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May 17, 2015 7:26 PM in response to BDAquaby MrSampson,Hi,
I am having the same issue. When I open terminal, do I have to do any command before I input that line or any command after I input that line? Thank you so much!
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May 17, 2015 9:32 PM in response to MrSampsonby BDAqua,Long thread, which command exactly?
Generally you just hit enter after pasting it in, but if it starts with sudu, you'll be prompted for an a din PW, which won't be echoed as you type it, then hit enter.
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May 25, 2015 10:49 AM in response to Alberto Ravasioby sjs17815,Alberto,
How do I disable the "defaultwritecom.apple.mail.DisableInlineAttachment"?
After I did that, my signature became an icon. I want my attachments as icons but not my signature. Is that possible?
I look forward to your earliest reply. Sincerely, Sue Shibley
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May 25, 2015 11:03 AM in response to sjs17815by BDAqua,After quitting Mail...
defaults write com.apple.mail DisableInlineAttachmentViewing -bool no
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Jun 17, 2015 10:55 AM in response to Alberto Ravasioby improvgoose,THANK YOU!!
You saved me from throwing my new iMac out the window
Antidefenestration!
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Jun 30, 2015 1:40 AM in response to gengailby tfahmy666,i open Terminal window, enter this command but once closed, the command is lost and same problem with gmail occurs
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Jun 30, 2015 9:52 AM in response to tfahmy666by BDAqua,Did you quit Mail before trying the command?
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Jun 30, 2015 10:00 AM in response to BDAquaby tfahmy666,I quit mail
how do i insert this command into Terminal? do i enter in a new line? how to go to a new line? how to save Terminal with this new command?
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Jun 30, 2015 10:29 AM in response to tfahmy666by BDAqua,Which command exactly? Awfully long thread here.
Normally you just copy the command & paste it into Terminal at the prompt,possibly needing to hit enter afterwords.
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Jul 6, 2015 6:15 PM in response to Alberto Ravasioby EAGNY,Good God. This saved me hurdles. Thank you!
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Jul 19, 2015 8:04 PM in response to Alberto Ravasioby Mango2005,This is great, but for novices you need to provide more information. I opened Terminal and freaked out, as it made me feel as if I were in the Registry on a PC. Do you just need to start typing? Any need for a return? (I hit return once and it just copied the line above into the second line, which also freaked me out).
Provide every single step please.
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Jul 20, 2015 8:42 AM in response to Mango2005by martin from,Hi Mango2005
If you copy the instruction line to Terminal by Alberto (without the 01. and paste it into Terminal after you open it, just after the bit that says Admins with a small grey upright rectangle, and then hit return, that should do it.
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Jul 20, 2015 9:22 AM in response to martin fromby martin from,Hi Mango2005
The edit timed out beore I finished editing last post. Here it is in full:
Hi Mango2005
If you copy the instruction line to Terminal by Alberto (without the 01. and paste it into Terminal after you open it, just after the bit that says Admins with a small grey upright rectangle, and then hit return, that should do it if his post is correct.
Info from Albert's post below without the 01.
If you want to permanently show the attachments as icons, close Apple Mail, open Terminal and issue the following command
defaults write com.apple.mail DisableInlineAttachmentViewing -bool yes
Here's a slightly different version with a resetting instruction to revert if you need to. I cannot verify any of this but these are the instructions:
To implement this tweak:
- Start a new Terminal session (in Finder click Applications > Utilities > Terminal).
- To enable this setting, type (or copy and paste) the following command:
defaults write com.apple.mail DisableInlineAttachmentViewing -boolean true
3. To reset this setting to the default value, type (or copy and paste) the following command:
defaults delete com.apple.mail DisableInlineAttachmentViewing
4. To activate this tweak please close all instances of Mail, or wait until the next reboot.
5. Close the Terminal session by typing
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Aug 7, 2015 7:30 AM in response to Alberto Ravasioby sbstrum,The terminal command does indeed do the trick and I agree that Apple should have this as a Preference.
Of interest is that the person receiving the email with the icon still gets it as an opened file and even the sender's SENT email shows that what was sent as an icon during composition of the email now shows the opened file.
Another item that Apple should be addressing besides a growing number of issues that would make for a true upgrade in the OS rather than a major annoyance and waste of time and money.
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Aug 18, 2015 4:13 PM in response to gengailby Ellie+Mae,This was helpful in solving my attachment issue but now the graphic in my signature appears as an icon. Who can help me stop the madness.....