Tame Large Attachments with SaneAttachments
Large attachments can clog your email and slow things down. SaneAttachments to the rescue!
What it Does:
SaneAttachments lets you choose a cloud storage service (Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, OneDrive, Evernote) to store email attachments. This keeps your inbox lean and emails downloading faster.
Supported Services:
- Dropbox
- Google Drive
- Box
- OneDrive (consumer version)
- Evernote
Turning it On:
- In your SaneBox Dashboard, go to Settings (Menu) and select SaneAttachments.
- Choose your preferred cloud storage service and log in to authorize SaneBox access.
- (Optional) Each email account with SaneBox can use a different cloud storage service.
Important Note: SaneAttachments only works for new attachments received after you activate it.
Pausing or Stopping:
Need a break from SaneAttachments? Simply toggle it off with a click in the settings.
Specifying Folders for Uploads:
Select which SaneBox folders upload attachments in the Upload section of your SaneAttachments settings.
Configuration Options:
- Add links to email: Adds links to attachments in the email, along with instructions for finding them in your cloud storage. Important: Share these links carefully as anyone with the link can access the files.
- Location of links: Choose where the links appear in the email (top or bottom).
- Permission to Share: Control whether shared links allow anyone to access the attachments.
- Save copy of original email: Choose to save a copy of the original email with attachments (either in Trash or a dedicated @SaneOldAttachment folder) after processing.
- Only attachments larger than: Set the minimum attachment size for processing (default 256 KB, maximum 9 MB).
- Saved filename format: Choose a format for the attachments in your cloud storage. Use caution with Flat Dedup or Super Dedup options as they can replace older files with newer ones with the same name.
Privacy and Security:
- Even with public link access, others cannot find your attachments unless they have the link.
- SaneBox stores files in your private folders within your chosen cloud storage service.
OneDrive for Business Note:
OneDrive for Business (part of Office 365) is currently incompatible with SaneBox due to Microsoft coding limitations.
ActiveSync Users:
For email accounts using ActiveSync, SaneBox can upload attachments but cannot add links to the emails (due to limitations of the ActiveSync protocol).
When Attachments Can’t Be Removed:
SaneBox attempts to remove attachments after uploading them. If it can’t (due to email format or content), the attachment will still be uploaded, and you may receive a notification from SaneBox.
The Tiny SaneBox Icon:
SaneBox adds a small icon to processed emails, even after attachments are removed. This helps you search for emails that originally had attachments. Don’t worry, the icon is tiny and won’t affect your storage quota.
Why Attachments Are Sometimes Left in Place:
Occasionally, attachments are embedded in a way that removing them could damage the email. In those cases, SaneBox leaves the attachment for safety. However, the attachment will still be uploaded to your cloud storage.
iCloud Note:
SaneBox doesn’t currently support iCloud Drive because it doesn’t provide access to third-party services like SaneAttachments.