or maybe even come up with a brilliant Mail redesign to better deal with the tens of thousands of emails and threads that are now nearly unmanageable?

     

    May I just pause to rant: e-mail, once a marvel of modern communication, is now a source of perpetual discontent. Am I allowed to pull the plug? Please, email your response (kidding).

  • by jpt17,

    jpt17 jpt17 Nov 5, 2014 6:58 AM in response to byronwolfe
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    Nov 5, 2014 6:58 AM in response to byronwolfe

    In Mail sort by date received, then sort by from. Then go to search (from) and type person or name you want to search by. It's then listed by the person from; so it seems like one extra step.

  • by byronwolfe,

    byronwolfe byronwolfe Nov 5, 2014 8:47 AM in response to jpt17
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    Nov 5, 2014 8:47 AM in response to jpt17

    jpt17's solution does work. I can't explain why it's a little hard for me to get my head around, but it works and IS the solution that we've all been seeking. Thanks jpt17!

  • by Upper Dynamo,

    Upper Dynamo Upper Dynamo Nov 10, 2014 9:41 AM in response to World3d
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    Nov 10, 2014 9:41 AM in response to World3d

    Totally agree with this conversational thread. What was Apple thinking? "Oh yeah, let's reduce the functionality of our software just for fun." Like something out of the movie Dumb and Dumber

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