Why do the attachments I open in my e-mails end up as a desktop icon?

Is there something I can do to keep this from happening? Other than removing each one by dragging it to the trash, is there a faster way to delete the icons from the desktop?

Hi, not sure of this, but check Mail>Preferences>General, is Downloads folder set to the Desktop?

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