Email attachments constantly downloading hrlp!

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Hi, I have a Samsung S7. I have 2 attachment from my yahoo emails (these are weekly school newsletters - so not suspect) that keep downloading multiple times a day for over 2 weeks. I have permanently deleted the 2 emails with the attachments and even uninstalled yahoo from phone. I have deleted the downloaded attachments from my phone's storage as well as download history. They still keep downloading. Please please help.
 
Welcome to Android Central! See what happens if you go to the App Manager, tap Menu>Show System, select Download Manager, and Clear Cache/Clear Data.
 
So it looks like I have to clear cache from yahoo app - but if it is unintalled I have no app to clear cache? Would reinstalling yahoo app have the same cache or do I have a major internal software problem now with a phantom cache that keeps downloading a long gone email attachment? So frazzled :/
 
Thanks for registering! In the App Manager, look for an app called Download Manager. If you can't find it, then tap the 3-vertical-dot menu button at the upper right and tap Show System. Now look for Download Manager again, and try Clearing Cache/Data.

If the Yahoo Mail app is not installed, then it doesn't have to do with cached data from that app.
 
The yahoo app was uninstalled yet the attachments are still downloading from the deleted yahoo email. This is why I am completely at a loss. I have tried extensive googling but only one other question has ever bern asked and no answers. I'm not surr where I can go to for help.
 
It wouldn't hurt to reinstall the Yahoo Mail app, log into your account, then go to the App Manager, select Yahoo Mail, and Clear Cache/Clear Data. Then uninstall Yahoo Mail, and see if the download attempts continue.

I'm assuming that clearing cache/data from Download Manager didn't help, correct?
 
No they are still dowloading. I cleared cache from reinstalled yahoo app as well as google, google chrome and samsung internet. Not sure where the download manager is?
 
I have noticed they download when launching google, chrome or samsung internet. I have virus protection but nothing has been picked up. I am considering restoring to factory settings but don't want the hassle of downloading all my photos etc.
 
This may not help, but have you contacted the school you receive the newsletters from to see if they're having problems and maybe resending them? Just a thought...
 
Thanks for all your help. I seem to have google internet, google chrome internet and samsung internet. So after finding all pages open in background as well as clearing all 3 internet caches they have not downloaded now for days.