How to delete and stop mail from downloading mac
To delete and stop mail from downloading on a Mac, you can follow these steps:
Deleting Mail:
- Open the Mail app on your Mac.
- Select the mailbox or folder that contains the emails you want to delete.
- Press the "Delete" key on your keyboard or right-click on the selected emails and choose "Delete" from the context menu.
- Confirm that you want to delete the emails by clicking "Delete" in the dialog box that appears.
Stopping Mail from Downloading:
- Open the Mail app on your Mac.
- Click on "Mail" in the top menu bar and select "Preferences" (or use the keyboard shortcut Command + Comma).
- In the Preferences window, click on the "Accounts" tab.
- Select the email account you want to stop downloading for.
- Click on the "Advanced" tab.
- Uncheck the box next to "Enable this account" to disable the account.
- Click "OK" to save the changes.
Alternatively, you can also stop mail from downloading for a specific account by:
- Opening the Mail app on your Mac.
- Click on the account name in the top menu bar (e.g. "Gmail" or "Yahoo").
- Click on "Account" from the dropdown menu.
- Click on the "Advanced" tab.
- Uncheck the box next to "Enable this account" to disable the account.
- Click "OK" to save the changes.
Additional Tips:
- If you want to stop mail from downloading for all accounts, you can disable the "Fetch New Data" feature. To do this:
- Open the Mail app on your Mac.
- Click on "Mail" in the top menu bar and select "Preferences" (or use the keyboard shortcut Command + Comma).
- In the Preferences window, click on the "General" tab.
- Uncheck the box next to "Fetch new data: Automatically".
- If you want to stop mail from downloading for a specific period of time, you can pause the account. To do this:
- Open the Mail app on your Mac.
- Click on the account name in the top menu bar (e.g. "Gmail" or "Yahoo").
- Click on "Account" from the dropdown menu.
- Click on the "Pause" button next to "Fetch New Data" to pause the account.
- Click "OK" to save the changes.