Hi! This is re the Download Attachments setting in Mail OSX. Two questions: 1. Where can i find the definition of recent. 2. If i set to None, can i still view attachments selectively on demand? Thanks!
iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)
All: Mail always downloads these attachments.
Recent: Mail downloads only attachments of this type received within the past 15 months.
None: Mail doesn’t download any of these attachments.
Yes, you can always select to download attachments later as long as the message is still on the server.
All: Mail always downloads these attachments.
Recent: Mail downloads only attachments of this type received within the past 15 months.
None: Mail doesn’t download any of these attachments.
Yes, you can always select to download attachments later as long as the message is still on the server.
As per this article : Mail for Mac: Account Information preferences in Mail
1.
Use Account Information preferences in Mail to set or view general options for your email account.
To view these preferences, choose Mail > Preferences, click Accounts, then click Account Information.
2. Download Attachments
All: Mail always downloads these attachments.
Recent: Mail downloads only attachments of this type received within the past 15 months.
None: Mail doesn’t download any of these attachments.
Mail downloads attachments you receive to a special folder in your home Library folder.
What OS version are you using? Your profile shows Yosemite.
Thanks Eric. It is Sierra.
<Image Edited for Personal Information>Thanks! Is there any way the message might not be on the server but be present locally, with Gmail IMAP?
As long as the message in Gmail's IMAP folder then it is also on the server.
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