For several years, I have been trying to figure out how to save attachments in Windows Live mail without opening them first. Back in the “good old days,” I used Outlook Express, and there was a nice “save attachments” option in the menus. This is “grayed out” in Windows Live mail. I pride myself in my ability to figure out how to fix things that are hard to fix, especially things concerning technology; but this is one that has stumped me.
I have finally found the solution. It doesn’t enable the option; but it does enable me to save attachments, even several at one time. Perhaps it will be useful to you too.
- Open the message.
- Highlight the attachment–only one needs to be highlighted.
- Right click and choose “save as” or “save all”.
- If you choose “save all,” the box will pop up showing all of your attachments and you can select all.
- Choose the location where you want to save your files and press the save button.
Happy working!
