How to Delete an Email Account in cPanel
Before you delete an email account, do not forget to backup important emails
Follow these steps to delete an email account
- Log into your cpanel
- Click Email Accounts under the Email section
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- Click the Manage icon in front of the email account you wish to delete
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- Click the Delete Email Account icon to have the email account deleted
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- You will get a prompt asking if you wish to delete
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- You will get a successful message notifying you that the email account has been deleted
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After deleting the email account, you need to go to the etc folder in your file manager to have the corresponding email folder deleted.
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Tick the box, skip the trash and delete permanently
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Updated about 2 years ago