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How to Delete an Email Account in cPanel

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Introduction

Whether you’re managing your business’s email accounts or decluttering your personal email setup, this step-by-step guide is designed to assist you in safely and efficiently removing an email account from your cPanel. Follow along to ensure a smooth and error-free process.

 

Step 1: Preliminary Steps

Before proceeding with the removal of your email account, be sure to:

  1. Back up any important messages using your email client (such as Outlook or Mozilla Thunderbird).
  2. Remove or update your email address on websites, forms, online accounts, and other platforms.
  3. Establish a default email address to catch any emails sent to the soon-to-be-removed address.
  4. Consider setting up an email autoresponder and/or email forwarding.

Step 2: Access the Email Accounts Icon on the cPanel

1. Login to your cPanel account and navigate to the Email section and select Email Accounts to access the management screen.

Step 3: Locate and Remove the Desired Email Account

1. From the listed Accounts, choose the email account you want to delete. To the right of your chosen email account, you will see various options including ‘Manage’.

2. Clcik on ‘Manage’ and scroll down to ‘Delete Email Account’.

3. Click on ‘Delete Email Account’ but before cPanel proceeds with the removal, confirm on your decision to remove them and proceed to ‘Delete’.

5. A ‘Success’ message will briefly appear to confirm its deletion when the email account has been successfully removed and will no longer be in the listed email accounts.

 

 

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully deleted an email account from your cPanel. This action will help maintain your email system’s organization and security. Remember, it’s always a good practice to regularly review and manage your email accounts to ensure optimal performance and security.

Should you have any inquiries of the guidelines, please feel free to open a ticket through your portal account or contact us at +603 – 2026 1688. We’ll be happy to assist you further