How to Change Your Email Account Password or Mailbox Quota in cPanel

Modified on Sun, 1 Dec at 12:26 PM

Managing your email account effectively includes tasks such as changing your email password and adjusting your mailbox quota. This guide will walk you through these processes using cPanel.

Changing an Email Account Password

Access cPanel: Log into your cPanel account. If you do not know your direct cPanel login, you can also login through the Client Area > Services > My Services > and click "Launch cPanel" next to your hosting plan.
Navigate to Email Accounts: Within the cPanel Email section, click 'Email Accounts'.
Select Email Account: Click 'Manage' next to the email address you'd like to change.
Enter New Password: Enter a new password in the 'New Password' field. Clicking the eye icon hides or reveals the password as you type. The 'Generate' button will create a password for you - you can click the drop-down arrow to change the password length and included characters - you will need to copy the generated password from the 'Password' field to the 'Password Again' field before clicking 'Change Password'.
Update Email Settings: Click 'Update email settings' to complete the process.

Changing an Email Account Quota

Please note that disk space used by your mailbox counts towards your overall package disk limit. If a user is over quota, you can either have them remove email from their mailbox in their email client or webmail; or you can use the 'Email Disk Usage' tool to prune older emails from the server.

Access cPanel: Log into your cPanel account.
Navigate to Email Accounts: Within the cPanel Email section, click 'Email Accounts'.
Select Email Account: Click 'Manage' next to the email address you'd like to change.
Change Storage Space Quota: Change the 'Storage Space' quota or set to unlimited as required. Please note that disk space used by your mailbox counts towards your overall package disk limit.
Update Email Settings: Click 'Update email settings' to complete the process.