It’s been 25 years since Yahoo Mail was launched. It has always been around and is people’s favorite email service for sending and receiving emails. However, even though it has always been at the forefront of providing cutting-edge technology and an enhanced user experience for its users, it is not immune to failures. Time and time again, people have faced problems with their Yahoo Mail, and this time it’s ‘Yahoo won’t send emails with attachments’.
Despite features like automatic mail forwarding, some users are unable to send attachments from their Yahoo Mail. This problem has become more common in recent times and more and more people are going through it.
The reason why you can’t add attachments in Yahoo Mail can be any. It may be a technical hiccup on Yahoo’s part, or simply the file name is not in the correct format.
Whatever the reason for the problem, the solutions are simple. So if you are unable to attach files in Yahoo Mail, please skip ahead to the article below which lays out 10 simple methods that can solve this difficulty instantly.
check file name
If you’ve added special characters like slashes, dollar signs, hashtags, asterisks, etc., that’s why you can’t send attachments in Yahoo Mail. This is because Yahoo doesn’t accept files that have special characters in their names.
So if your attachment name has any such characters, please rename it and then try uploading it to your email again. If you don’t see the Yahoo Mail attachment exclamation point near the file name, then you can go ahead and send the email with the attachment.
Also, you may not be able to send files that have unspecified file extensions/file types or extensions that Yahoo doesn’t recognize. It will mark them as malicious to prevent any virus transfer. To avoid this, you can try sending files in commonly used formats like .pdf, .png, .txt, etc.
Take note of the file size
As is the case with any other email service provider, Yahoo Mail also has a limit on the size of files that you can attach to emails. On Yahoo, you can attach a total file size of 25 MB. Therefore, if you are attacking files with an email that exceeds the specified limit, Yahoo Mail will not attach files and will not allow you to compose or send the Yahoo email.
To resolve this issue, you will need to reduce the size of the file. This can be done using any freely available online tool to compress the file size or convert the documents to a ZIP file.
Once you have compressed the file size and it is less than 25MB, you can try to attach it to the email. If your Yahoo Mail can’t attach files, move on to other solutions.
Use a supported browser
If you’re still wondering why I can’t attach files in Yahoo Mail, then it may be because you’re using a browser that doesn’t work well with it. Yahoo has specified some browsers that are compatible with it and are best for accessing Yahoo Mail in the browser, and these are Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, and Safari.
So if you see red Yahoo Mail exclamation points on attachments, it’s an indication that you can’t add attachments. To fix this issue, switch to one of the browsers listed above and sign in to your Yahoo email account to send the email with the files.
Also, make sure you’re using the latest version of the supported browser you’re using to access your Yahoo email account.
Enable JavaScript in the browser
JavaScript is the computer language that runs the web. All the actions you can perform through your Yahoo Mail are made possible by JavaScript.
In your browser, there is an option to enable or disable it. So if you accidentally turned it off, you can’t attach files in Yahoo Mail.
By following your respective browser’s guide to access the JavaScript option, you can turn it on and then try adding attachments to your emails.
Disable unnecessary/malicious extensions
Malicious extensions, downloaded to your browser from untrustworthy sources, can prevent you from attaching files to your Yahoo Mail. It may be due to the malware they contain.
Furthermore, browser add-ons that block ads are also sometimes responsible for the ‘Yahoo Mail doesn’t allow attachments’ issue.
The only way to overcome this difficulty is to turn off each extension one by one and then try adding files to the email to find the culprit. And once you have found the imposter extension, delete it permanently from your browsers.
Clear your browser’s cache and cookies
Old and corrupted browsing data stored in your browser can also be the reason why your Yahoo mail is not attaching files.
The problem seems complex, but the solution is relatively simple. Just go to your browser settings and clear your browser’s cookies and cache files, along with your browser history.
Doing so will download all data stored in your browser, including the corrupted one, and thus resolve any browser-related issues. After doing so, you may be able to attach files to your email.
Turn off your antivirus program
Another reason why you can’t attach files in Yahoo Mail may be your antivirus. Yes, you read it right! The antivirus program can mark files as malicious, even though they are not, and prevent you from adding them to your email.
Therefore, try turning off your antivirus program momentarily, and then upload files to your email again. If it is done, then your antivirus program is to blame. In order for it to repeat the same in the future, you can give special permission to bypass its verification or contact the program support for further assistance.
However, even after disabling your antivirus, if you still can’t attach files in Yahoo Mail, then it’s not your antivirus that’s causing the difficulty; turn it back on and move on to the next solution.
Server issues or failures on the Yahoo end
Even if you can read, compose, or modify email, Yahoo may have technical problems that prevent you from adding files. A Yahoo update may also temporarily disable certain functionality. So if you can’t attach files in Yahoo Mail, it could be a technical problem.
To check if this is the case, what you can do is visit websites like downdetector.com or isitdownrightnow.com to check for a Yahoo outage. Also, you can search any tweet from Yahoo to find out if they are facing any issues temporarily. And, if there is a problem on your end, wait until it is resolved and then try adding attachments to your email.
Solve your system error
It’s obvious to have many tabs open while you work. However, all open programs continue to run in the background and consume system resources. This results in loading the system processing and slowing down the task at hand, such as adding attachments to email.
In such a case, what you can do is close all open programs and restart your system. This will help to free up all the busy system resources. On the other hand, try adding attachments to your Yahoo mail.
Bonus: Steps to Add Attachments to Yahoo Mail
You may already know how to add an attachment to a Yahoo Mail. However, if your Yahoo Mail can’t attach files, it’s also possible that you’re not doing it the right way.
Therefore, there is nothing wrong with checking the steps to do so, in order to resolve the ‘Yahoo mail attachments not working’ issue. And this is how you can do this:
- First of all, open the browser and sign in to your Yahoo Mail account.
- Click the Compose button to start writing a new email.
- Enter your recipient’s email address, the subject, and the body of the email.
- Then, click on the attachment icon, present at the bottom of the compose window of your message.
- Then, from your system, select the file you want to send as an attachment.
- After that, the file will be uploaded. You will see a three dots icon, by clicking on it you can preview or delete the attachment.
- Finally, when everything looks good, click the Send button and your email will be sent with the attachments.
With that, the article ends here, and I hope it was helpful and now you can attach files with your email in your Yahoo email account.
Sources
James Stone, Yahoo Mail not sending attachments? Check out these effective solutions that cost you nothing, Emailpedia, Aug 4, 2021
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