Deactivating Mail Account (NOT deleting account)

[Auggie]

Is there anyway to simply deactivate Mail from accessing an email server that is no longer being used?

I no longer work at a company but I want to retain access to my previous emails for future reference.

Unchecking "Enable" account in Mail Settings hides the account entirely.

Otherwise, I'm constantly being asked for a password but the account is no longer active on the server.

Any suggestions?

 

[BrianBaughn]

Obviously it sounds like your company cut off access to the account but your old emails are still on the Mac. You should move (or copy) all the emails to either (1) folders in another still active email account or to (2) folders that are "On My Mac" only. My preference would be the first choice but that's up to you based on what kind of backup setup you have for your Mac.

The reason to move them? If something happens to your Mac or the email database on it you could lose them…since you can't log in anymore to re-download them.

So…move them somewhere safe and then you can remove the account from your Mac.

Feel free to ask any questions about this.