How do I delete the Mail App from my Mac computer?

Hello- I know the Mail App on my computer takes up space because it downloads all of the mail you have stored- online I use Gmail.
An Apple store tech deleted the content a long time ago but he told never to touch the App again or else everything would load back up.
Unfortunately, I touched it again! My computer is now running out of space and I would like to delete the content of the Mail App again- besides, I never use it!
Help! Thank you!

You might want to reconsider: simply do delete the emails, but it is generally not recommended to delete an application which was installed as part of the OS.
The reason you are getting the emails is because you have set up Mail to fetch your Gmail emails. If you want to open the Mail app and go to Preferences > Accounts, you should see your Gmail account listed - if it is, simply highlight it and click the "enable" to un-enable it. If you want to get rid of it forever, click the minus sign at the bottom. As long as Mail is not configured to fetch the emails, it will not do so.

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