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Where Does To Do Store file attachments?
As per the title, I'm trying to figure out if/how to locate files that were uploaded to one of my tasks in To Do.
- Can't find them in OneDrive
- Can't find them in Outlook on the Web (under 'Attachments')
- Can't find them when I search from the Office portal
Is it impossible to access To Do attachments outside of the task?
EDIT: to be specific, I'm wondering where the files are stored in my Microsoft 365 tenant
Hi atrain204
I am an independent advisor and investigated this request. I was curious about this issue and contacted Microsoft Support.
You are correct. The files are not stored on OneDrive, Outlook Attachment folder, or searchable from Office.
- The files are stored on your c:\drive - OS (C:).
C:\Users\yourname\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Content.Outlook\G1W8VS17\- The G1W8VS17 folder may be named differently on your computer.
- When you open your file (Word, Excel, or PowerPoint), select File and Info then email attachment location will appear.
If you are unable to open the file, you can navigate to the location manually. - Option 1: Copy and Paste the link below
- Add your computer's username then copy and paste it in the File Explorer.
- C:\Users\yourname\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Content.Outlook\
- Click on the folder or search the filename from here
Option 2: Navigate to the file location manually
- There are couple of steps you must take to unhide the AppData and INetcache folders.
- Navigate to the File Explorer App
- To unhide the App Data Folder
- From the top menu, select View then check Hidden items
- From the top menu, select View then check Hidden items
- To Display the INetCache Folder
- From the top menu, select View, Options, then Change folder and search option
- Next, click on the View tab
- Under Files and Folders, uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)
- Press Ok
- Important: Once you find your file, I recommend that you repeat these steps and add the check mark since it says, "Recommended."
- Now you can, you follow the path by click on OS (C:) and clicking on the remaining folders for this location path:
C:\Users\yourname\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Content.Outlook\click on the next folder available to you or search the filename from here
Please like or choose the best response to help other users if you find this information helpful.
Teresa
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Teresa_Cyrus thanks but I'm not sure if that fully make sense...
If I upload an image to a task in the desktop app, I can access that file from my phone instantly. Microsoft IS storing them in their "cloud" somewhere but nowhere that can actually be accessed by a user or admin.
You can open the files right from To-Do Tasks but the files are stored on the C:\ drive as noted in the post above. Yes. It's Bizarre.
- I have followed this steps but the folder is not available in the VDI.
Is there any other folder where outlook saved the To-Do list locally for the on-premise user?
- The files are stored on your c:\drive - OS (C:).
atrain204 I don't think this is correct. If attachments to tasks in To Do are stored locally, then I shouldn't be able to access them when my laptop is turned off.
Where do they save when the task is created via an Android/iOS app? Those also don't have access to my computer.
I think you are looking at where an attachment is saved when it's downloaded from To Do
Biagio Mazzucco that's what I'm saying. There's no way that task attachments are stored locally.
My best guess is that attachments are stored in a dark hole somewhere in Exchange, but are not attached to MS Graph in anyway.
atrain204
"There's no way that task attachments are stored locally."
Uhm... why? temp. cache?
What i can say is that Teresa_Cyrus is right, although the path is different on the client i tested this...
C:\Users\[USERNAME]\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Todos_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\AccountsRoot\[some alphanumeric folder]\Attachments\[some alphanumeric subfolder]\
There is exactly the file i just uplaoded - and no, i didn't download the file from that task at any time
