How to delete mail downloads on mac
To delete mail downloads on a Mac, you can follow these steps:
Method 1: Using the Mail app
- Open the Mail app on your Mac.
- Click on the "Mail" menu at the top of the screen and select "Preferences" (or use the keyboard shortcut Command + Comma).
- In the Preferences window, click on the "Accounts" tab.
- Select the account you want to manage from the list of accounts on the left side of the window.
- Click on the "Download" tab.
- Click on the "Remove Downloaded Attachments" button.
- Confirm that you want to delete the attachments by clicking "OK" in the pop-up window.
Method 2: Using the Finder
- Open the Finder on your Mac.
- Click on the "Go" menu at the top of the screen and select "Downloads" (or use the keyboard shortcut Command + Shift + D).
- In the Downloads folder, you'll see a folder for each email account you have set up on your Mac.
- Open the folder for the account you want to manage.
- Delete the attachments you no longer need by selecting them and pressing the Delete key or right-clicking and selecting "Move to Trash".
- Empty the Trash by right-clicking on the Trash icon in the Dock and selecting "Empty Trash" or by using the keyboard shortcut Command + Shift + Delete.
Method 3: Using the Terminal
- Open the Terminal app on your Mac (you can find it in the Applications/Utilities folder or use Spotlight to search for it).
- Type the following command and press Enter:
rm -rf ~/Library/Mail/Downloads
- This will delete all downloaded attachments for all email accounts on your Mac.
Note: Be careful when using the Terminal method, as it will permanently delete all downloaded attachments without prompting you for confirmation.