How to stop mail opening on startup mac
To stop Mail from opening automatically on startup on a Mac, you can follow these steps:
Method 1: Disable Mail from opening at login
- Go to System Preferences > Users & Groups.
- Select your user account from the list on the left.
- Click on the "Login Items" tab.
- Look for "Mail" in the list of login items and select it.
- Click the "-" button at the bottom of the window to remove it from the list.
Method 2: Disable Mail from opening at startup using Terminal
- Open Terminal on your Mac. You can find Terminal in the Applications/Utilities folder, or use Spotlight to search for it.
- Type the following command and press Enter:
defaults write com.apple.mail DisableMailAtLogin -bool true
- This will set a preference to disable Mail from opening at startup.
Method 3: Disable Mail from opening at startup using Launch Agents
- Open the Launch Agents folder in the Finder. You can find it at
~/Library/LaunchAgents
or/Library/LaunchAgents
. - Look for a file called
com.apple.mail.plist
and move it to the Trash. - Empty the Trash to remove the file.
Additional tip: If you want to prevent Mail from opening automatically when you log in, but still want to be able to open it manually, you can set a delay before Mail opens. To do this, go to System Preferences > Users & Groups, select your user account, and click on the "Login Options" tab. Then, click on the "Advanced" button and select "Delay login" from the dropdown menu. This will give you a few seconds to log in and do other things before Mail opens.