User level: Level 1 (12 points)I'm looking for how to disable the "did you mean to attach XYZ?" message inside of Apple Mail. I have been using Mail for work, and I regularly send links to folders throughout the day to clients. But for every single email I send, I have to click past the annoying pop-up, because it thinks I've done something wrong.
Is there a way to disable this feature?
Posted on Sep 17, 2026 9:39 AM
User level: Level 6 (12,236 points)Sep 17, 2026 12:18 PM in response to DanteAstyanax
I don’t see a setting in the current Mail preferences to turn that attachment reminder off. Apple’s Composing settings list doesn’t include an option for it. → Change Composing settings in Mail on Mac - Apple Support
Mail triggers the warning when wording in the message makes it think you intended to attach a file. If you’re regularly sending folder links, one workaround is to avoid phrases such as “attached” or “attachment” when there isn’t actually a file attached.
If it’s happening even when your message doesn’t mention anything being attached, that would be worth reporting to Apple since the warning may be getting triggered incorrectly.
User level: Level 1 (12 points)Sep 18, 2026 6:28 AM in response to PreCognition
I don't really think "never mentioning the attached file" will be a solution, but I thank you for your help. I can't just... try and re-word my email to find a different say to say "hey here's the file you needed" every time. I think honestly we just need to dump Apple Mail then. If the program has flags like this that cannot be turned off, then it's a badly designed program. I wanted to just use the Apple programs and make it easy, but I guess I'll have to just go back to gmail.
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256359045