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How do I delete an email account?

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One of my email accounts has been disabled. How do I delete the email account from Thunderbird?

One of my email accounts has been disabled. How do I delete the email account from Thunderbird?

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Before you remove an account in Thunderbird, move any messages for that account that you want to keep into a local folder. Removing an account will take all messages associated with that account that are not in a local folder with it.

Press the alt key if the Menu Bar is not showing.

From the Menu Bar select Tools-Account Settings

Select the account

Account Actions-Remove Account

Modified by user01229325

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Thanks.

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"From the Menu Bar select Tools-Account Settings Select the account Account Actions-Remove Account "

When I get to Tools-Account Settings there is no Account Actions-Remove Account to select.

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It should be the bottom choice in the account listing on the left side.

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I didn't see it down there. I was expecting it on the other side. Thanks.

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There is no option to delete an account. Only to create an account.

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Thanks but accounts can be deleted. other replies told me how to do it.

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Try reading the instructions again. The option is there.

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Maybe this will help. On my thunderbird I go to Edit then Account Settings then Account Actions{bottom left} then choose Remove Account.

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Thanks. I got this advice earlier and it worked.

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Nice.