How to delete old e-mail addresses?

subrosa · Aug 31st, 2006, 05:26 AM

When I type in the name of the person I wish to send an e-mail several old addresses appear. I can't find a way to delete all but the current address. I've tried deleting the entire card from the address book but all the addresses keep appearing just the same. I know I can move down and select the correct address but sometimes I forget which address to use and have to search for old e-mails to find it. Mail Help doesn't help.

Thanks for any help you can give me.

Mac OS X
Version 10.3.9
1.8 GHz Power PC G5
1 GB DDR SDRAM

Moscool · Aug 31st, 2006, 06:18 AM

If you click on the address a pull down menu appears. One of the options is 'remove from previous recipients list'. This will solve your problem.

teeterboy3 · Aug 31st, 2006, 07:35 AM

In Mail:
"Window" menu > "Previous Recipients"
This opens a list of all your previous recipients. Ever. Some are in your address book; some are not. Mail keeps records of all addresses thinking that some day later when you regretted not copying it to your address book you may want it. You can go there and find Aunt Thelma's email that you never bothered adding to your address book. And they are just as easy to manage / purge / reclaim here. Just select one or all of them and hit "remove from list". And if you remove all, not to worry, it doesn't remove them from your address book.

subrosa · Aug 31st, 2006, 01:56 PM

Moscool and teeterboy3 - Thank you very much. It worked! ehMac is a great resource for old beginners like me.

Moscool · Aug 31st, 2006, 06:46 PM

Welcome subrosa. This is a place of both friendship and technical insight (at east in others!

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Aug 31st, 2006, 05:26 AM	#1
subrosa New Neighbour Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3	How to delete old e-mail addresses? When I type in the name of the person I wish to send an e-mail several old addresses appear. I can't find a way to delete all but the current address. I've tried deleting the entire card from the address book but all the addresses keep appearing just the same. I know I can move down and select the correct address but sometimes I forget which address to use and have to search for old e-mails to find it. Mail Help doesn't help. Thanks for any help you can give me. Mac OS X Version 10.3.9 1.8 GHz Power PC G5 1 GB DDR SDRAM

Aug 31st, 2006, 06:18 AM	#2
Moscool Honourable Citizen Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: London (UK) Posts: 3,368	If you click on the address a pull down menu appears. One of the options is 'remove from previous recipients list'. This will solve your problem. __________________ Bop 'til you drop MB Pro 15 \| 2.66 \| 4 Gigs of shiny DDR RAM \| 320 HD Mac Mini G4 \| 1.45MHz \| 1Gig RAM \| Wireless everything with Samsung 193P 19" iOmega 250Gig Mini companion hub dedicated to music in Lossless format and HD movies Airport Express connected to Quad HiFi iPhone 3G: "What else?" & Sony noise cancelling headphones Canon 20D proper camera with nice L glass and Lightroom

Aug 31st, 2006, 06:46 PM	#5
Moscool Honourable Citizen Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: London (UK) Posts: 3,368	Welcome subrosa. This is a place of both friendship and technical insight (at east in others! ) __________________ Bop 'til you drop MB Pro 15 \| 2.66 \| 4 Gigs of shiny DDR RAM \| 320 HD Mac Mini G4 \| 1.45MHz \| 1Gig RAM \| Wireless everything with Samsung 193P 19" iOmega 250Gig Mini companion hub dedicated to music in Lossless format and HD movies Airport Express connected to Quad HiFi iPhone 3G: "What else?" & Sony noise cancelling headphones Canon 20D proper camera with nice L glass and Lightroom

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Aug 31st, 2006, 07:35 AM	#3
teeterboy3 Full Citizen Join Date: May 2005 Location: London… the Canada one. Posts: 893	In Mail: "Window" menu > "Previous Recipients" This opens a list of all your previous recipients. Ever. Some are in your address book; some are not. Mail keeps records of all addresses thinking that some day later when you regretted not copying it to your address book you may want it. You can go there and find Aunt Thelma's email that you never bothered adding to your address book. And they are just as easy to manage / purge / reclaim here. Just select one or all of them and hit "remove from list". And if you remove all, not to worry, it doesn't remove them from your address book.

Aug 31st, 2006, 01:56 PM	#4
subrosa New Neighbour Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3	Moscool and teeterboy3 - Thank you very much. It worked! ehMac is a great resource for old beginners like me.