If you have an account with the Thunderbird email client, there are a few steps you can take to delete it.
- Open Thunderbird and click on the three lines in the top left corner of the main window. This will show a list of your accounts.
- On the right hand side, select your account name and click on the Delete button.
- Thunderbird will ask if you want to save changes or close the program. Click on Save Changes to close Thunderbird and delete your account.
Select Account Settings from the drop-down menu in All Files. Select Server Settings in the left pane. Choose “Remove it right away” from the drop-down menu next to “When I delete a message.” Click OK. Delete your folder by right-clicking on it and selecting Delete.
Because we separate profile and program files, you can remove Thunderbird without losing your messages or settings, and if a Thunderbird upgrade goes bad, your data will still be safe.
The box to always check to see if Thunderbird is the default was already unchecked under Tools, Options, Advanced, System Integration. It’s also there (but under the button Check Now, Use Thunderbird as the default client for), but I unchecked it and it immediately re-checked itself.
Delete a folder by right-clicking on it and selecting “Delete.”
Select the account you want to change and click Expand Accounts. To expand a list below it, click the small “plus sign” to the left of the account. Server Settings should be checked next. Check the box beside Leave messages on the server if you wish. You might also want to enable the option Until I delete or move them from Inbox if
