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
    2024-03-25T13:27:17+00:00

    This issue is frustrating to be honest. But there is a workaround that is working for me currently. While I have the outlook web version open in Google Chrome, I also have the chrome setting for always ask before download turned ON, now, every time I download a file or batch of files in outlook web, I'm prompted with a window asking for download location. Hope this helps!

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-03-26T22:40:09+00:00

    I am dumbfounded at the reduction in user adaptability in Microsoft Outlook in particular. It's like someone is screwing with us to keep us complaining on the forums. Every 6 months, I look for something i used to be able to do, and you can't do it anymore.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-04-03T02:02:48+00:00

    Windows 11 has two different Outlook applications. You might be using the "Outlook (new)" app, which is a dumbed down/simplified version of Outlook. The real, or actual Outlook can be found in your apps list under Outlook".

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-04-18T13:03:15+00:00

    On the desktop app, click preview, click within the item you're actually previewing then Ctrl+S. You have to actually click within the preview before hitting Ctrl+S.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-04-18T13:26:30+00:00

    This is an excellent solution!

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