Is it possible to turn off automatic preview of attachments when composing an e-mail?
NOTE: Yes I know that I can manually ctr+select the attachment and disable preview, but I want this done automatically
Mail.App & Preview – Steps to disable automatic preview in Apple Mail
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There are web app preferences to manage this in newer macOS.
In the Mail.app go to Preferences->general. There is an option "Add invitations to ICal" which is Automatic or None. You need to choose None.
When you have a mail with date and time in Mail.App will highlight that and clicking on that will add an event to iCal.
I believe that the most effective way to accomplish this is in the "Mailbox" menu. Choose "Take all accounts offline" and you should be set. Let me know if it isn't what you want.
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Best Answer
In Terminal, type:
If you want to turn it off again, use
You may need to restart Mail after running this to change the behavior.