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Gmail advanced search with has:attachment syntax
Any idea why when I sometimes search within my gmail account (via a browser), and I include the syntax "has:attachment", I still get search results which do not have attachments. Sometimes it returns only emails with attachments but other times it returns results which have no attachments.
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I opened one that had no attachment but a picture in it. Right-click and I could save as if it were an attachment. Apparently detected by Gmail as attachment.
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ok how would I run the search to find attachment but exclude images?
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Problem with that is that you will miss out on the essential attachments you are trying to search i.e. Word or Excel docs which might be below that size limit.
Yes however, Word or Excel typically will show as an attachment. Just a flaw in the has:attachments I'm afraid.
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Sorry for the delay in replying. Is there a syntax to then exclude certain file attachments from the search?
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