Can't open attachments in mail

Mac OSX 10.9.4
Can't open any attachments in mail by double clicking. Was able to do previously. Now need to click on attachments, download, then open from application (word, acrobat, excel, etc). Even when attachment is in downloads folder, double click will not open file (any file - pdf, word, excel, etc)
Help - thanx

Whats the answer please?
- cause I have the same problem

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