stouennais
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Q: if I delete an email account in Mail, will it delete the same account in Outlook?

I am unable to open my hotmail account in Mail because it suddenly has said I have the incorrect password.  Tried several things but no change.

If I delete this account in Mail and loose all my emails, will I still have the same account in Outlook with all my emails?   I will then try and re-instate the same account in Mail.

Please advise.

Mac Pro

Posted on Jun 3, 2016 7:21 AM

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Q: if I delete an email account in Mail, will it delete the same account in Outlook?

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  • by Phil0124,Helpful

    Phil0124 Phil0124 Jun 4, 2016 8:19 AM in response to stouennais
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    Jun 4, 2016 8:19 AM in response to stouennais

    stouennais wrote:

     

     

    If I delete this account in Mail and loose all my emails, will I still have the same account in Outlook with all my emails?  

    Yes.

     

    Removing the account from Mail, has no effect on other applications that may be using it, or its existence on the server. You are just cutting the connection to the mail server. 

  • by lllaass,Helpful

    lllaass lllaass Jun 4, 2016 8:19 AM in response to stouennais
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    Jun 4, 2016 8:19 AM in response to stouennais

    Deleting the account from Mac Mail will only delete the messages already downloaded to the Mac. It does not delete the account from Hotmail.