Tricks to Fix Can’t Download Attachments From Gmail in 2022

Written By Amrita Yadav
Updated on September 28th, 2022

Email is an important way to communicate for businesses these days. Using Emails we can share documents, promote the business, and can even arrange meetings.
Google is one of the most used email clients. It is serving its billions of users with amazing features like automatic email filters and categories, smart Compose, high-priority notices, etc. But despite its flawless services many of our clients are facing issues i.e. Gmail not downloading attachments. So here in this blog, we are going to address the methods which will help the users to resolve the issue.

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Manual Methods to Download Attachments from Gmail

Use the below-mentioned manual methods to address the query i.e. can’t download attachments from Gmail.

Method 1: Disable Your Antivirus

No doubt that antivirus does protect windows and alert you to not download any malicious files. But sometimes, they can get too protective and can stop even non-malicious files like Gmail Email attachments from downloading on your PC. To avoid that try turning off your VPN and then downloading the file. But don’t forget to turn it on afterwards.

Method 2: Restart Your Device

If you have still not got the answer to the query i.e.Gmail cannot download attachments even after turning off your antivirus, then one more thing that you can do is to restart the device. With the help of the following steps.

Go to the Start Menu.
Now, click the Power icon.
And, click Restart, here your device will start to restart.

Method 3: Turn Off Gmail Labs

If the above-mentioned two solutions are not working for you to find the solution for the query i.e. Gmail is unable to download attachments. Then you can try turning off Gmail Labs. It is the beta feature on Gmail, which allows you to access the features which are still unreleased. But you should keep in mind that these features are still under development and can cause issues with your account. To avoid the issues, it is suggested to turn off Gmail Labs on your Gmail account. To do that kindly follow the following steps.

Click on the Gear icon at the top of your page
Now, click on the “See All Settings” option.
Go to the Advanced tab.
And lastly, disable all the features under it.

Now go to your Gmail ID and try downloading the Email again if you still can’t download attachments from Gmail, then try the next mentioned method.

Method 4: Report the Problem to Google

If you are still unable to download attachments from Gmail, then the last thing you can do is go to Google’s Support page. Describe your issue and wait for the Google support team to answer your query.

Professional Solution to Backup Gmail Email with Attachments

If you have tried all the methods written above and no method is working then, unfortunately, there is no manual method left to fix the issue i.e. not being able to download attachments in Gmail. However, you can use Sysinfo Gmail Backup Tool to backup your Gmail Emails with attachments. So that you can access the attachments easily from the location you have saved them. The tool performs an accurate and fast conversion. Also, it has a user-friendly interface which makes it easy for non-technical people as well to use the tool. It convert Gmail to PDF, PST, EML, CSV and other formats. To know details about how to take backup using the tool, follow the below-mentioned steps.

Steps to Backup Gmail Emails

Download and install the Software.
Sign In with the required credentials(Gmail account Id & Third-Party Password).
Tick the folders that you want to back up from the appeared tree structure.
Now, select PST as a saving option from the drop-down list.
Apply the required filters.
Select the Path to Save button to assign the saving path.
Click Convert to start the conversion process.
You can save the report by tapping the “Download Report” icon.

Conclusion

In the above write-up, we have discussed the different ways to address the problem i.e. can’t download attachments from Gmail. We have stated Native Methods to perform the procedure but if no methods work out for any user. For that case, we have written a professional solution to avoid the loss in the future. I hope that this article will help you in solving the issue.

About The Author:

Amrita Yadav

I'm a content writer in the field of Email Migration, Data Recovery, Email backup, and File Management. I started this writing career two years back. I think the vast range of information in this industry is the reason I am so fascinated to read about the newer techniques and technology.