Attachments - Options

  1. Encoding method
  2. Delete attachments when emptying trash
  3. Delete automatic attachments


  1. The first box (MIME) should be checked

  2. If checked, incoming attachments will be deleted if and when the original message it was attached to is purged from the trash.

  3. Three options are given:
    1. Never
    2. After sending message
    3. When message emptied from trash

    Generally the best choice is Never. Most attachments are items that are kept even after being sent (for example a draft of a document) and so are not meant to be deleted.