by grace1 » October 2nd, 2016, 5:58 am
Copy any messages in the old account that you want to keep to "Local Folders".
Verify the messages were copied okay. For example, verify your largest folder has the right number of messages and read one of them.
Delete all of messages in the old account, empty the trash and compact the accounts folders. The reason for doing this is when you delete an account it doesn't delete the accounts folders.
Delete the old account using Tools -> Account Settings -> Account Actions -> Remove Account.
Add a new account using Tools -> Account Settings -> Account Actions -> Add Mail Account.
If you had used the old accounts SMTP server as the default SMTP server, replace it using Tools -> Account Settings -> Outgoing Server (SMTP) -> Set Default.
If you had created any multiple identities for the old account create replacements.
Copy any messages in the old account that you want to keep to "Local Folders".
Verify the messages were copied okay. For example, verify your largest folder has the right number of messages and read one of them.
Delete all of messages in the old account, empty the trash and compact the accounts folders. The reason for doing this is when you delete an account it doesn't delete the accounts folders.
Delete the old account using Tools -> Account Settings -> Account Actions -> Remove Account.
Add a new account using Tools -> Account Settings -> Account Actions -> Add Mail Account.
If you had used the old accounts SMTP server as the default SMTP server, replace it using Tools -> Account Settings -> Outgoing Server (SMTP) -> Set Default.
If you had created any multiple identities for the old account create replacements.