Evolution email: How to remove an email account

PaddyJoe · 08-27-2011, 04:43 PM

I have set up an email account on my old laptop in Evolution as a familiarisation exercise. I now intend to pass on the laptop to my grandson. I wish to remove the email account. How can I do this?

frankbell · 08-27-2011, 08:08 PM

Start Evolution.

In the accounts section of the menu (I forget exactly were it is) you can select the account, then click the Delete button.

Then delete the hidden ~/.evolution folder in your home directory.

I just did this on my netbook this afternoon. The irritation factor of using Evolution (which I had been using there, like you, as a familiarization exercise) finally got the better of me.

Raveolution · 08-28-2011, 03:27 AM

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Originally Posted by frankbell

Start Evolution.

In the accounts section of the menu (I forget exactly were it is) you can select the account, then click the Delete button.

Then delete the hidden ~/.evolution folder in your home directory.

I just did this on my netbook this afternoon. The irritation factor of using Evolution (which I had been using there, like you, as a familiarization exercise) finally got the better of me.

A pity, since Evolution has the only app I know of that interfaces with the Palm-OS series of PDAs and smartphones. Argh.

frankbell · 08-28-2011, 09:15 PM

Since I don't have anything Palm, this was not an issue for me, but I can certainly understand the motives of a Palm or Exchange user.

I just wanted to give Evolution a whirl.