Vivaldi Mail service created Outlook files - WHY?

[Cirneco]

I have been using Mailbird as my consolidated mail server but decided to venture into Vivaldi and its multiple features. Downloading the contents of 9 separate accounts and when my hard drive memory was imperiled I checked for cleanup.
OUTLOOK files were created on my computer as part of my Vivaldi download. How? Why? Vivaldi uses Outlook?

[TbGbe]

@Cirneco said in Vivaldi Mail service created Outlook files - WHY?:

OUTLOOK files were created on my computer

What makes you think they are Outlook files?
Vivaldi mail client uses ".eml" format - is this what you are meaning?

[sgunhouse]

@TbGbe Probably the files are not asspciated with Vivaldi by Windows, and therefore are listed in File Explorer as being Outlook files Doesn't actually mean only Outlook uses that format.

[DoctorG]

@Cirneco What is a Outlook file? I do not see such on my Windows 11 with Vivaldi.
Do you mean files with filetype .eml? The mails in Vivaldi are stored in Vivaldi profile Default\Mail\ subfolder.

[Cirneco]

@sgunhouse

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/330jsgabos8fg7lpndcuh/Screenshot-2278.png?rlkey=udyq5fnrzxbhs9h2eeyt4h2ja&dl=0

[DoctorG]

@Cirneco Your Windows is dumb as hell, the .eml files are not files for/from Outlook, Windows erroneous thinks they need to be opened by Outlook .

[Cirneco]

@Cirneco
Thank you!

[DoctorG]

@Cirneco Just ignore Windows’ dumbness.

[Hadden89]

@DoctorG and it tends to revert default apps, sometimes