# Email attachment import
Source: https://docs.aden.space/docs/help/music-catalog/email-attachment-import

Pick attachments straight out of a connected Gmail or Outlook mailbox and drop them into any upload box, without downloading them first.
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## What it is [#what-it-is]

The file you need is usually already in your inbox. The contract the label
sent, artwork from the designer, a stem pack from your mixer. **From email**
lives in the **Upload** chevron on the upload box and lets you take those
attachments straight out of your mail, so you skip the download-then-find-it-again
detour.

It reads the same mailbox you already connected for email import and the email
panel on your records. Nothing is uploaded until you say so: picked attachments
land in the upload box's selection first, exactly as if you had dragged them in
from your desktop.

## Using it [#using-it]

1. Open any files or documents page, open the **Upload** chevron, and choose
   **From email**.
2. Pick the mailbox if you have more than one connected, then narrow the list
   search by sender, subject or filename, and switch between the last 7, 30 or
   90 days.
3. Tick the attachments you want. Files bigger than your plan's upload limit are
   shown but can't be picked.
4. Choose **Add files**. They appear in the upload box, where you can rename
   them (or put them in a folder with `/`) before uploading.

Only files that fit the box are listed. A documents box won't offer you the
`.mp3` in an email, and a cover-art box only shows images.

### No mailbox connected yet [#no-mailbox-connected-yet]

If nobody has connected Gmail or Outlook, the picker says so and links to your team's inbox
settings. Connecting is read-only: Aden never sends or deletes mail on its own.