How to delete an email account


Note: Be careful, as doing this can result in lost emails. Before you delete an account here make sure to do the following:
(1) Back up the email account if you need the data on it. You can use this guide to do so.
(2) Remove the login details for the account from all your devices, to prevent them trying to access an email account that no longer exists.

If you accidentally delete an account, click here for our guide on restoring it (not guaranteed to restore all deleted data)

Delete an Email Account in cPanel
Step 1 -
Log into cPanel and click on Email Accounts.

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Step 2 - Scroll down to find the list of email accounts, then:
(1) Select the relevant accounts you want to delete,
(2) Click Delete at the top,
(3) Confirm by clicking Delete.

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Alternatively, you can click on Manage, then click on Delete Email Account at the bottom of the page.

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Delete an Email Account in cPanel Pre v108
Step 1 -
Log into cPanel and click on Email Accounts.

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Step 2 - Scroll down to find the list of email accounts, then:
(1) Select the relevant accounts you want to delete,
(2) Click Delete at the top,
(3) Confirm by clicking Delete.

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Delete an Email Account in cPanel Pre v78
Step 1 - Log into cPanel and click on Email Accounts.

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Step 2 - Click Delete on the account in question.
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Step 3 - Click Delete again to confirm.

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For more tutorials on accessing emails and setting up email clients, view our Email Setup Guides.


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