How to Remove/Delete an Email Account in Plesk?

Toggling the "delete email account" button in Plesk is the most straightforward action however, it's important to exercise caution and double-check before deleting the account as it may have some other impact of actions. This article will give a step-by-step instruction on how to remove an email from Plesk. It will cover the preparations, the things to consider and the actual process.

Prerequisites:

- Access to the Plesk Control Panel: Always have an administrative access to the Plesk control panel for your domain or hosting account.

- Email Account Information: Have in hand the email info (e.g., email address, user and gmail) for that account you would like to deactivate.

Step-by-Step Guide to Remove/Delete an Email Account in Plesk:

- I access the Plesk Control Panel via SSH using the following command:

- Open your web browser and navigate to the Plesk login page (usually https:or https://your-domain.com:8443) на сервере вроде https://your-server-ip:8443).

- Type in the things that constitute the user’s administrative credentials like "username" and "password", click "Log in" to continue.

- Proceed with "Mail Accounts Section" option:

- Upon login, navigate to the pop-up window for mail accounts in the left menu navigation or the email symbol on the main screen.

- Tap "Address Book" to navigate to the participant's email account control center.

- Seize the Account of Email Component to Extinguish:

- In "Mail Accounts" section, the dashboard will show all email accounts that are either from your domain or hosting service.

- Join the email account in the basket you want to be removed from the email list.

- Select the Email Account:

- Mark the checkbox adjacent to the account you want to be removed from or cancel by clicking on it.

- You can also click on the email account directly to put it to the settings and then go ahead with whatever you are interested in.

- To do that, the creator(s) may suggest removing or deleting the email account:

- Once the email account seems to appear, find the button or the option that says "Remove" or "Delete" that you usually see at the top or the bottom of the email account list.

- Tap on the "Close" or "Remove" button to commence the removal process.

- Confirm the Removal:

- At the deletion dialog box, i.e., the Plesk confirmation dialog box, which will ensure you want to remove or delete the selected email account shown.

- Process the info and, once you are satisfied, press "OK" or "Confirm" to continue with the deletion process.

- The time it takes to finish the elimination procedure depends on the complexity:

- It depends on the size of the email account and resources of your server; needless to say, the deletion process may take a couple of minutes or seconds.

- The success message box will inform Plesk that the email account is to be successfully taken off or is to be deleted.

Additional Considerations:

- Email Data Backup: To every account of email, the backup of an important email data is one of the best steps to do because you may need to save in email messages, contacts or calendars. Plesk does not do it automatically, so you need to make manual posts to be able to drop any important information you may want to keep.

- Email Forwarding: In case you wish to forward emails to another email address sent to deleted email address, please ensure email forwarding is enabled before deleting the account. The Plesk app allows you to set up the so-called email forwarding for a specific email or multiple emails per domain in one step.

- Email Client Configuration: If the removed email account was set up using an email client (e.g., Outlook, Thunderbird or mobile email/messaging app) you need to make sure that the app is reconfigured and the account’s absence has been reflected to avoid getting connectivity or error messages.

- Mailbox Size Limits: Obviously, the deactivation of a large one would lead to reclaiming a value storage on your server and thus will influence positively the possible faster speed and keeping in your plan's restrictions.

- Access Permissions: Above all, these instructions ensure that you have your desired permissions or admin privileges paved out such that you can simply remove email accounts in Plesk or any other hosting platform you may be using. You need to keep in mind (or ask your hosting provider/system administrator) which group you should be in.

- Subscription Services: Instantly delete this email account from any associated subscriptions or online applications, otherwise you may have some security breaches or unpleasant charges.

Implementing these steps as would be sweetened by considering the extras highlighted above is thus a reliable way to delete an email account in Plesk without running into any hindering issues or obstacles. As before, be certain you have made you backups in place and that you are safe while doing this. Do not push too far and risk breaking something you know you cannot repair.