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Copy pics from an email

How do I copy a photo in an email onto my desktop. I have a MB air running Catalina

Posted on Apr 2, 2020 3:42 PM

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Apr 3, 2020 7:42 AM in response to jnscts

jnsct Said:

"afraid this did not work for me ( in Catalina). I cannot see or do a drag and drop from the picture.[...]"

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Try a Right-Click:

  1. Right Click on the Image (Screenshot 1)
  2. Select: Save Attachment... (Screenshot 1)
  3. Create: a Name with he extension (Screenshot 2)
  4. Create: Tags (not required) (Screenshot 2)
  5. Choose: the Location: Desktop (Screenshot 2)
  6. Click: Save button (Screenshot 2)


Screenshot 1:


Screenshot 2:

Apr 3, 2020 7:54 AM in response to jnscts

In the Mail program, clicking the File menu results in:



When you move the cursor to the top of a Mail message the following will appear:

That icon offers the same options as File > Save Attachments...



Catalina has not changed anything about it so it works the same way. Of course iPads are different a different story.

Apr 3, 2020 7:13 AM in response to John Galt

Hi. to all. ( John and the Little s )

afraid this did not work for me ( in Catalina). I cannot see or do a drag and drop from the picture. When I open up the jpeg I get:

1 a boxed arrow pointing upwards and either select save to account ( don’t know where that goes to or the other option is and I quote “ Share file via “ and I ask where does that go to ? sorry I find Macs harder to get into that the dreaded Microsoft that is o longer supported. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks in advance

regards. John

Apr 3, 2020 7:41 AM in response to John Galt

Thanks John. Where is your screen shot (this might help me( I am glad you mentioned about the “ share file VIA “ I won’t go down that route. At the moment I am using my iPad as the Mac is on charge. I just would like to be able to move this jpeg out of my emails. The person ( my daughter is using the Previous op and is not on Catalina ( shouldn’t think that would be a problem. ( thanks for persevering with me issue)

Apr 3, 2020 9:15 AM in response to John Galt

Hi to John and Littles

when in I right click on the image I get the following prompts

and i quote:

when i right click:-

Open image in a new window.

Open image in a new tab


Save images to downloads

Save images As ........


Add images to photos

Use images as desktop picture


Copy Image address

Copy image


right what i selected was Save Images as ....... and I managed to put the image on the desktop


Now is Catalina different ?

Copy pics from an email

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