Many of the more important emails you receive will contain attachments, whether it’s a picture, a contract, or an important document that requires your attention. But an email inbox can get very full, very quickly, and you might not enjoy scrolling or searching for those important messages. The good news is that you can enable an Attachments folder in the Mail app that automatically stores all of your email messages that contain an attachment.  

Here is how to add an Attachments folder to the iOS 9 Mail app –

These steps are repeated below with pictures – Step 1: Tap the Mail icon.

    Step 2: Touch the button at the top-left corner of the screen until you get to the top-level Mailboxes screen. You will know you are there when there isn’t a button to press at the top-left corner of the screen.

    Step 3: Tap the Edit button at the top-right corner of the screen.

    Step 4: Tap the circle to the left of Attachments. It should have a blue check mark it in now. You can then press the Done button at the top-right corner of the screen to complete the process. You can then open the Attachments folder to see all of the email messages that you have received in accounts on your iPhone which contained attachments.

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