Problem of where downloads/attachments go in Mail

Mail Attachment Download
I use the Mac's mail application, Mail. The default setting for where attachments are found is HOME >> Library >> Mail Downloads. I went into Mail Preferences and changed the downloads location to a folder I created, Attachments, which is a sub-folder in my main folder, Ken's Working Files. The path is as follows: HOME (named by me Ken) >> Documents >> Ken's Working Files >> Attachments. However, the attachments continue to be found in the default location, HOME >> Library >> Mail Downloads. Why can I not change the attachments download location to what I have specified in Mail Preferences?

I think attachments are saved in the folder homefolder/library/mail download when you open that attachment in Mail. that is just a setting/feature you cannot change.
You can save attachments to a designated location, and the default for that is the folder in homefolder/downloads. If you want to change the destination, then indeed go to mail>preferences>general and choose another path/location. Once that is done, the every time you right click on an attachment to save it you will have two options to save, the first being "Save Attachments..." where you have to choose the location, the secon being "Save XXXXX folder" XXXXX being the folder you have specified in mail>preferences>general
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