How to delete an attachement from an email - in "new Outlook"

But that is my problem, i don not have the option to Remove attachment in the dropdown:

Thanks for the reply and workaround tip, which reakly is not going to be working in a couple of month when the new Outlook will be switched as mandatory and the problem with new outlook not working with .pst files ist also still ongoing...

Dear Peer_py,

Good day! Thank you for replying to the Microsoft Community. We'll be happy to help!

First of all, we apologize for the inconvenience caused to your work.

After a lot of research, I found a lot of users face the same issue and reported it to Microsoft, This functionality is currently exclusive to Classic Outlook. Microsoft is gradually rolling out features to the New Outlook app, and this capability might be added in the future.

Current Workaround Options:

1. Switch to Classic Outlook: Since you already use Classic Outlook, continue performing this action there for compliance with your company's requirements. You can toggle back to Classic Outlook by disabling the New Outlook toggle in the app.

2. Forward the Email Without Attachments:

• Open the email in New Outlook.
• Click Forward and manually remove the attachment from the forwarded draft.
• Save the email as a draft or send it to yourself to retain a copy without the attachment.

3. Archive Emails Without Attachments Using Export/Import: Export the emails to a local .pst file using Classic Outlook after removing attachments. This approach ensures traceability without storing the attachments.

We apologize if we are not able to meet your requirements; however, thank you for bringing this to our attention, we will surely raise your concerns to our Product Team and hopefully this can be included in future updates. 

In the meantime, please feel free to post this in our Feedback community by visiting Outlook · Community (microsoft.com) as it is a community monitored by our Product team to help improve user experience with Outlook, via feedback given by our valuable customers. 

 As we have a dedicated support team for New Outlook, please contact them and give your feedback to them or post your issue to get more information. so, you can contact them via Contact support and provide feedback within the new Outlook for Windows - Microsoft Support. This team is in charge of any issue with new outlook and feedback. 

I hope the above information will be helpful. Please feel free to let me know if you have any other concerns or if I get you wrong. Glad to assist you.

We sincerely appreciate your patience and cooperation. Thanks for your precious time!

Sincerely,

Microsoft Community Moderator

We hope that Microsoft team would be able to incorporate the "remove attachment" option on the NEW OUTLOOK Version. It would be quite a hassle switching back and forth from New to Classic version just to remove a specific attachment.

Best regards.

Paul

Thank you for your advice.

Unfortunately, the "new" outlook I have does not have a "Remove Attachment" selection (only preview, open, copy and save as).

Is there something wrong with my install?

Dear Peer_py,

Good day! Thank you for posting in the Microsoft Community. We'll be happy to help!

Based on your description, "How to delete an attachment from an email - in "new Outlook". In the new Outlook App, you can still remove attachments, but the process is slightly different.

To delete an attachment from an email you've received:

1. Open the email with the attachment.
2. Click on the drop-down arrow next to the attachment name.
3. Select Remove attachment.

For emails, you're composing:

1. Open the draft email message.
2. Click on the drop-down arrow next to the attachment name.
3. Select Remove attachment.

If you need to remove multiple attachments, you can select the first attachment, hold down the Shift key, and then select the last attachment. After selecting, press the Delete key to remove them all.

REF: Remove or delete attachments in Outlook

I hope the above information will be helpful. Please feel free to let me know if you have any other concerns or if I get you wrong. Glad to assist you.

We sincerely appreciate your patience and cooperation. Thanks for your precious time!

Sincerely,

Microsoft Community Moderator