Downloading photo attachments

Hi there! I'm a recent mac convert who needs help!
Why is it that when I try to download photo attachments from yahoo mail, i can't readily view it unlike before?
Let me try to paint a picture....
Normal: Click 'Download File' > 'Download' box appears > I see the exact same file name and its format (jpeg, pdf) as it appears on the email > the progress of the download is shown > file is automatically opened with 'Preview'
Odd: Click 'Download File' > 'Download' box appears > the filename that appears on the box is ALWAYS 'securedownload' (icon looks like a blank sheet of paper), format of file is not specified > the progress of the download is shown > file does not automatically open
I have to open Preview (or whatever program i want to use) in order to view the file. I'm not computer savvy and this is really driving me nuts! Thank you for any help

Experiencing the exact same problem !!.arrgg...have tried everything from reset.. delete account..add account.. reset all the smtp added new servers deleted servers nothing seems to work..very upsetting at not being able to download attachments as it was working perfectly before... & frustrating ....as I can see them perfectly on the computer when I log in.......wondered if you had any success or if it had been resolved for you Cheers

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Message was edited by: Abbstrack

There is no file size limit that I'm aware of.
When I receive an email with a large photo attachment or with a number of photo attachments, the photo or photos may not appear automatically opened as inline or viewed in place depending on my internet connection at the time - wi-fi or the cellular network, which requires selecting the attachment to download and open the attachment. I haven't received a boxed ? mark on a blue background - not yet anyway.

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Hi Paisinho!
There should not be a memory problem as of course the photo app works fine!
Try downloading these images on a computer, and if you cannot access them, then these attachments, have been lost into the 'cyberspace', contact google for information if this happens.
If they do download on a computer, then there may be some issue with compatibility. (Although you say the text ends in .jpg which should be fine). First try going to gmail.com on your iPad. Either use the Basic HTML version or the iPad specific version. See if that works and get back to me.
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Don't totyally understand your questions or what you are trying to do. Do they pertain to an iPad?
First you say "Can I download photos from a digital SLR".
You can use Apple's Camera Connection Kit to import photos and videos, but you can't export.
Then you say "Are attachments available that will allow transfer of photos to an external hard drive?"
There are some wireless external hard drives that can be used with the iPad.
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Then there is the Seagate GoFlex, which some would recommend over the Wi-Drive. But this one costs $199 and had 500 Gigabytes of storage. It works the sameway as the Kingston: no wires, runs over its wireless connection. You can actually fit up to 300 HD movies on it.
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 Cheers, Tom

I'd love some help trying to figure out why my 2008 MacBook no longer recognizes my external drive and now is not downloading photos from my iphone....?

After many years of having no problems at all on my Macbook, I recently figured I should finally upgrade my OS. I did that about three weeks ago, updating to Snow Leopard (10.6.8). I used Time Machine at least once after the OS upgrade but now Time Machine no longer recognizes the external drive I have used for all these years to back up. The MacBook does not "see" it. (Disk Utility does however.) The computer then also stopped recognizing another La Cie back-up that I have and now... my iPhone cannot download photos? Yikes.
I have, of course, shut down numerous times, used different cables (that worked for some) and the two USB drives. I even used a firewire. Nothing worked. I also tried to "Repair disk" on Disk Utility. It didn't work either, giving me an error (that I didn't save, sorry).
I read many other discussions on the file format of the external drive and of course I'd be happy to reformat the external drives--however, it is obviously a tad nerve-wracking to reformat drives before having an accessible back-up. Suggestions? I do not remember what file format they have but am pretty sure it's not the Mac file system someone mentioned. The drives are a 2009 WD "My Passport Elite" and La Cie 2007 d2 Quadra,
In terms of other hardware available, we do have another MacBook Air but it has started rejecting both drives as well (without the Snow Leopard upgrade). We have an old Dell but it wouldn't have the disk space to help out much.
Any thoughts on the process involved would be welcome. Any ideas on the iPhone rejection would be helpful as well! It is a 30gig iPhone 4 that has 20 or so gigs free (not clear as iTunes says that there are abour 18 Gigs on the phone but 24 free gigs? I may be bad at math but that's 40 gigs...).
I am checking out iCloud but apparently there are only 55 gigs available?
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Good afternoon Lyssa,
Phew. First of all, thanks in advance...these blogs are always comforting help!
So, to answer your questions: For the age of the hard drive.Well, I added memory a couple of years ago (RAM and hard drive). Being a mom leads me to eat up a fair amount of gigs with photos of my kids and, in fact, I think I entirely replaced the original drive, so it is a couple years younger than 2008 since I did that in March 2010. If there is some way to verify that (whether or not I replaced the entire drive), I'm all ears. I have 311 Gigs free, so it is not a space issue. I verified the startup disk on Disk Utilityand nothing showed up.
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I can plug in the La Cie and it is functional on the MacBook, visible on Disk Utility but not visible in Finder. The WD drive is not visible and not functional. So we can think it is indeed the WD that is not working.... Also, the iphone photos did, in the end, get downloaded, so it is not something more general.
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I forgot to mention that there is a "lost+found" file on the WD which apparently points to a UNIX /OS issue?
Some kind of "insurance"?....
I'm curious about how people avoid this kind of issue. You just regularly replace back-up drives and hard drives before problems come up? Time Machine is great and saves many of us from disasters, however, knowing that your Time Machine back-ups are vulnerable makes the whole system insecure. No way to have alarms ring before the drive goes out?
As for ways ahead...
It seems that I ought to be able to copy off of the WD to the MacBook then erase it and reformat it and start over again. However, I haven’t been able to see its contents except on random occasions. If you have any ideas on how to copy the Time Machineback-ups from the WD, again, I'm all ears!
Good afternoon Lyssa,
Phew. First of all, thanks in advance...
So, to answer your questions:
For the age of the hard drive. Well, I added memory a coupleof years ago (RAM and hard drive). Being a mom leads me to eat up a fair amountof gigs with photos of my kids ….and, in fact, I think I entirely replaced theoriginal drive, so it is a couple years younger than 2008 since I did that inMarch 2010. If there is some way to verify that, I'm all ears. I have 311 Gigfree, so it is not a space issue. I verified the startup disk on Disk Utilityand nothing showed up.
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Question 2. Other cables...
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Question 3... Fire Wire from the La Cie
Yes, I used the Firewire cable from the La Cie and it isindeed accessible, though still not visible in Finder. Since it is not Mac OSExtended I know that I can't use Time Machine with it.
FYI...
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As for ways ahead…
It seems that I ought to be able to copy off of the WD tothe MacBook then erase it and reformat it and start over again. However, Ihaven’t been able to “see” its contents except on random occasions…
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