Microsoft Outlook and Office Android issue

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Hi Guys,
I am using MS Outlook in my phone and have linked my Gmail id with it. Few queries-

1. Let's say there is an image or pdf or whatever format attachment, MS Outlook first downloads it and then previews it. Where is the download location of the same? Not able to find it anywhere.

2. I previewed few excel files via it. Now I have even deleted those mails but those excel files can be seen in MS-Excel and when I try to delete them I get an error-

*i.imgur.com/Icxq0X5.png
As per the above attachment the location should be data>user>0>com.microsoft...., where exactly IDK.

*i.imgur.com/Icxq0X5.png

What to do?

Thanks

Have you checked the Data directory in the root of your storage? Most of the data for all apps are generally stored there.

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Many apps save their data in root protected location which can not be accessed in a non-rooted phone.That is why all android backup apps require phone to be rooted if app data is also to be backed up.In my opinion,rooting an android phone is not worth the hassle/security risk if you are not too much into customizing every small detail of it.

Use any good file manager, ES File Explorer, X-plore
Go to Internal storage > Android > data > "Search for app folder - com.microsoft...." etc
Offline files saved there. You don't need root access here..
Use Google Docs, Sheets, Slides etc. This will work better for android. You can even edit it online and save to desktop.

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Desmond David said:
Have you checked the Data directory in the root of your storage? Most of the data for all apps are generally stored there.

I did. Nothing there.

whitestar_999 said:
Many apps save their data in root protected location which can not be accessed in a non-rooted phone.That is why all android backup apps require phone to be rooted if app data is also to be backed up.In my opinion,rooting an android phone is not worth the hassle/security risk if
Why in the world is MS saving the attachments in a place which cannot be accessed/deleted? Couldn't agree more custom roms are good enough.

TigerKing said:

Use any good file manager, ES File Explorer, X-plore
Go to Internal storage > Android > data > "Search for app folder - com.microsoft...." etc
Offline files saved there. You don't need root access here..
Use Google Docs, Sheets, Slides etc. This will work better for android. You can even edit it online and save to desktop.

Click to expand...

you are not too much into customizing every small detail of it.

Already did brother but com.microsoft.office.excel and com.microsoft.office.outlook folders are empty.

Also why am I not able to delete those files from excel?
Sorry posted same images in the post above, the second screenshot was on an error,"Sorry you do not have permission to delete this file" when I was trying to delete the files from excel.

*i.imgur.com/QOaCszf.png

Buddy clear app cache data.
Serious problem with app.
Are you subscribed to it's beta updates?? In play store??
".... I'm in"

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TigerKing said:
Buddy clear app cache data.
Serious problem with app.
Are you subscribed to it's beta updates?? In play store??
".... I'm in"

Will do that for excel. What about Outlook's save location?
IDK recall about beta but I have set up auto downloading of updates to ask before downloading.
Any good safe+fast email client?

billubakra said:
Will do that for excel. What about Outlook's save location?
IDK recall about beta but I have set up auto downloading of updates to ask before downloading.
Any good safe+fast email client?

Use protonmail...
Swiss server..

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TigerKing said:
Use protonmail...
Swiss server..

Looking for an email client in which I can access my Gmail account not an anonymous mail client.
Cleared excel's cache but the result is the same. Cannot delete those files.

billubakra said:
Looking for an email client in which I can access my Gmail account not an anonymous mail client.
Cleared excel's cache but the result is the same. Cannot delete those files.

Factory reset your device.
Gmail is enough..
Blue Mail - Email Exchange – Android Apps on Google Play
Inbox by Gmail – Android Apps on Google Play
Email TypeApp - Best Mail App! – Android Apps on Google Play
Email TypeApp - Best Mail App! – Android Apps on Google Play
Email - Organized by Alto – Android Apps on Google Play
myMail—Free Email Application – Android Apps on Google Play
All Email Access | RSS Feed – Android Apps on Google Play
Email - Fast & Secure Mail – Android Apps on Google Play
Aqua Mail - Email App – Android Apps on Google Play
Newton Mail - Email & Calendar – Android Apps on Google Play

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TigerKing said:
Factory reset your device.
Gmail is enough..
Blue Mail - Email Exchange – Android Apps on Google Play
Inbox by Gmail – Android Apps on Google Play
Email TypeApp - Best Mail App! – Android Apps on Google Play
Email TypeApp - Best Mail App! – Android Apps on Google Play
Email - Organized by Alto – Android Apps on Google Play
myMail—Free Email Application – Android Apps on Google Play
All Email Access | RSS Feed – Android Apps on Google Play
Email - Fast & Secure Mail – Android Apps on Google Play
Aqua Mail - Email App – Android Apps on Google Play
Newton Mail - Email & Calendar – Android Apps on Google Play

Sorry buddy won't reset at any cost. I was looking for a more concrete solution.
Mere bhai I am using Gmail for personal account. Using outlook for professional like.
Could you please tell me the best one out of the list that you have posted?

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Is it that important for you to try new apps just because you are unable to delete some files from "recent" menu.Can you even open those files now?Have you tried disabling "recent" menu in excel?What if you simply open some random excel files to replace older ones in the "recent" list?

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whitestar_999 said:
Is it that important for you to try new apps just because you are unable to delete some files from "recent" menu.Can you even open those files now?Have you tried disabling "recent" menu in excel?What if you simply open some random excel files to replace older ones in the "recent" list?

Actually those files have work related info. I can't say no to someone who asks for my phone but at the same time I don't want work related info to be declassified.
Yes I can open those files now. No disabling option in excel. Tried opening random files, they are gone when deleted from phone but the one's downloaded/viewed via Outlook stays there as I have no idea where they are getting saved.

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I meant "recent" menu has a limited number of entries(not unlimited) & whenever you open any file,that file gets added to recent menu.Once the limit is crossed,any opened file will replace the oldest file in recent menu.

Clear Recent Files list on WORD for Android phone

Open Word app, click on Open, Recent, click on the three dots next to the document and select the option ‘Don’t show’ which would remove the document from the recent list.

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whitestar_999 said:
I meant "recent" menu has a limited number of entries(not unlimited) & whenever you open any file,that file gets added to recent menu.Once the limit is crossed,any opened file will replace the oldest file in recent menu.

Clear Recent Files list on WORD for Android phone

Thanks. It is removed from the list. Anyway to remove it from where ever it is saved?

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I don't know about that but maybe it was removed from saved location as well,after all there is no point in keeping the file in a location which is inaccessible with shortcut to open that file also gone.

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whitestar_999 said:
I don't know about that but maybe it was removed from saved location as well,after all there is no point in keeping the file in a location which is inaccessible with shortcut to open that file also gone.

A big maybe. Weird Outlook and Excel. If you ever find any info on this then please let me know.

I did not noticed "Recent"..
As you solved your problem.. you can try google apps for office use.. you can use those files on ms office too if needed..

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TigerKing said:
I did not noticed "Recent"..
As you solved your problem.. you can try google apps for office use.. you can use those files on ms office too if needed..

Yea looking for an alternative for excel and outlook. Will the files saved by outlook be deleted if I uninstall it? They are supposed to be deleted but since we can't find them in the first place so I have doubts.

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There are no good alternatives for MS Office apps,incl.google docs(though fine for some casual/student/not-so-serious office work),unless one is willing to make some compromises with features/security.

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whitestar_999 said:
There are no good alternatives for MS Office apps,incl.google docs(though fine for some casual/student/not-so-serious office work),unless one is willing to make some compromises with features/security.

Couldn't agree more but if they are saving our files in some hidden, unknown folder which we have no idea are being deleted or not then what are we supposed to do?

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If even you can't access it without rooting phone then nobody else can either & MS is not interested in your files.

^I don't know why you said that.. there are plenty office apps on play store which are better or equal to ms office apps..
Google office apps are good enough. you can use online from computer or mobile. create another gmail account for office, privacy purpose.
(you can search for paid/patched/modded apk on google for following)
WPS Office
OfficeSuite
Polaris Office

I use all google office apps on mobile, when I am at home I use Microsoft Office (I copy paste content from Google Office apps from online).
don't worry about files compatibility on all android apps or all computer software.
be smart.

^and about serious office work, you need to use computer/laptop only.. no alternatives..

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There can be nothing better than MS Office apps because it is what everybody else is trying to imitate(whether UI or functionality or format). Note that there is a difference between "better" & "best" because currently there is nothing "better" than Core i7-6950X but at a price tag of Rs.1.5lakhs it is not the "best" processor for a student or someone with average monthly income.

Sure it requires desktop/laptop for serious office work but even then for correctly opening in their intended view format just for reading/finding some thing,one requires MS Office app for sure success(other apps may or may not work).Of course it is not an issue for casual/college/light work but when it is serious office work one can not take a chance that a non-MS office app will work 100% correctly all the time.In fact I don't think I have seen any official(or even non-official claim) by any non-MS product regarding this.

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