Cannot Create File Error When Opening Attachment
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by Mitch Bartlett 18 Comments Filed Under: Office Tagged: Outlook 2013, Outlook 2016 When you try to open a file attachment in Microsoft Outlook, you get an error: Can't create file: filename. Right-click the folder you want to create the
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file in, and then click Properties on the shortcut menu to check your permissions outlook cannot create file pdf for the folder. This problem occurs usually when Outlook cannot access the temp file the file is linked to. To resolve
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this problem, try the following steps. Hold the Windows Key, then press "R" to bring up the Run dialog box. Type "Regedit", then press "Enter". Click "Edit" > "Find" and type "OutlookSecureTempFolder". When regedit has cannot create attachments. the property does not exist found the entry, it will tell you where your Outlook temporary files are stored. It will look similar to one of the following: C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\ Content.Outlook\randomnumber\ C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLKrandomnumber Bring up the File Explorer, then navigate to the location in the registry key. Delete all of the files in this folder. Restart Microsoft Outlook and you should be able to open your attachment. Related posts: Disable Email Forwarding in Outlook cannot open attachments in outlook 2010 2016 & 2013 Outlook 2016/2013: Print Email Attachments Without Opening the Message How to Connect Outlook 2016 or 2013 to Gmail Outlook 2016 & 2013: View Message Headers Comments Gran says September 30, 2016 at 11:53 am Never works for me. I have tried several times and changed the temp directory as well and still doesn't work. Asad Mehmood says September 19, 2016 at 12:08 am Thanks a million. It worked :) samith says August 29, 2016 at 6:33 am thanks worked like a charm Ado says August 11, 2016 at 4:20 am thank you so much…it worked Emmanuel says June 28, 2016 at 3:48 am It worked like a charm CH says June 8, 2016 at 7:45 am What the heck, this fixed nothing… Just kidding, worked like a charm. I didn't want to comment the same as everyone else, sounds like an echo in here. Thanh Tam says May 28, 2016 at 3:26 am Thank you! I have already fixed this problem ^^ tushar says April 20, 2016 at 3:57 am It worked thanks zee says April 14, 2016 at 7:22 am It worked like magic zee says April 14, 2016 at 7:20 am Wow thanks thanks it worked Hotshot says April 8, 2016 at 3:19 am Th
can't create the file and to that you need check the permissions on the folder you want to save it in.In most cases
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the permissions on the folder isn't the issue but the outlooksecuretempfolder fact that the folder is "full". When you open an attachment directly from within Outlook it
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will first save a copy to a subfolder of the Temporary Internet Files folder.Cleaning out the folder will solve the issue.Outlook Secure Temp folderUnfortunately this http://www.technipages.com/outlook-cant-create-file-error-when-opening-attachment is easier said than done. The subfolder name Outlook creates (on installation of Outlook) in the Temporary Internet Files folder is quite random.In Outlook 2003 and previous, the name starts with OLK and is followed by up to 4 random numbers or letters. In Outlook 2007 and later, this folder is called https://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/securetemp.htm Content. Outlook and then has a subfolder which is named with with 8 random numbers and letters.In addition, by default, you cannot simply browse to the folder to clean it out. Getting to the Temporary Outlook Folder can still be accomplished in 2 easy steps though.Step 1: Locate the folderThe folder location is stored in the registry in the following key;Outlook 97HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Outlook\SecurityOutlook 98HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.5\Outlook\SecurityOutlook 2000HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Outlook\SecurityOutlook 2002/XPHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\SecurityOutlook 2003HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\SecurityOutlook 2007HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Outlook\SecurityOutlook 2010HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Outlook\SecurityOutlook 2013HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Outlook\SecurityOutlook 2016HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\SecurityStep 2: Get to the folderOpen the OutlookSecureTempFolder registry key from the location provided in Step 1.Copy the path from the key.Open Explorer.Paste the address in the Address Bar and press Enter.Paste the found path in the address bar of File Explorer to easily get to the folder.Use OutlookTools or OutlookTempCleanerStill not easy enough or just don't want to go in the Registry to find the folder location? I’ve created two free tools which can do the trick as well.OutlookTools offers besides l
June 27, 2014 07:06pm Introduction When opening an attachment directly from within Outlook you could get an error https://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/84474-outlook-cannot-create-file-filename-right-click-the-folder-you-want-to-create-the-file-in-and-then-click-properties-on-the-shortcut-menu-to-check-your-permissions-for-the-folder message saying that it can’t create the file and to that you need check the permissions on the folder you want to save it in. In most cases the permissions on the folder isn’t the issue but the fact that the folder is “full”. When you open an attachment directly from within Outlook it cannot create will first save a copy to a subfolder of the Temporary Internet Files folder. Update on 01/21/2015: Re-read the article. In my rush of initial write, I had duplicate information. Cleaned this up to streamline the fix details. Clarified a couple semi-ambiguous statements. Added a comment below to answer questions. Update on 02/10/2016: Minor changes cannot create file to article. Steps (6 total) 1 Preface: Identify the Outlook Secure Temp folder We need to start by finding the Outlook Secure Temp folder. Unfortunately this is easier said than done. The subfolder name Outlook creates (on installation of Outlook) in the Temporary Internet Files folder is somewhat random. In Outlook 2003 and previous, the folder name starts with "OLK" and is followed by up to 4 random numbers or letters. In Outlook 2007, 2010 and 2013, this folder is called "Content.Outlook" and then has a subfolder which is named with with 8 random numbers and letters. In addition, by default, you cannot simply browse to the folder to clean it out. Getting to the Temporary Outlook Folder can still be accomplished in 2 easy steps though. 2 Step 1: Locate the folder The folder location is stored in the registry in the following key, which varies with version. Outlook 97 is --------- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Outlook\Security Outlook 98 is --------- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.5\Outlook\Security Outlook 2000 is -----