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Question:Q:how do i open attachments without saving them
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when I open anything with an attachment (emails from google, exchange mail, icloud, etc.) I have to "save" it to downloads before I can view them. The only option I have come across is to ask where I want to save it first in chrome settings, but there is no method to just open it WITHOUT saving. Most of the items I am opening are just to preview or to recommend an action. I dont need to save every file I open. Please help!
MacBook Air, OS X Yosemite (10.10.4), Google Chrome
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I guess I will have to, it is just hard to believe that microsoft has a way to open the file and it doesnt save it anywhere,
Actually the file must be saved to the computer to a systems cache folder so the correct application can open it,,whether Windows or Mac.
By default Apple mail deletes attached files when the email is deleted. You can change this in: Mail > Preferences > General:
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Aug 12, 2015 8:37 AM in response to anthonyepounds In response to anthonyepounds
Windows will still download the file SOMEWHERE: but presumably does so to a temporary location without telling you.
If you use Apple's Mail app, then it will store them in a hidden Mail Downloads folder, which can be wiped regularly.
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Aug 12, 2015 8:22 AM in response to anthonyepounds In response to anthonyepounds
Double click the icon for the attachment and it will open in the application used for that filetype.
Aug 12, 2015 8:22 AM
Aug 12, 2015 8:25 AM in response to anthonyepounds In response to anthonyepounds
For your computer to display the file, it has to read it from somewhere. If the file is on external mail servers or cloud storage, then it has to be downloaded to be read.
I take it this is all using web-based mail clients, rather than Apple's Mail app? At least you should be able to create a separate folder for mail downloads, save the files there, and then purge it every day/week/month.
Aug 12, 2015 8:25 AM
Aug 12, 2015 8:25 AM in response to Gary Scotland In response to Gary Scotland
Only if I choose to always open this file type, but it still saves it to my downloads folder. I need to know how to STOP the downloading of the file and for it to ONLY open in the correct application.
Aug 12, 2015 8:25 AM
Aug 12, 2015 8:28 AM in response to benwiggy In response to benwiggy
I guess I will have to, it is just hard to believe that microsoft has a way to open the file and it doesnt save it anywhere, but MAC doesnt? Mac is leagues ahead of PC, it should be able to open the file from the server and give you the choice through the application to save or just close without saving...
Who knows...
Aug 12, 2015 8:28 AM
Aug 12, 2015 8:37 AM in response to anthonyepounds In response to anthonyepounds
Windows will still download the file SOMEWHERE: but presumably does so to a temporary location without telling you.
If you use Apple's Mail app, then it will store them in a hidden Mail Downloads folder, which can be wiped regularly.
Aug 12, 2015 8:37 AM
Aug 12, 2015 8:40 AM in response to anthonyepounds In response to anthonyepounds
Microsoft does save attachments when you double-click. It is just that they hide the files in the SecureTemp location. That introduces a whole slew of unique problems on its own.
Aug 12, 2015 8:40 AM
Aug 12, 2015 8:43 AM in response to anthonyepounds In response to anthonyepounds
I guess I will have to, it is just hard to believe that microsoft has a way to open the file and it doesnt save it anywhere,
Actually the file must be saved to the computer to a systems cache folder so the correct application can open it,,whether Windows or Mac.
By default Apple mail deletes attached files when the email is deleted. You can change this in: Mail > Preferences > General:
Aug 12, 2015 8:43 AM
Aug 12, 2015 8:45 AM in response to Gary Scotland In response to Gary Scotland
Tracking, so what I did was to open an attachment in my Apple Main application, that created the not before created Mail Downloads folder. I changed my setting to download all attachments there and just have them wiped regularly with the rest of my attachments. Thanks for the help. That was exactly what I was looking for.
Aug 12, 2015 8:45 AM
Sep 16, 2015 7:24 AM in response to anthonyepounds In response to anthonyepounds
Very aggravating. I get a lot of emails from trusted sources that need to be viewed. This is cumbersome and frankly, at times it is more convenient to VPN to my work PC and handle it that way when dealing with the volumes I sometimes do. However, I never really thought about proportion, but a number (perhaps all) of my emails with attachments open up with the option to open the attachment as a web page (visible on my system at the end of the file name). If all you need to do is take a peek . . . .
Sorry, if yours does not give you that option I am not tech savvy enough to tell you how to do it.
Sep 16, 2015 7:24 AM
Question:Q:how do i open attachments without saving them
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