I am having some difficulty extracting attachments from my Outlook.com account using eM Client. The All Attachments view does provide a basis for extraction. However, it lacks features which would streamline the operation.

My Outlook.com account is 15+ years old and contains several hundred folders as well as over 5000 attachments. I would very much like to see the e-mail folder name wherein the attachment is located in the All Attachments view. This would allow for sorting or filtering the view by folder name. When the number of attachments is high, selecting ALL and hitting Save could result in confusing or downright disastrous results. For example, what happens if multiple attachments have the same file name? How do I reconcile the results of the operation on multiple attachments? Clearly, it may be best to perform the Save function one attachment at a time or at least in small groups. I have tried it both ways and both are rather time consuming. I would also note that my main consideration in purchasing eM Client was to get a handle on attachments. I started with over 5000 attachments, and after almost a year with numerous extractions, I still have over 5000 attachments.

Upon initiating the Save operation, the user would enter a local folder name as a root folder. As selected attachments are saved, the software would create and/or apply local subfolders within root corresponding to the e-mail folders wherein the selected attachments are located. So, saving 10 attachments contained in 5 different e-mail folders would result in 5 local subfolders being created and/or applied under root. Local attachments would be saved in these subfolders.

When multiple attachments have the same file name, the software would provide options to ensure unique file identifiers. For example, file names could be serialized by adding (1), (2), etc. The file name could also include e-mail attributes such as the subject line.

Providing such features would allow Save results to be readily reconciled. I could look at the selected attachments in the All Attachments view and directly compare to the contents of the root directory.

To summarize:

1. Add e-mail folder name to All Attachments view.
2. Allow All Attachments view to be filtered or sorted on e-mail folder name.
3. Revise Save function to apply user entered local folder name as root folder.
4. Revise Save function to create and/or apply local subfolders within root corresponding to e-mail folders containing selected attachments.
5. Add options to maintain uniqueness of file identifiers in the event multiple attachments have the same file name.
6. Add options to preserve key attachment file attributes such as creation date.