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delete an alias

I would like to delete an alias. Here are the instructions:


  1. Choose Mail > Preferences, then click Accounts.
  2. Select an account, then click Account Information.
  3. Remove an alias: Select an alias, then click the Remove button User uploaded file.

But the minus sign (which is the only "Remove" button) is under the account name, which has to be highlighted in order to select the alias I want to remove. It seems very clear that clicking on that minus sign would remove the account, and not simply the alias. So I'm afraid to try it.

PowerBook, Mac OS X (10.4.3)

Posted on Feb 27, 2018 6:32 AM

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Feb 27, 2018 8:39 AM in response to carolagate

If you selected iCloud account and click on edit , yes it will open iCloud page you have to enter the Apple ID and password to enter the iCloud account .

Click on iCloud settings > then select mail .

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  1. Click the Action pop-up menu User uploaded file in the sidebar, then choose Preferences.
  2. Click Accounts.

Delete an alias: Click Delete and finally click on done .

And also ,

An email alias is an email address that conceals your actual email address from a recipient. An alias can help you manage the email you receive, and monitor the sources of unwanted messages. You can both send and receive email from an email alias using an email on iCloud.com

With iCloud Mail, you can have up to three active email addresses, and you can turn an email alias on or off at any time. You can also delete email aliases that you no longer want to use. While turning off an email alias is temporary, deleting it is permanent. When an alias is turned off or deleted, email sent to that alias is returned to the sender.

Note: If you had five MobileMe email aliases when you moved your account to iCloud, you retain the five aliases. However, if you delete one of your five aliases, you can’t create a new one to replace it.

You can’t use an alias to sign in to iCloud.com, and you can’t use an alias to create a separate Apple ID.

Feb 27, 2018 7:18 AM in response to carolagate

See this mail help ( read the first paragraph ) .You have to click on second one that is " Alias " in this example the greyed out is for my real first name and last name that is also saved in my address book , and the second one is " mr " having same mail address , you have to select the " mr " and it will be highlighted along with name and complete mail address and click on minus sign the original mail address and name will not be deleted.


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