How to Manage Email Accounts: Creation, Deletion, and Update

Taking control of your Bluehost email accounts is vital in order to facilitate your communication and keep up a professional line of correspondence. Whether you need to establish a new email account, remove an old one, or adjust settings such as quotas and passwords, knowledge about the Bluehost cPanel email management system is essential. Here is the comprehensive guide for basic steps on how to manage email accounts at Bluehost so you can customize your email experience to be more productive and well-organized.

• Access Email Accounts Tool
• Create a New Email Account
• Manage Email Accounts
• Delete an Email Account
• Summary

Access Email Accounts Tool

You must first access the Email Accounts tool to manage your email accounts. The steps below vary depending on the type of email account you have.

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cPanel Email

1. Log in to your Bluehost Account Manager.
2. Click the Hosting tab from the side navigation menu to the left.
   
   • If your account has only one hosting package, you'll be redirected directly to the management. From there, scroll down to click the CPANEL EMAIL button under Quick Links.
     
   • If you have multiple hosting packages, find the one you want to access under Hosting and click the cPanel Email button.
     
3. In the cPanel Email pop-up, click the Email Accounts link of the email account you want to access and click Continue.
   

Once you access the tool, you can manage your email accounts, from creating new accounts to adjusting their settings.

Create a New Email Account

1. On the cPanel Email Accounts page, click the +Create button on the right.
   
2. Input Account Information:
   
   • Under the Domain dropdown, select the domain to which you want to create an email address.
   • Enter the Username for the email (e.g., Jsmith).
   • Create a Password for the account. Make sure the password strength is strong to protect your account.
   • The Mailbox Quota field allows you to set the storage limit for the email account. The default is 500 MB, but you can adjust this based on your hosting plan.
3. Once all fields are completed, click +Create to finalize the creation of your new email account.

Manage Email Accounts

• To View Existing Accounts
• To Access Webmail
• To Change Quota
• To Change Password

To View Existing Accounts

1. Navigate to the Email Accounts section.
2. Use the search functionality to find email accounts by email address, username, or domain name.

To Access Webmail

1. After searching for the email account you want to access, click the Check Email button next to your email account to open the Roundcube webmail application.
   
2. You will be taken to the Roundcube webmail interface.
   If prompted to choose your default webmail application, click Open to access the interface. To prevent this prompt from appearing the next time you log in, check the box that says, Open my inbox when I log in.
   
3. You will then be presented with the Roundcube interface, allowing you to manage your emails effectively.
   

To Change Quota

1. Navigate to the Email Accounts section.
2. Click the Manage button next to the account you wish to change storage space/usage.
   
3. Under Storage, enter a new quota or choose the Unlimited Storage option if preferred under Allocated Storage Space.
   
4. Click Update Email Settings to save your changes.

To Change Password

1. Navigate to the Email Accounts section.
2. Click the Manage button next to the account you wish to change the password.
   
3. In the Security section, enter a new password for the account.
   
4. You can also click Generate to have a strong password created automatically.
5. Click Update Email Settings to save your changes.

Delete an Email Account

To delete an email account from your Bluehost hosting:

1. Navigate to the Email Accounts section.
2. Click the Manage button next to the account you wish to delete.
   
3. Scroll down and click on the Delete Email Account button.
   

Summary

Thanks to recent interface updates, managing your Bluehost email accounts is easier and more flexible. This guide covers everything you need to know about creating new accounts, managing existing ones, and performing key actions such as deleting or updating storage and security settings.

Whether you're looking to add a new email address or your business or manage the security of your existing accounts, this updated guide will help you quickly navigate the new interface. Follow the steps outlined here to ensure your Bluehost email system remains secure, efficient, and customized to your needs.