# OPEN? Please
**URL:** https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/open-please/72788
**Category:** Thunderbird
**Created:** [December 26, 2020, 5:08pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/open-please/72788 "2020-12-26T17:08:03Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author:  [@Alan](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/Alan)
#### Post date: [December 26, 2020, 5:08pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/open-please/72788/1 "2020-12-26T17:08:03Z")
‘OPEN’ does not work with regard to an attachment, OPEN goes straight to ‘save as’ Which works ok. OPEN worked fine on an earlier version of T Bird.
Help please.
ALAN
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### Author:  [@DaveRo](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/DaveRo)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2020, 8:35am UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/open-please/72788/2 "2020-12-27T08:35:35Z")
Thread continued from here:
> [@Bring back Attachment Extractor!](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/bring-back-attachment-extractor/71670/3):
>
> I think I am at the right place. New Thunderbird version will NOT ‘open’ attachments, it insists I have to ‘save’ first. I see no Settings in Account Settings to aleter this situation.
You might find the links here useful:
> **[Configuration Options for Attachments | Thunderbird Help](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/configuration-options-attachments)**
>
> This page describes Thunderbird's configuration options for attachments.
If not ask here:
[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/products/thunderbird](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/products/thunderbird)