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    by theskillspool+techrepublic@gmail.com ·

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    Having opened a message in my Gmail inbox I see the paperclip icon indicating an attachment. However the icon appears grayed out, and clicking it does nothing. I know there’s nothing wrong with the attachment, as I had the sender send a duplicate message to another email address I use, and I could easily view the same attachment. Why can’t I open the attachment from my Gmail message?

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    • #4001864
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      I suspect….

      by birdmantd ·

      In reply to Gmail

      …. that the attachment is in a format that your device cannot open. You didn’t mention if it is on a desktop, laptop, cell phone or tablet that you are encountering this on. Not enough information provided to offer an opinion.

    • #4001872
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      Re: attachment

      by kees_b ·

      In reply to Gmail

      Was it possible to download or save (or whatever the app you use calls it) the attachment? What extension (like .jpg or .docx) does it have? Can you open it after downloading it?

      • #4001880

        Additional information

        by theskillspool+techrepublic@gmail.com ·

        In reply to Re: attachment

        Thanks, birdmantd and kees-b, for your interest.

        I use gmail.com with my Win10-based laptop. I was able to open and read the message after downloading it from the duplicate message [received at my primary email address]. The attachment is a pdf.

        • #4002011
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          Re: attachment

          by kees_b ·

          In reply to Additional information

          That’s strange indeed.

          Time for a bit of research.
          1. If you forward that mail yourself to your other (primary) e-mail address (in stead of asking the sender to do that), can you read that message.
          2. If you send a mail with a .pdf-attachment from your primary e-mailaddress to your gmail-account, is it blocked also? Or was this a fluke in this particular mail you received?

    • #4006216

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      by theskillspool ·

      In reply to Gmail

      I sincerely regret that I’ve been occupied with other matters and cannot at this time identify the problematic message/attachment. If the problem recurs I’ll follow your guidance and if necessary resubmit. I am grateful for your interest,

    • #4010921
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      by Waseem Akram ·

      In reply to Gmail

      May be the attachment in that format that your computer does not support. or i am just wondering this issue occuers in which device.if this is in a mobile then that does not very alarming situation.

      • This reply was modified 2 years, 2 months ago by Avatar photoWaseem Akram.
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      • This reply was modified 2 years, 2 months ago by Avatar photokees_b.
    • #4012338

      I am testing it

      by mijid26875 ·

      In reply to Gmail

      Hello SAP Experts, I have same problem/error “Destination SAPHTTP inaccessible : timeout during allocate / CPIC-CALL:”. I don’t know

      • #4012380
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        Reply To: Gmail

        by kees_b ·

        In reply to I am testing it

        This doesn’t seem to be related to the subject of this thread.

    • #4125049

      I suspect:

      by AliGreer43 ·

      In reply to Gmail

      There could be a few possible reasons why you’re unable to open the attachment in your Gmail message. Firstly, it’s possible that the file format of the attachment is not supported by Gmail. Make sure you have the necessary software or application to open that specific file type. Secondly, it’s worth checking if there are any browser extensions or plugins that might be interfering with the attachment functionality in Gmail. Try disabling them temporarily to see if that resolves the issue. Lastly, there could be a temporary glitch or issue with the Gmail service itself. In such cases, refreshing the page or trying again later might help.

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