How to delete an Email account in cPanel

You can delete an e-mail account when you no longer need it. However, you cannot delete your default e-mail account.

Deleting an e-mail account deletes all e-mail currently in the account, including new messages, sent messages, and so on. Make sure that you download any e-mail that you want to retain before you delete an account. After you delete an account, the information is unrecoverable.

To delete an e-mail account in cPanel, follow these steps:

1.Log in to cPanel account.

2.Open the Email Accounts tool.

3.In the Email section, click Email Accounts:

cPanel - Email - Email Accounts icon

4.Locate the e-mail account that you want to delete, and then click Manage.

5.Navigate to the bottom of the page to the DELETE EMAIL ACCOUNT section.

Email Accounts delete tab

6.Click Delete Email Account, and then click Delete to confirm. cPanel deletes the e-mail account.

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