How to stop importing mail in gmail

To stop importing mail in Gmail, you can follow these steps:

Method 1: Disable Importing from the Gmail Settings

  1. Log in to your Gmail account.
  2. Click on the gear icon () in the upper right corner of the page.
  3. Select "See all settings" from the dropdown menu.
  4. Scroll down to the "Accounts and Import" tab.
  5. Click on "Import mail and contacts" from the left-hand menu.
  6. Click on the "Stop importing" button next to the account you want to stop importing from.
  7. Confirm that you want to stop importing by clicking "Stop importing" again.

Method 2: Disable Importing from the Import/Export Page

  1. Log in to your Gmail account.
  2. Click on the gear icon () in the upper right corner of the page.
  3. Select "See all settings" from the dropdown menu.
  4. Scroll down to the "Accounts and Import" tab.
  5. Click on "Import/Export" from the left-hand menu.
  6. Click on the "Stop importing" button next to the account you want to stop importing from.
  7. Confirm that you want to stop importing by clicking "Stop importing" again.

Method 3: Delete the Import Settings

  1. Log in to your Gmail account.
  2. Click on the gear icon () in the upper right corner of the page.
  3. Select "See all settings" from the dropdown menu.
  4. Scroll down to the "Accounts and Import" tab.
  5. Click on "Import mail and contacts" from the left-hand menu.
  6. Click on the "Edit" button next to the account you want to stop importing from.
  7. Delete the import settings by clicking the "Delete" button.
  8. Confirm that you want to delete the import settings by clicking "Delete" again.

After stopping the import, you may still see some emails from the imported account in your Gmail inbox. You can delete these emails manually or use the "Search" function to find and delete them.

Note: If you're using Gmail's built-in import feature to import emails from another account, stopping the import will not delete the emails from the other account. The emails will remain in the other account, but they will no longer be imported into your Gmail account.