{"id":2026,"date":"2022-04-12T17:36:31","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T17:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lite14.net\/blog\/?p=2026"},"modified":"2022-04-12T17:36:31","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T17:36:31","slug":"how-to-delete-an-icloud-com-mail-folder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lite14.net\/blog\/2022\/04\/12\/how-to-delete-an-icloud-com-mail-folder\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Delete an iCloud.com Mail Folder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.wondershare.com\/recoverit\/article\/2020\/12\/how-to-delete-icloud-email-7.jpg\" alt=\"See the source image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This article describes how to delete unused iCloud Mail folders. When you delete an iCloud Mail folder, both the folder and its contents are deleted.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/lite14.net\/blog\/2022\/04\/12\/how-to-delete-an-icloud-com-mail-folder\/#Delete_an_iCloudcom_Mail_Folder\" >Delete an iCloud.com Mail Folder<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/lite14.net\/blog\/2022\/04\/12\/how-to-delete-an-icloud-com-mail-folder\/#Concerning_iCloud_and_iCloud_Mail\" >Concerning iCloud and iCloud Mail<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Delete_an_iCloudcom_Mail_Folder\"><\/span>Delete an iCloud.com Mail Folder<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>To delete a folder from your iCloud Mail account at iCloud.com, follow these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>To begin, sign in to your iCloud account and click the Mail icon.<\/li>\n<li>In the left panel, click the plus sign to the right of Folders to expand the list of folders.<\/li>\n<li>In iCloud Mail, click the folder you wish to delete to open it.<\/li>\n<li>Review your email list and move any messages that you want to keep to a different folder or your inbox.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure that the folder contains no subfolders. If the folder contains a subfolder, click &gt; next to the subfolder&#8217;s name to expand it and delete or rename its contents. If you do not wish to delete a subfolder, drag it to a different parent folder or to the folder list&#8217;s top level.<\/li>\n<li>In the folder list, click the folder name.<\/li>\n<li>Click the red arrow to the left of the folder&#8217;s name.<\/li>\n<li>Confirm the deletion by clicking Delete in the confirmation dialog box.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Concerning_iCloud_and_iCloud_Mail\"><\/span>Concerning iCloud and iCloud Mail<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Apple iCloud accounts are available for free to Mac and PC users. Cloud storage enables convenient access to documents, photos, and email across multiple devices. A new iCloud account comes with an email address ending in @icloud.com. 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