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Email attachments are automaticly downloaded

Karinnas78
Karinnas78
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I'm using windows 10 and i have several emailaccounts like gmail, gmx and outlook. Everytime when i open an attachment the system automaticly saves it in my download directory. I don't want my attachments saved on my computer, can i change this setting? Thank you.

I'm using windows 10 and i have several emailaccounts like gmail, gmx and outlook. Everytime when i open an attachment the system automaticly saves it in my download directory. I don't want my attachments saved on my computer, can i change this setting? Thank you.

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Swarnava Sengupta
Swarnava Sengupta
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Firefox can be set to save all files automatically. Change this under Options - General.

Firefox can also be set to save certain file types automatically. Change this under Options - Applications.