How to remove an email account from mail on mac

To remove an email account from Mail on a Mac, follow these steps:

  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 Mail Preferences window, click on the "Accounts" tab.
  4. Select the email account you want to remove from the list of accounts on the left side of the window.
  5. Click the "-" button at the bottom of the window to remove the account.
  6. Click "Continue" to confirm that you want to remove the account.
  7. If you have any messages or data associated with the account, you will be prompted to choose what to do with it. You can choose to delete the messages and data, or leave them on the server.
  8. Click "OK" to close the Mail Preferences window.

Alternatively, you can also remove an email account from Mail on a Mac by following these steps:

  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 Mail Preferences window, click on the "Accounts" tab.
  4. Select the email account you want to remove from the list of accounts on the left side of the window.
  5. Click the "Edit" button next to the account.
  6. Click the "Remove" button at the bottom of the window.
  7. Click "Continue" to confirm that you want to remove the account.
  8. Click "OK" to close the Mail Preferences window.

Note: If you are using a Microsoft Exchange account, you may need to remove the account from the "Accounts" tab and then restart your Mac before the account is fully removed.