There are many plausible reasons for wanting to remove your Gmail account from existence. Maybe you have too many separate email addresses and want to consolidate to only one main one. Maybe what you ...

In 2020, Google said it would remove content stored in an inactive account (but not the account itself) to preserve storage space. Google is now updating its inactivity policy so that old, unused ...

When was the last time you logged in to your Google account or Gmail inbox? If you can’t remember, your account may be deleted for inactivity as early as Dec. 1, according to Google. Stream NBC 5 for ...

The tech giant says accounts that haven’t been used for a certain extended period of time are more likely to be compromised, or at-risk. To combat the risk, Google says it may delete accounts that ...

If you haven’t logged into your Google account in a long time, you better use it or lose it. Google announced Tuesday it will start deleting accounts that have been inactive for at least two years, a ...

“If a Google Account has not been used or signed into for at least two years, we may delete the account and its contents,” Google announced in a blog post, and that time is coming soon. In December, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, Mar. 2, 2025: This story, originally published Feb. 28 ...