Attachments-Confused about mail downloads location

It seems that my attachments are located at:
steve/library/mail/[email protected]@mail.xxx.com/INBOX.imapmbox/Attachments/<m anyindividualfolders>
They only move to steve/library/mail downloads
if I press the Quick Look button.
If I press the Save button they go to my designated downloads folder, but it takes quite a while to copy.
Is this normal?
I have mail set to keep all msgs and their attachments for offline viewing.
Steve

StevenFrank wrote:
It seems that my attachments are located at:
steve/library/mail/[email protected]@mail.xxx.com/INBOX.imapmbox/Attachments/<manyindividualfolders>
They only move to steve/library/mail downloads
if I press the Quick Look button.
that's quite normal.
If I press the Save button they go to my designated downloads folder, but it takes quite a while to copy.
Is this normal?
That depends on how you set up your imap account preferences. In account preferences->advanced there is a scroll button "keep copies of messages for offline viewing". If you set it to "All messages and their attachments" then there will be no significant delay when you press the Save button.
Also in general preferences you can set the option "Remove unedited downloads" to "when Mail quits". This will clear the folder
homedirectory/library/mail downloads of all unedited downloads every time you quit Mail. This has no effect on the copies you downloaded using Save button.
I have mail set to keep all msgs and their attachments for offline viewing.
Steve

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