Originally Posted by joemikeb
I have yet to figure out how the Mail > Settings > General > Remove unedited attachments downloads settings works confused (Emphasis added)
I guess some copywriter's left eye wasn't pointed in the same direction as hir right eye. tongue

I found this...
Originally Posted by View, save, or delete email attachments in Mail on Mac - Apple Support
Delete email attachments
In the Mail app on your Mac, select a message that includes one or more attachments.
Choose Message > Remove Attachments.
The message remains in the mailbox and is annotated to indicate that all attachments were manually removed. For IMAP accounts, attachments are also deleted from the mail server and can’t be retrieved.
When you delete a message that includes an attachment, the attachment is deleted too. To change this setting, choose Mail > Preferences, click General, click the “Remove unedited downloads” pop-up menu, then choose an option. Mail doesn’t delete attachments that you have saved.
I've got no idea what "unedited" means in this context, though.

And in a different vein, I found this, which kevs may find helpful.

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