# Download of attachments in Yahoo mail not working? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 10, 2024, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/download-of-attachments-in-yahoo-mail-not-working/1002705 "2024-06-10T17:38:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![xtenkfarpl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c2a13f/32.png) [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/download-of-attachments-in-yahoo-mail-not-working/1002705/1 "2024-06-10T17:38:14Z")
Anyone else experiencing this? It seems to have happened recently: last 24 hours or so. Clicking the download icon no longer has any effect. I don’t think I have recently changed any configurations or settings, either on Windows (11) or Yahoo mail itself. Using Firefox 126.0.1, by the way. Any help or information appreciated. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![xtenkfarpl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c2a13f/32.png) [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/download-of-attachments-in-yahoo-mail-not-working/1002705/2 "2024-06-10T17:56:31Z")
More info. Just tried using Opera as browser. Same problem. Looks as if it may be a Yahoo issue? ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/download-of-attachments-in-yahoo-mail-not-working/1002705/3 "2024-06-10T17:59:28Z")
Try Chrome, which sometimes works when Firefox doesn’t. Win 11, Firefox failed for me just now. ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/download-of-attachments-in-yahoo-mail-not-working/1002705/4 "2024-06-10T20:23:01Z")
No luck for me using Chrome earlier today, had to forward to a different email address. ---
**Author:** ![2\_More\_Bits](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2_more_bits/32/4148_2.png) [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/download-of-attachments-in-yahoo-mail-not-working/1002705/5 "2024-06-10T20:39:04Z")
Same problem here. Can’t print or download. However I found I could forward the emails to Gmail and download them from there. Whoops! Kinda ninja’d ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2024, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/download-of-attachments-in-yahoo-mail-not-working/1002705/6 "2024-06-11T00:44:29Z")
FWIW, I downloaded an attachment from yahoo mail about 4 hours ago. Windows 11, Chrome. It was a PDF, and I used the “print” option to download it. For some reason, I can’t print it in place, so it makes me download it first. That part likely isn’t important, but mentioning it just in case, since it’s likely a difference. ---
**Author:** ![xtenkfarpl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c2a13f/32.png) [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2024, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/download-of-attachments-in-yahoo-mail-not-working/1002705/7 "2024-06-11T09:25:45Z")
Seems to be working OK again this morning. Hopefully it was just a temporary glitch.