In this blog, we will be discussing about how to remove attachment from Outlook email. If you are looking for the same, this post will be helpful for you.
Outlook is a well-known desktop based application which is widely used by a number of professionals. It has various features and provides security as the emails are saved in the local system instead of web.
However, the drawback is that the size of attachments cause hindrance in sending or receiving the emails with attachments.
Email attachments are a crucial part of any email application. The size of the attachment files can either be reduced or can be deleted from the user’s end while composing.
There are possibly two methods to remove a single or multiple attachments from an email and multiple emails. One is the manual method and the other is an automated like PST Compress Tool.
When a single attachment has to be deleted manually from the Outlook mail then, the following are the steps to be taken into account:
1. Open the Outlook account and then the targeted email.
2. Move the cursor on the attachment and then, right click on it. Choose the option ‘Remove’.
3. Once the option ‘Remove’ from the drop-down is selected, then the attachment would get deleted.
This is a manual method to delete one attachment at a time. If multiple attachments need to be deleted simultaneously in a single email, then press and hold the shift key on the keyboard. Click on the first and the last attachment and then, press ‘Delete’ on the keyboard. By doing so, all the attachments would get deleted.
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When the emails are in large number like 500, 1000, 2000 or more then the manual method becomes tedious and time-consuming process. As, the multiple emails possess multiple attachments. Then, opening each mail and then, deleting them becomes a repeated job.
VBA is a manual approach to remove attachments from multiple emails in Outlook. It has been divided into two steps as follows:
Step 1: Using VBA
Step 2: Create Rule in Order to Remove Attachments from Multiple Outlook Emails
Limitations of Using VBA Method
‘PST Compress’ is a unique, simple and professional tool which efficiently executes the compression function effortlessly. Follow the below steps to remove attachments from multiple emails in Outlook:
Step 1. Download and install the ‘SysTools Compress Tool’ on Windows Operating System.
Step 2. In order to add PST files, click on ‘Add Files’ or ‘Add Folder’ option.
Step 3. Click on the ‘Browse’ button to save the resultant files in the specific folder.
Step 4. Click on the ‘Compress PST’ button.
Step 5. Choose ‘Compression option’ as required.
Step 6. Lastly, click on the ‘Compress’ button to initiate the process.
In the above blog, you have learnt about the different methods to remove attachment from Outlook email. There are two manual methods and an automated tool. The manual method has certain limitations that makes it inappropriate. Whereas an automated tool gives the best and reliable results to delete Outlook email attachments. You can try the free demo version of the tool that renders the same features of full version. Then, you can take the decision that suits to your requirements.