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Delete Mail App

I have read numerous forums where someone asks how to delete the mail app and the answers are far from simple. Surely it is possible to delete the mail app from a Mac Book Pro, right?


I only ever use email from a web browser. I don't understand why my computer insists on using a whopping 20GB of space for the mail app, and also tells me that it it is not logged into any account. I just want those 20GB that are being wasted, and I have never, nor will I ever be interested in the mail app.


If it is downright impossible to delete the mail app and get those 20GB back, I would love for someone to just say that outright, and not come up with a handful of responses in computer languages that I don't understand.


Looking for as simple an answer as possible.


Thank you.


macOS Mojave Version 10.14.6

MacBook Pro 15", macOS 10.14

Posted on Apr 8, 2020 5:54 PM

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Posted on Apr 8, 2020 6:10 PM

It's not 20 GB. More like 20MB.

No, it is not simple to delete built-in apps, and they will be reinstalled at every update.

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