Working with attachments

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EssentialPIM Pro can store links to any files or files themselves in its database. Each element, be it Appointment, Note, To Do or a Contact can store files, relevant to this element.

 

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Choosing a Add link to the file, you preserve the database size, but if file is moved, link won't work.

Choosing Add file, you can be sure that the file won't get lost.

 

Attachments tab supports different views such as Large icons, Small icons and Details. You can choose preferred one from drop down menu in the bottom-right corner of the dialog. Details view allows to sort attachments by Name, Date and Size.

 

Attachments manager

 

Attachments manager allows to work with either items or attachments throughout the whole database. It's also a handy tool to control your database size giving an easy way to delete unnecessary attachments. It's available under Tools -> Attachments manager or by pressing the Attachments manager button in any item's Attachments tab.

 

Attachments manager has two tabs:

 

1. Items. The tab shows all items that have attachments. You can search for an item here and manage its attachments. Right pane shows the list of attachments for the selected item. Here you can open, delete, add attachments or save them to a hard drive. All mentioned options are available from the right-click menu.

 

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2. Files tab shows the items by their attachments. Left pane represents the list of all attachments in the database. Right pane shows items which selected attachment is linked to.

 

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