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
    2023-07-11T18:29:12+00:00

    Same issue here, very frustrating

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-07-16T12:41:55+00:00

    Sometimes I find it absolutely amazing how little they know of their own products. I will switch back to the old Outlook, this new one seems to be a total loss.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-07-24T17:38:04+00:00

    Unbelievable - They don't include basic existing functionality like Save As...

    Unbelievable - You can't even drag and drop to file explorer

    Unbelievable - The Microsoft moderator didn't know there was a new version of Outlook

    Unbelievable - The moderator ran away 3 months ago... there's a constant stream of customer complaints, and they're silent!

    I was fearful when a previous poster said they switched back and then had no emails available from the period they were using the new version!

    Has anyone else experienced this? That would even be more Unbelievable!!!

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-07-24T19:36:48+00:00

    Seems no one from MS bothers to read or answer this thread anymore...

    So, I made a new question/thread, clearly indicating that this issue is for New Outlook.

    Please add your comments to this thread, if you also have issues with saving attachments in New Outlook.

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook_com/forum/all/why-is-the-possibility-to-choose-where-to-save/0d4a22ce-31f1-4f28-98bc-c5dabb4e0b84

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-07-24T19:43:32+00:00

    Unbelievable - They don't include basic existing functionality like Save As...

    Unbelievable - You can't even drag and drop to file explorer

    Unbelievable - The Microsoft moderator didn't know there was a new version of Outlook

    Unbelievable - The moderator ran away 3 months ago... there's a constant stream of customer complaints, and they're silent!

    I was fearful when a previous poster said they switched back and then had no emails available from the period they were using the new version!

    Has anyone else experienced this? That would even be more Unbelievable!!!

    I switched back last night (after spending some sweaty hours trying to find work that had been saved in some random place) and yes the emails were missing at first, but they all downloaded within a couple of minutes.

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