Last week, I wrote about deleting unwanted email addresses from Apple Mail—totally helpful if you find yourself clicking through defunct autofill suggestions constantly. I heard back from a number of you, and I wanted to pass along some further info to help with the deletion process.
- One thing to note is that some email addresses will register with the “Remove from Previous Recipients” command, while others will only show “Remove Address” when you go to click on them. This depends on whether or not the recipient is in your Address Book. If he/she is not, “Remove from Previous Recipients” will show (along with the option “Add to Address Book”); if he/she is in your Address Book, only “Remove Address” will show and the option “Show Contact Card” will appear.
- If you’d like to see everyone that you’ve ever sent an email to, select Window from the Menu Bar in Mail and click “Previous Recipients” there. It will bring up a new window where you can scroll through and edit.
- Finally, this does not work in any version of the iOS, to my knowledge. So, one thing to try is to manage your addresses in Apple Mail on your Mac and then see if the edits/omissions carry over to your devices. If you try this, let me know!