How to open attachment temporary folder in Outlook?
When you open an attachment in your email, a copy of this attachment will be saved in the temp folder automatically. If the attachment you have opened before has accidentally been deleted from the email, you can also get the attachment back in the temp folder. In this tutorial, you will learn how to open the temp folder with details in Outlook.
Open the temp folder in Outlook
Open the temp folder in Outlook
You can do as following to open the temp folder in Outlook:
1. Press the "Windows" + "R" keys at the same time to open the "Run" dialog box, and type "regedit" into the "Open" text box. See screenshot:
2. Click the "OK" button in the "User Account Control" dialog box.
3. In the "Registry Editor" dialog box, expand the folders as follows:
1). If you are using Outlook 2013, expand "KEY_CURRENT_USER" > "Software" > "Microsoft" > "Office" > "15.0" > "Outlook";
2). For Outlook 2010, expand "KEY_CURRENT_USER" > "Software" > "Microsoft" > "Office" > "14.0" > "Outlook";
3). For Outlook 2007, expand "KEY_CURRENT_USER" > "Software" > "Microsoft" > "Office" > "12.0" > "Outlook".
4. Scroll down to select the "Security" folder in the left pane, and then double-click to open "OutlookSecureTempFolder" in the right pane. See screenshot:
5. When the "Edit String" dialog box pops up, copy the path in the "Value data" box, and then click the "OK" button.
6. Close the "Registry Editor" dialog box.
7. Double click the "Computer" icon on your desktop to open the explorer and then paste the copied path into the path box. See screenshot:
8. After pasting the path, press the "Enter" key. Then you will see the attachments you have opened in emails are stored in this folder.
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