Delete mail app on macbook?

Monsieur · Sep 27, 2022

The mail app on my macbook takes up a pretty big amount of memory though I never use it (use gmail).
I’ve looked online and tried various tips but nothing works - I’ve already deleted all emails from the app and un-enabled gmail.
Any ideas?

er-minio · Sep 27, 2022

I don't think you can delete the app itself because of the system integrity thingie.

The downloaded mail data, although, is stored elsewhere. You can delete that. ~/Library/Mail/

er-minio · Sep 27, 2022

Library is normally an hidden folder.
To go there, from Finder:

Go menu > Go to Folder...
(or press cmd + shift + G)

In the dialogue that appears, you can input:

YOURUSERNAME/Library/

I think the latest version of MacOS do autocomplete the paths, so easier.

Monsieur · Sep 27, 2022

I'll take a look, thanks

er-minio · Sep 27, 2022

Additionally, the free Omni Disk Sweeper app (from the Omni Group of course) will show you where larger chunks of data are on your computer, and gives a very easy way to delete it, in case.
You just have to be aware of what you are deleting.

https://www.omnigroup.com/more

Delete mail app on macbook?

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