[X4U] Mail: where do removed attachments go?

[Jens Selvig]

On Feb 13, 2009, at 5:17 PM, Mark Des Cotes wrote:

> I'm notorious for keeping e-mails, both incoming and outgoing. I  
> decided today that enough was enough and decided to clean house (to  
> some degree). I made a smart mailbox to show me any messages I sent  
> in 2007 that had attachments. I listed the over 2000 messages by  
> file size and scrolled to the largest ones. I highlighted about a  
> dozen of the largest ones (about 200MB worth) and deleted them. I  
> had a folder open in the Finder with my available HD space showing.  
> When I switched to the finder I noticed that the available space  
> increased by approx 200MB which is exactly what I expected. I then  
> thought better of what I was doing and decided that instead of  
> deleting the messages I would only delete the attachments. I  
> highlighted another dozen, this time about 150MB worth and used the  
> "Remove Attachment" option from the Message menu. The attachments  
> all disappeared but according to the folder in the Finder I didn't  
> gain any HD space. I tried again, this time selecting about 300MB  
> worth and removing the attachments. Again, no change in the Finder  
> to my available HD space. This leads me to my questions. Where do  
> the attachments go when you use the "Remove attachments" option? And  
> why am I not gaining any HD space by removing them?
>
> Thanks


I am not sure but perhaps you need to empty the trash before seeing  
the attachments actually vanish.

Jens


Jens Selvig
...Lost in Montana...