This tutorial covers steps for disabling or deleting an email account in the Outlook app for Android, iOS, Windows, and macOS. You’ll also learn how to delete connected accounts from Outlook on the web.
Remove Email Account in Outlook for Windows
Open the Outlook application on your Windows computer and follow the steps below. Outlook will remove the account and delete offline content stored on your computer. Messages in your inbox or outbox remain intact and accessible on other devices. You’ll get a warning message to create an Outlook Data File (.PST) when attempting to delete the only email account in Outlook. Refer to our tutorial on exporting an Outlook PST backup file for step-by-step instructions.
Remove Email Account in Outlook for macOS
Open the Outlook application on your Mac computer and follow these steps. For third-party email services or accounts (Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, etc.), you can sign out on your Mac’s Outlook app or all your devices.
Remove Email Account in Outlook Web
Sign in to Outlook on any web browser and follow these steps to remove an email address from your account. You might get a prompt to enter the password to your Microsoft account. Follow the instructions and proceed to the next step.
Remove Email Account in Outlook for iOS
Open the Outlook application on your iPhone or iPad and follow these steps. The first option deletes the account from your iPhone or iPad, while the latter unlinks the account from all devices connected to your Outlook account.
Remove Email Account in Outlook for Android
How to Disable Email Accounts in Outlook (Windows)
If you don’t want to delete an account from Outlook, you can temporarily disable it. The option to disable accounts is only available in Outlook for Windows. When you turn off an account in Outlook, the app stops syncing email messages from the account. You can still send emails from the account, but you’ll no longer receive new messages from the account in the app. Follow the steps below to turn off an account in Outlook on your Windows device. To re-enable the account, follow the same steps and check the Include the select account in this group box.
Manage Emails in Outlook
Deleting an account in Outlook doesn’t delete email messages or data in your inbox. The operation only deletes cached data saved on your device. You can access messages in a deleted account in other email clients or applications. Restart or update the Outlook application on your device if you run into roadblocks deleting an email account. Reboot your device if the issue persists.
