Outlook group .mp3 attachments not shown in outlook classic

Thomas de Haan 0 Reputation points
2026-09-07T14:44:48.2133333+00:00

Can you help someone out. We have a Microsoft environment where we have an private outlook group where voicemails will be left to the reception. These are .mp3 files. Since 2 weeks these files can not be seen or played in outlook classic but can be seen in the new outlook or outlook on the web.

This is a screenshot where is shown that there is an file attached to this email but in Outlook classic there is now

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Below screenshot has made a view days after that this screenshot has made. This screenshot is also from the new outlook with a .mp3 file attached. This is the exact same file as both screenshots.

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How can this be resolved? And do Microsoft support this still in the outlook classic version?

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  1. Demi Nguyen 1,505 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-09-07T15:18:42.2333333+00:00

    Hello Thomas de Haan,

    Based on my research, several other users have reported similar behavior where an .mp3 voicemail attachment is visible in New Outlook and Outlook on the web but does not appear in Classic Outlook.

    A related discussion is available here: Audio.mp3 is not displaying in Classic Outlook for desktop | Microsoft Q&A

    In particular, please refer to the response posted by Brent Douglas, who shared a detailed explanation of the behavior and the workaround that was successfully tested in their environment.

    • For voicemail messages that have already been delivered, forwarding the message to yourself may cause the .mp3 attachment to appear normally in the newly received copy.
    • For new voicemail messages, Brent Douglas reported success by using an Exchange Online mail flow rule to remove the Content-Class: voice header before the message reaches the mailbox. This allows Classic Outlook to process the voicemail as a regular email and display the .mp3 file as a standard attachment.

    Since the PowerShell approach changes how voicemail messages are processed, please ask your organization’s IT administrator to review and test it in a limited environment before making any production changes. The administrator should also consider whether the change could affect voicemail transcription, retention policies, compliance searches, or other voicemail functionality.

    Please note that this mail flow rule would only affect new messages. Voicemails that have already been delivered would retain their existing message classification, so forwarding them to yourself would remain the available workaround.

    At the same time, I recommend asking your IT administrator to open a support ticket with Microsoft through the Microsoft 365 Admin Center. A Microsoft Support agent can collect the relevant Outlook and message diagnostic information, confirm whether the behavior is associated with the current Classic Outlook build, and review the appropriate next steps: Get support - Microsoft 365 admin | Microsoft Learn

    Until then, users can continue accessing the original .mp3 attachments through New Outlook or Outlook on the web. For previously delivered messages, forwarding the voicemail to yourself can be used as a temporary workaround.

    Kind regards,

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