How to disable email previews in Mac OS X Mavericks?
I searched through my notes and found the following command: I fired up Terminal, pasted in the command, executed it, and then closed and relaunched Mail. No dice. It didn’t work. So I went ahead and did a full system reboot.
Is there a way to get rid of attachments in Mavericks?
Apparently, this command no longer works in OS X Mavericks, and some more searching left me without any simple solutions. Thankfully, there’s still a way to get rid of Mail’s attachment previews, but it requires some third party software. Enter Attachment Tamer from Lokiware.
How can I Stop my Mac from downloading my emails?
Click the Mail menu in Mail and select Accounts. Uncheck the Mail option for accounts you no longer want to use Mail with. Mail will stop downloading emails from those accounts. But this isn’t enough! Disable the email account and the emails will no longer appear in the Mail app, but they’re still stored in your offline cache.
Is the attachment Tamer app compatible with Mavericks?
The same changes in Mavericks that neuter the above Terminal command also impose challenges on Attachment Tamer’s developer. The app must be specifically updated to support new versions of Mavericks, and users need to obtain a special pre-release build for compatibility.
Is there way to disable attachment preview on Mac?
A reader recently asked us about disabling the Mail attachment preview feature in OS X. Mac users know that Apple’s Mail app has long provided users with live in-line previews of attachments in email messages, such as images and PDFs.
How to get rid of email attachment previews in mountain lion?
So, to recap, if you’re on OS X Mountain Lion or below, try the Terminal command listed above to get rid of attachment previews in Mail. If you use the above command and ever want to revert back to the default behavior, simply use this command (make sure to quit Mail before using either command):