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I can't believe I have to ask something so dumb but how to I make Outlook ask me every time where to save the email attachments that I am downloading instead of automatically putting them in the Downloads folder?
Using Classic Outlook on Windows for personal email, calendar, and contact management
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I have the same issue....this is in the "New Outlook" for desktop. It is beyond frustrating as I want to save certain attachments to different folders but it gives no option. It just says "I'm putting it here and go find it and move it yourself"....lol.
I've gone back to the browser version, because of the saving thing. I like the desktop version too (not the new one), but it's basically the same as the browser version. I have 3 different PCs and a Mac that I use on a regular basis, so the browser version is best for me anyway.
What I do now is that I use regular Outlook if I need to save a file and PRE Outlook for other things. Three apps are needed to have one mildly funcional.
Yeah, I tried every solution I could think of before posting something here. It's just not possible. I have 3 different Outlook versions and I use all three of them for separate functions because they don't all do the same thing. It's really dumb.
Agreed, only workaround I found for desktop version is to open side by side windows of Outlook and Windows Explorer. Then you'd have to drag and drop from the email to the desired file location. I've always wished that Outlook would let us save a little more like Chrome - Save As to a location and then have the option to open with system viewer from the location you just saved to. If you click on the files from the e-mail it only lets you view from the temporary file location and you have to Save As again if you modify.