Unable to download pdf attachment from outlook

PDF Attachments in Outlook - Why You Sometimes Cannot Open o. This issue is caused by a recent feature change that triggers an HTTP redirect to a static Office URL. This occurs if an additional mailbox is opened in OWA and an attachment is selected for download or preview. Resolution. To fix this issue, install one of the following updates.  · When I send a PDF attachment to someone and later download my own e-mail, Outlook shows the clippy icon saying that there's an attachment, but Outlook doesn't display the attachment itself. Outlook sometimes works and sometimes doesn't work. I doubt very much that the server side matters at all (Exchange or Yahoo or anyone else).

The email attachments are from various sources but all known to me and previously successful on the last PC, my mobile, tablet etc.. Last PC had Chrome then Opera. This has Microsoft Edge. Downloads work from Hotmail, so I can forward, then download with no problem. Can download files from net, eg a Microsoft exe file. Steps to Download Attachments from Office Web App. Download Open Office Attachment Saving Tool. Pick Office enter its email login details. Select required mailboxes for the process. Click on 'Selective export settings' to extract attachments. Choose destination path and hit on backup. Run Chrome. Click the 3 dots on the top-right side. Go to More toolsExtensions. Select the Add-on/extension one-by-one and click Remove to remove it. Click Remove again to confirm it. Now go to Outlook on the Web application and download the attachments. Note: The process is the similar for other web browsers too.

When I send a PDF attachment to someone and later download my own e-mail, Outlook shows the clippy icon saying that there's an attachment, but Outlook doesn't display the attachment itself. Outlook sometimes works and sometimes doesn't work. I doubt very much that the server side matters at all (Exchange or Yahoo or anyone else). Cause. This issue is caused by a recent feature change that triggers an HTTP redirect to a static Office URL. This occurs if an additional mailbox is opened in OWA and an attachment is selected for download or preview. In Outlook, select File Options Trust Center Trust Center Settings Attachment Handling Turn off Attachment Preview. To turn off a specific attachment previewer, click Attachment and Document Previewers, clear the check box for a previewer you want to turn off, and then click OK. How do I open or preview PDF attachments?.