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Outlook: collapse folder groups

Automatically collapses expanded groups in the left folder tree to keep the pane tidy.

Code to copy

// Collapse expanded folder groups in the left pane to keep it tidy
function collapseGroups() {
  document.querySelectorAll('div[role="tree"] div[role="treeitem"][aria-expanded="true"]')
    .forEach(function (item) {
      const twisty = item.querySelector('button[aria-label], i');
      if (twisty && !item.dataset.jzCollapsed) {
        item.dataset.jzCollapsed = '1';
        twisty.click();
      }
    });
}
collapseGroups();
const obs = new MutationObserver(collapseGroups);
obs.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });

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