Windows already had the tools to fix my cluttered Downloads folder. I just had to dig through the menus.

June 24, 2011 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google If you open an attachment from within your email program and then save it, the file may seem to have disappeared.

Bulky, assorted files filling up my Downloads folder are no more.

The scenario is straightforward: You receive a message with an attachment in Mail and double-click the attached file to open it in the appropriate app. But what happens next is anything but ...