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# Managing e-mail accounts in Plesk

> Learn how to manage e-mail accounts in Plesk, with detailed instructions on creation, modification and deletion of various e-mail accounts on your website.

This article describes how to create, modify, and delete e-mail accounts in Plesk. You can define e-mail account storage quotas, change e-mail passwords, and more. E-mail accounts that you create are accessible by using webmail in your web browser, or by using your own e-mail client application (such as Thunderbird or Microsoft Outlook).

## Creating an e-mail account

To create a new e-mail account in Plesk, follow these steps:

1. Log in to Plesk.
   <Note>
     If you do not know how to log in to your Plesk account, please see [this article](/websites-hosting/plesk/logging-in-and-out-of-plesk).
   </Note>
2. In the left sidebar, click **Mail**.
3. Click **Create Email Address**.
4. In the **Email address** text box, type the name for the new account. The domain name is automatically appended to the e-mail account name.
5. Select the **Access to the Customer Panel** check box to allow the account user to have access to the Customer Panel.
6. In the **Password** and **Confirm password** text boxes, type the password that you want to use to access the e-mail account, or click **Generate** to automatically create a secure password.
7. Confirm the **Mailbox** check box is selected.
8. Specify the mailbox size or use the default size.
9. In the **Description in Plesk** text box, type a note or comment related to the e-mail account, or leave the field blank.
10. Click **OK**. Plesk creates the e-mail account.

## Modifying an e-mail account

To edit the settings of an existing e-mail account, follow these steps:

1. Log in to Plesk.
   <Note>
     If you do not know how to log in to your Plesk account, please see [this article](/websites-hosting/plesk/logging-in-and-out-of-plesk).
   </Note>
2. In the left sidebar, click **Mail**.
3. Click the e-mail address you want to edit. Plesk displays the same page that you used to create the e-mail account, which enables you to change any of its settings.

## Deleting an e-mail account

To permanently delete an e-mail account, follow these steps:

1. Log in to Plesk.
   <Note>
     If you do not know how to log in to your Plesk account, please see [this article](/websites-hosting/plesk/logging-in-and-out-of-plesk).
   </Note>
2. In the left sidebar, click **Mail**.
3. Select the check box next to the e-mail account you want to remove.
4. Click **Remove**.
   <Warning>
     Deleting an e-mail account deletes all e-mail currently in the account, including new messages, sent messages, and so on. Make sure that you download any e-mail that you want to retain *before* you delete an account. After you delete an account, the information is unrecoverable.
   </Warning>
5. Click **Yes** to confirm the deletion. Plesk deletes the e-mail account.