# Adding Outlook email attachments to an existing task

**URL:** <https://forum.asana.com/t/adding-outlook-email-attachments-to-an-existing-task/1074506>\
**Category:** Ask the Community\
**Tags:** outlook\
**Created:** [24 June 2025 16:31 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/adding-outlook-email-attachments-to-an-existing-task/1074506 "2025-06-24T16:31:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Madhumita\_Prahallad1](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Madhumita\_Prahallad1](https://forum.asana.com/u/Madhumita_Prahallad1)\
**Post date:** [24 June 2025 16:31 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/adding-outlook-email-attachments-to-an-existing-task/1074506/1 "2025-06-24T16:31:12Z")

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Hello,

I am trying to use the Asana Add-in feature within outlook to add an email to an existing Asana task along with the email attachments. I am only able to add the email as a comment but the attachments are not being added. I am able to do this if I want to create a new task but not when I try to add to an existing task.

Any ideas, workarounds are appreciated.

Thank you

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**Author:** ![Alex\_Christensen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/alex_christensen/32/105044_2.png) [@Alex\_Christensen](https://forum.asana.com/u/Alex_Christensen)\
**Post date:** [25 June 2025 15:13 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/adding-outlook-email-attachments-to-an-existing-task/1074506/2 "2025-06-25T15:13:22Z")

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Hello @Madhumita_Prahallad1 - Welcome to our community forum!

I found a very similar post to what you are experiencing. I am going to link that post here in hopes that the solution found in that post will help you solve what you are experiencing!

> [@Asana for Outlook add-in does not include attachment in tasks](https://forum.asana.com/t/asana-for-outlook-add-in-does-not-include-attachment-in-tasks/1058093/5):
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> Hi @Rashad_Issa and @Shahlla_Karmali, our Developers let me know that the recently released improvements to the add-in should have resolved the attachment issue. If you’re still running into problems, it could mean the add-in hasn’t updated yet, or there may be some cached data that needs to be cleared. As part of the update, a new message was added to the attachments field: “Uploading email attachments may require additional access permissions.” If you see this message (as shown below), tha…

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/system/32/276370_2.png) [@system](https://forum.asana.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [2 July 2025 15:13 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/adding-outlook-email-attachments-to-an-existing-task/1074506/3 "2025-07-02T15:13:39Z")

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Closed on 2 July 2025 15:13 UTC

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