How to change default attachment save into temp folders?

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Using Outlook to read mail.
If I open an attachment ( *.doc, *.pdf etc) and forget to "save as" it gets
saved by default into the user name/local settings/temporary
internet/content/ alphabet jumble folders hierarchy. Even with "show hidden
files" checked, I am unable to locate these files by name using the search
function or through Windows Explorer. The only way I am able to find them
again is by opening a different document the same way ( email attachment,
open it, save dialog) and see what else is in the same folder.

1. is there a way to SEE what's in these folders
2. is there a way to change the default on saving ( without "save as") so
that it goes to a different folder that I can actually find
3. how do I do a search for these documents when the search function does
not bring them up and/or cannot see them in Explorer

thanks for any help

Penny S

 

[Wesley Vogel]

I do not use Outlook.

What about this...
Outlook | Tools | Options | File Locations

To see what's in Content.IE5.
Start | Run | Paste this in the box:

%homepath%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5

Click OK.


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I do not use Outlook.

What about this...
Outlook | Tools | Options | File Locations

To see what's in Content.IE5.
Start | Run | Paste this in the box:

%homepath%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5

Click OK.

Thanks, we'll check it out, also happens the same way with outlook express.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Outlook Express, when saving attachments, defaults to the last place you
saved any.

Other wise OE defaults to C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\My
Documents

The location is in this registry key.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{Your unique ID #}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook
Express\5.0
Value Name: Save Attachment Path
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: the path to whatever folder, Desktop, etc.

If you still have XP SP1, there is still a bug that eats part of the path.

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