How do i find "outlook temp" files on my macbook air
MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7)
OnthePier wrote:
Now if only it is possible to stop anything ever being saved in that useless folder again.
It's in Outlooks options, under File Locations.
It's in Outlooks options, under File Locations.
Unfortunately, that's not correct. There is no "File Locations" preference in Outlook for Mac. That preference is in Word, however there's no option there to relocate Outlook Temp files.
If you really want to make sure you never ever save anything there, there's a "nuclear" option, which is to LOCK the ~/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/Outlook Temp/ folder (just do a Get Info on that folder and click the Locked checkbox) so that you can't open any attachment in Outlook without manually saving it first. Once you do that, if you try to open an attachment from a message in Outlook, it simply won't open, forcing you to manually save it wherever you like before you can edit it.
I'm so grateful for this answer. I just edited a document for the day, but didn't realise I'd saved it to the Outlook temp file (even though it was saved under a new name). I couldn't find it in Word, and didn't know how to access the temp file. There were tears and the gnashing of teeth ... all is well now, thank you. :-)
You and your wife saved my day!
Great help! Unfortunately I found it after I restarted the computer - 2 hours of work gone ((
But thanks for the future! )
Gerardfromwa,
Tell your wife she is a God send and it worked like a charm. Thanks so much.
Brilliant, you have just saved me a whole load of time. Thanks🙂 from Woody in England
Perfect! Thanks!
Genius - thank you so much.
Goto is not in quite that place in my OS but once found - BINGO.
You have saved me hours of work. Very grateful indeed
Hi all. I tried all of the various solutions suggested in this long, long thread and did not have success. But here's what I did that ultimately worked:
1. I started from outlook and opened an email with a Word attachment, and doubleclicked the attachment so it opened.
2. I saved the file in word (making no change to the location or name or anything).
3. I then went to the 'file' tab in Word and picked 'Properties' and there in the 'General' tab was the location. I highlighted and copied the location.
4. I went to Finder and under the Go tab I picked 'Go to Folder' and pasted in the location from step 3 above
5. And there it was! I also dragged the resulting Outlook Temp folder over to the side of the finder window so it is always there.
You are amazingly helpful! Just saved me several hours of work!
Hi barryfromchestnut hil,
As I comprehend your query, i.e. you are getting trouble to find "outlook temp" files on your MacBook air for Mac OS X (10.7), it’s quite easy to make visible hidden Temp files in Outlook for Mac. For this modus operandi, just you have to follow few steps which have clearly mentioned on the below blog.
By visiting on this blog link , you can easily resolve your query:
Source code: http://www.blogs.olmtopst.com/how-to-unhide-outlook-temp-folder-on-mac.html
Hope it helps out you with resolving your query.
thanks! that did it.....but all of this makes me wonder at how Apple OS has a reputation for being more intuitive. i'm not seeing that, especially from this issue. Sigh.
gaberry32 wrote:
thanks! that did it.....but all of this makes me wonder at how Apple OS has a reputation for being more intuitive. i'm not seeing that, especially from this issue. Sigh.
Microsoft wrote Office, and chose the dumb locations for its files, yet you blame Apple. The proper way of dealing with MS Office weirdness ex is not to use Office, instead of blaming Apple for it.
good point. i moved away from using a Dell because of the silliness of Microsoft, like the "dumb locations" you mentioned. That said, I was always able to find those files regardless of their location without having to hold down any combination of keys. This trick reminds me of the mainframe days where only the old dogs (like myself) knew the commands to get the results we wanted - not very useful for the typical or casual user.
how do i find outlook temp files
