How do I rearrange inboxes in mail?

How do I change the order of mailboxes under "All Inboxes" in the sidebar in Apple Mail? I used to be able to just click and drag the mailbox to re-order the different email accounts. Now that does not work. The mailbox cannot be selected.

MacOS 13.3.1 (22E261)

MacBook Pro 16-inch, 2019

Mail Version 16.0 (3731.500.231)

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 13.3

Posted on Apr 17, 2023 8:25 AM

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Apr 17, 2023 9:43 AM in response to ttocsnaes

At this time it isn't possible. Perhaps you could suggest this as a feature or report it as a bug here:

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