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Lorenzo
Silver Contributor
Jan 19, 2026

I'm also on Windows 11 + Edge and seem to have observed the following:

When attaching a file (something we usually do as the last step when posting a reply) the attachment icon (& others) stay displayed until the next action
If the next action is a click on Reply/Update the attachment is randomly stripped out
On the other hand, if the next action is to click elsewhere on the post - making sure the attachment icon loses focus - it seems to work more reliably - to be confirmed, though...

(attached 3 files to this reply...)
EDIT 1st attachment stripped out 😒

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djclements
Silver Contributor
Jan 19, 2026

Lorenzo​  Testing this strategy by attaching my files first, then typing all of this. Also testing a potential workaround for macro-enabled workbooks by renaming the file with a .zip extension (to be renamed and removed after downloading). If it works, there will be no further edits to this reply (2 files attached).

EDIT: the 1st attachment (.xlsx) worked, but the 2nd attachment (.xlsm.zip) was purged. Looks like a promising strategy, but still subject to other "spam" filtering rules.