When you also want to add this command to the QAT of the Message Compose window or the Appointment/Meeting window, then create a new message or Calendar item and repeat step 1 to 5.Īdding the classic Attach File command to the QAT. Press OK to close the Options dialog and return to Outlook. Make sure you do not select the “Attach File…” command as that is the new menu button. Set the “Choose commands from” dropdown list to: All Commands. You can add the command to the Quick Access Toolbar in the following way When you use this Attach File button, you will always add the file as an actual attachment and never as a link to OneDrive or any other Cloud based storage. Workaround 4: Use the classic Attach File buttonĪs the first method is relatively slow (especially when attaching multiple files) and the drag & drop method might not be as convenient for everyone, there is also a way to bring back the “classic” Attach File button that isn’t “Cloud aware” at all. I use this method quite a lot as attaching a file via the regular method basically does nothing more than opening a smaller File Explorer window and I often already have a File Explorer window open at the file’s location when I just finished editing the file that I want to send.Īttaching files via the drag & drop method will always create actual attachments even when you are dragging from a OneDrive folder. Move your mouse cursor within the message body of the email that you are creating and release the mouse button The file will now show up as an actual attachment. Click and hold down your mouse button on the file. Browse to the file that you want to attach. UNABLE TO DOWNLOAD ONEDRIVE WINDOWS
Open a File Explorer window (keyboard shortcut: Windows key + E). Create and type your email as you’d normally do until you are ready to add an attachment. This might sound complicated, but it is actually quite easy. Yet another way to include actual attachments instead of OneDrive links is to attach the file via Drag & Drop from a File Explorer window. Workaround 3: Drag & Drop from File Explorer This method also works for OneDrive for Business. Once returned to the message, press CTRL+V to paste the file as an actual attachment to your message. You can then press Cancel to close the Attach File dialog. To bypass the need to select “Attach a Copy” and download the file, you can use the Attach File method to browse to the file as you’d normally do but instead of selecting the file and pressing the Open button, select the file and press CTRL+C to copy the file. When you are composing in Plain Text format, you’ll get prompted how you want to attach the file when selecting a file that is located on OneDrive or other Cloud based storage Ĭonverting a OneDrive attachment when composing in Plain Text. Note: The above option is not available when using OneDrive for Business (SharePoint). This opens a dropdown menu from which you can choose: Attach as Copy.Īfter choosing this command, Outlook will download the latest version of the file from OneDrive and attach it to your email.Ĭonvert a OneDrive attachment into an actual attachment. Workaround 1: Attach as CopyĪ quick way to convert a Cloud Attachment into an actual attachment is to attach the file as usual and then click the down arrow next to the attachment. In that case, you can still use any of the workarounds below. Note: When using Outlook 2016 (MSI), you may not have this option available to you. Set your default online attachment behavior. 
File-> Options-> General-> Attachment options. Ask me how I want to attach them every time. 
If you do not like the default attaching behavior for files stored on OneDrive or SharePoint, you can luckily choose from 3 options While you can change the default, there are also various workarounds available when you want to remain flexible with how you are sending attachments. Of course there are valid reasons to still send an actual file instead of a link. Sending a link instead of the actual file has several benefits such as keeping the email smaller and making sure that people are always using the latest version of the file. Outlook has the option that allows you to send people links to files that you have stored in the Cloud like OneDrive Personal, OneDrive for Business or a corporate SharePoint server. How can I configure Outlook so that it always attaches my files as actual attachments and not as a link to the file on OneDrive? This also happens when I select a file via “Browse This PC…” and then select my locally cached OneDrive folder. Whenever I attach a file that is located within my OneDrive folder on my computer, it is being attached as a OneDrive link with a cloud icon and not as an actual file attachment.
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