# Save hotmail mp3 attachment

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-hotmail-mp3-attachment/555097>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 26, 2010, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-hotmail-mp3-attachment/555097 "2010-09-26T14:55:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![dauerbach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c2a13f/32.png) [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2010, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-hotmail-mp3-attachment/555097/1 "2010-09-26T14:55:42Z")

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I have an MP3 attachment that I wish to save as a file. I can do this easily for other things such as a .doc file, but cannot figure out how to do this for an MP3.

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**Author:** ![HorseloverFat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8e8cbc/32.png) [@HorseloverFat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HorseloverFat)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-hotmail-mp3-attachment/555097/2 "2010-09-27T15:16:24Z")

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What happens when you right-click the filename in the email and select “save target as” or “save link as?”