How To Remove Attachments From Emails On Outlook 2010?
There is a Outlook 2010 trick used to remove attachments from emails. This is pretty cool feature for my case which is exactly like this.
Instead of deleting the emails with attachments, I would like to keep or retain the emails but delete the associated attachments, especially those duplicate, bulky, outdated items, in order to keep the folders size (Inbox, Sent Items, etc) smaller or lower than Exchange mailbox storage quota.
So now I am happy to keep the emails, but not attachments of respective emails, for future reference / supporting purpose while struggle to delay mailbox oversize problem.
Note, this “Remove Attachment” function of Outlook 2010 v14.0.4760.1000 is NOT available for inline attachments, in which the items are embedded in message body :-(
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Thank you for your solution to deleting email attachments in Outlook 2010 when not “inline.” When they are “inline” you can go to Actions on the toolbar and select “Edit Message.” When in edit mode you can select the attachment and press “Delete.”
It would be interesting to know how to delete an outgoing message that will not leave the Outbox folder due to having an oversized attachment. The normal “Delete” functions do not appear to work; I think I will have to find the actual folder in Windows Explorer and try to delete the message file outside of Outlook.
@Paul Lingenfelder
Thanks Paul! The “Edit message” did the trick. I didn’t know they added that in 2010. It is logical and safer this way. Problem solved!
Thanks to all!
Here is another post with graphics to show you how to remove inline attachment or to reduce size of emails in Outlook 2010.
Thank ou Paul, very happy with your advise, solved my problem.. all the best. Luigi, Toronto CA.