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
    2024-02-22T00:45:23+00:00

    Yup confirmed also Client version 20240209002.12 

    Back to normal downloading of attachments automatically go to download folder without having to click where to save.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-02-22T01:16:31+00:00

    we don't have save as option in new out look app

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-02-22T01:17:42+00:00

    Updated out look doesn't have that save as option

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-02-22T07:42:21+00:00

    I found this page helpful, it worked for me - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/troubleshoot/data-files/how-to-change-the-folder-where-emails-and-attachments-saved

    It involves editing the registry, but that's much quicker than searching through a bunch of pages trying to find an answer for a simple problem. Essentially:

    • Open regedit, go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Options (change 16.0 to whatever your version is; you can either go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\ and look for the latest version there, or try 15.0 or 12.0 or 11.0 if 16.0 doesn't exist for you)
    • Create a new string value by going to Edit>New>String Value. Name it DefaultPath.
    • Edit this new string value by double-clicking it and put in the full directory path for the folder you would like to set as your default attachment downloads folder (eg: C:\Users\USERNAME\Downloads). Click OK and exit regedit. That's it.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-02-22T09:31:22+00:00

    It may be helpful for the initial request, but still not a solution to the "Save as..." issue.

    They added it and then removed it. What's more annoying than that...

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