Clear Mail cache in Catalina?

I have disconnected my email account from my MacBook Pro Mail application, but Mail is still taking up gigabytes worth of space. How to I clear the cache so that I can free up space and stop storing emails I already have elsewhere on online accounts?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jan 9, 2021 1:45 PM

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