deleted mail account before deleted inbox, etc

[stevemalee]

How do I delete all the messages in the windows mail list after I have
deleted the email account?

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Select a folder like Inbox. Select All (Ctrl+A) which will highlight all the messages
in that folder. Then click Delete on the toolbar or press the Delete key. Do this
one folder at a time. System folders like Inbox cannot be deleted. Custom
(user-created) folders can be deleted with all emails still inside.

 

[stevemalee]

Thanks, I did try what you suggested, and it did not work, but tried again
and it did work.

I want to complete REMOVE the email program from windows mail. I want to
use windows mail only for newsgroups.

How do I get rid of the local folders and all the sub folders ?

What you suggested for the inbox, etc. does not work to get rid of the mail
account program.

Thanks again for your help

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

You can remove email accounts: Tools, Accounts, select the account,
then click Remove.

Any folders that *you* created you should be able to right-click on,
and one of the options will be Delete. It is not possible to delete
folders that were created by Windows Mail.

You cannot completely remove the email portion of Windows Mail.
It is considered to be part of the operating system, and as such,
those files are protected from deletion.