Quickly change the default saving folder for attachments in Outlook
Kutools for Outlook
In Outlook, if you need to change another folder as the default folder for saving attachments, Kutools for Outlook’s Default Folder for Saving Attachments option which can help you configure the default folder for saving your attachments easily.
Change the default saving folder for attachments in Outlook
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Change the default saving folder for attachments in Outlook
After installing Kutools for Outlook, please do as follows:
1. Launch your Outlook, and click Kutools > Options, see screenshot:
2. In the Options dialog box, click Others tab, and then click button beside the Default Folder for Saving Attachments section, see screenshot:
3. In the popped out Select Folder dialog, please specify a folder as the default folder to save the attachments, see screenshot:
4. Then click Select Folder to return to the original dialog, and then click OK button, it will remind you to restart the Outlook to take the changing effect, see screenshot:
5. Click OK and restart your Outlook, and from now on, the attachments will be saved to the default folder you have specified.
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Demo: change the default saving folder for attachments in Outlook
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