Removing an account in Outlook 2013

Hello, If I remove an account in outlook 2013 will the email folders that I created under that account also be removed?  I do not want them deleted!
Thanks!

It depends on the account - IMAP, Outlook.com, and Exchange accounts are server storage and removing the account will remove the data file. POP3 accounts are stored in the pst file and removing the account won't remove the pst from your profile. 
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