How to remove an email account from apple mail
To remove an email account from Apple Mail on your Mac or iOS device, follow these steps:
On a Mac:
- Open Apple Mail on your Mac.
- Click on the "Mail" menu at the top of the screen and select "Preferences."
- Click on the "Accounts" tab.
- Select the email account you want to remove from the list of accounts on the left side of the window.
- Click the "-" button at the bottom of the window to remove the account.
- Click "OK" to confirm the removal of the account.
On an iOS device:
- Open the "Settings" app on your iOS device.
- Tap on "Mail, Contacts, Calendars."
- Tap on the email account you want to remove from the list of accounts.
- Tap the "Delete Account" button at the top of the screen.
- Tap "Delete" to confirm the removal of the account.
Note: If you're using iCloud, you may need to remove the account from iCloud settings as well. To do this:
- Open the "Settings" app on your iOS device.
- Tap on "iCloud."
- Tap on "Account" or "iCloud Account."
- Tap on the email account you want to remove from the list of accounts.
- Tap the "Delete Account" button at the top of the screen.
- Tap "Delete" to confirm the removal of the account.
Additional steps:
- If you're using a third-party email service (e.g., Gmail, Outlook), you may need to log in to your account settings on the provider's website to remove the account from Apple Mail.
- If you're using a Microsoft Exchange account, you may need to remove the account from the Exchange server settings as well.
- If you're using a POP or IMAP account, you may need to update your account settings on the provider's website to remove the account from Apple Mail.
Remember to update your email account settings on any other devices or apps that use the same account to ensure that the account is removed correctly.