428883 - hidden attachment files

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(Thunderbird :: General, defect)

Description

[Roger Matthews]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.13) Gecko/20080311 Firefox/2.0.0.13
Build Identifier: version 2.0.0.12 (20080213)

In the "Attachments" tab under "Options" my files are being saved to a folder which doesn't exist on my hard drive.  However, the files must be there somewhere because they are executable from the E-mail to which they are attached.  When I changed the save location to one which does exist, the file doesn't show up there.  When I do a File Search the result is always that the file can not be located by Windows explorer.  I want to copy some of these files to a unique back-up disc but I can not locate them.  Where are they going and why can't I find them?

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.save attachments to: C:\downloads (this is the non existent one)
2.Attachment comes with E-mail
3.Attachment (example .mov file) can be opened from E-mail 
4.Change save to folder: C:\download\attachments
5.Attachment comes with E-mail
6.Attachment can be opened from E-mail 
Actual Results:  
Although the file can be opened from E-mail it can not be found in the download folder indicated in the Options menu nor can it be located with a File Search under the Windows Start Menu.

Expected Results:  
The attachment file should have been delivered and saved in the folder as indicated on the Options menu under the tab "Attachments"

Comment 1

[Magnus Melin [:mkmelin]]

Attachments are part of the mails (and stored there, in your profile folder). 

The Attachments options apply only to what happens when you actually click an attachment in a mail. (But even then, the original attachment will remain inside the mail.)

Agreed, the attachment options are quite confusing!

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