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Hi everyone,
macOS Monterey 12.1 introduced this (arrow) option in Apple Mail:
Since I do not intend to use this I would like to remove this option from the dropdown menu. Have yet to find an option to do so and would happily edit a plist to get rid of this.
Any ideas?
Ok, you mean the drop down menu that suggests email addresses to pick from. I've never seen anything like what you're wanting, all I've ever seen is a list of selectable addresses.
I'm using 12.1 but I have no memory of prior operating systems offering what you want; El Capitan to present.
Ok, you mean the drop down menu that suggests email addresses to pick from. I've never seen anything like what you're wanting, all I've ever seen is a list of selectable addresses.
I'm using 12.1 but I have no memory of prior operating systems offering what you want; El Capitan to present.
Hi, which boxes are you referring to? I am an admin user. I do not want to remove the account selection completely. To clarify: the screenshot I posted is from the new mail window’s account selection dropdown menu and I want the option on the bottom gone so that it only shows my 2 accounts like it was in previous macOS versions.
I just found an English language screenshot: https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_5876b52630929.png.pagespeed.ce.2R3NzSzwSP.png
It is the From: option
macOS 12.1 introduced this 3rd (hide my e-mail) option you can see in my screenshot.
Whoops, I accidentally clicked on Solved… 🙄 I remember all versions back to Mac OS 10.0 and it always showed all your accounts in order to select where to send from. But know it’s placing this hide my mail ad below the accounts which I do not like. Well, I’ll need to create another thread due to my Solved-clicking. Thanks anyways!
No problem, but it did confuse an old man for a moment.
I think you can continue this one. We both know what happened but I guess it would appear to be closed if "solved".
I don't think you're going to be able to do what you want. Apple has placed a priority on more privacy it seems and newer features don't appear to be optional other that what's obvious as in selectable check boxes.
Mail > Preferences > Privacy
Uncheck Protect privacy and Hide IP Address come into focus. This is the only place to do this I know of.
As an admin user, all I had to do was deselect (uncheck) the boxes. If you click on a check mark it doesn't go away?
Are you a standard user?
Thansk, but this option is for remote loading of html mail content and does not change the account selection dropdown menu.
How are you accessing the "account selection dropdown menu"?
Remove the hide my mail option from Mail’s account selection dropdown menu
