Change default location for downloading attachments

Anonymous
2023-03-15T21:01:06+00:00

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?

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-05-05T13:30:53+00:00

    Hey y'all,

    I was also having that issue with the new Outlook and found that following the instructions earlier in this string was useless. I did find that if you use Outlook in Chrome or whatever browser you use, you can save the attachment to the folder you choose.

    Open Outlook in a browser, not the desktop app.

    Click the message with the attachment.

    Click the dropdown arrow to the right of the attachment.

    Select preview.

    Right-click download at the top of the preview pane.

    Select "save as," then choose your folder.

    This worked for me and I hope it works for you. I don't like that I have to use it in a browser, but it saves me the extra steps and the frustration.

    Be cool!

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-05-04T23:00:24+00:00

    This is a huge oversight on the new Outlook version. I can only save attachments to OneDrive default folder or Downloads folder. I need to be able to Save As to any directory to organize attachments sent to me. This is silly.

    Also, I can't add image borders/effects to all my emailed snips any more, only can send basic images.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-05-04T18:25:02+00:00

    Hello,

    I too started using the "New Outlook" and found the absence of a download location option a glaring oversite. I thought I had found a workaround, which was to click on the attachment, then, in the preview window, right-click and choose "Save As". I was like, YES!, but sadly, clicking Save As does ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. Ugh!

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-04-19T20:00:14+00:00

    Standard, eh! Thanks for letting me know anyway.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-04-19T17:24:24+00:00

    Nope. They didn’t even know there was a new Outlook. I just gave up and went back to the old version.

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