How to delete email account on mac mail
To delete an email account on a Mac using Mail, follow these steps:
Method 1: Delete an email account from the Mail preferences
- Open Mail on your Mac.
- Click on "Mail" in the top menu bar and select "Preferences" (or use the keyboard shortcut Command + comma).
- In the Mail preferences window, select the account you want to delete from the list of accounts on the left side of the window.
- Click the "Account" button at the top of the window.
- Click the "Delete" button at the bottom of the window.
- Confirm that you want to delete the account by clicking "Delete" in the pop-up window.
Method 2: Delete an email account from the Mail settings
- Open Mail on your Mac.
- Click on "Mail" in the top menu bar and select "Settings" (or use the keyboard shortcut Command + comma).
- In the Mail settings window, select the account you want to delete from the list of accounts on the left side of the window.
- Click the "Edit" button next to the account.
- Click the "Delete" button at the bottom of the window.
- Confirm that you want to delete the account by clicking "Delete" in the pop-up window.
Method 3: Delete an email account from the Mail account settings
- Open Mail on your Mac.
- Click on the account you want to delete in the left sidebar of the Mail window.
- Click on the "Account" button at the top of the window.
- Click the "Edit" button next to the account.
- Click the "Delete" button at the bottom of the window.
- Confirm that you want to delete the account by clicking "Delete" in the pop-up window.
After deleting an email account, you will no longer receive emails from that account, and any emails stored in the account will be removed from your Mac.