How do you delete an email address from mac mail

To delete an email address from Mac Mail, you can follow these steps:

Method 1: Delete an email account from the Mail app

  1. Open the Mail app on your Mac.
  2. Click on the "Mail" menu at the top of the screen and select "Preferences" (or use the keyboard shortcut Command + Comma).
  3. In the Preferences window, select the "Accounts" tab.
  4. Select the email account you want to delete from the list of accounts.
  5. Click the "minus sign" (-) button at the bottom of the window to remove the account.
  6. Click "OK" to confirm the deletion.

Method 2: Delete an email address from the Mail app's "Accounts" window

  1. Open the Mail app on your Mac.
  2. Click on the "Mail" menu at the top of the screen and select "Accounts" (or use the keyboard shortcut Command + Shift + A).
  3. In the Accounts window, select the email account you want to delete from the list of accounts.
  4. Click the "Edit" button next to the account.
  5. Click the "minus sign" (-) button at the bottom of the window to remove the account.
  6. Click "OK" to confirm the deletion.

Method 3: Delete an email address from the Mail app's "Mailboxes" window

  1. Open the Mail app on your Mac.
  2. Click on the "Mail" menu at the top of the screen and select "Mailboxes" (or use the keyboard shortcut Command + Shift + M).
  3. In the Mailboxes window, select the email account you want to delete from the list of mailboxes.
  4. Right-click (or control-click) on the mailbox and select "Delete" from the context menu.
  5. Confirm that you want to delete the mailbox by clicking "OK" in the warning dialog box.

Note: Deleting an email account from Mac Mail will also remove all associated email messages, contacts, and other data from the account. Make sure to back up your data before deleting an account if you want to preserve your email history.