Since these accounts are more likely to be compromised, Google will deactivate them.
Beginning on December 1, Google has stated that it will be deleting dormant Google accounts worldwide. The contents of these accounts, including Gmail, Pictures, Drive documents, Contacts, and so on, will likewise be deleted by the firm. Google disclosed in May that old or inactive accounts are more vulnerable to hacking, and the company is revising its policy regarding inactive accounts to prevent that from happening.
According to a policy recently implemented by Google, "If a Google Account has not been used or signed in for at least two years, we may delete the Google Account, Google can also delete all data like documents, pdf files, images, etc. the of the associated Google Account.
Notably, accounts for businesses or educational institutions will not be affected by this. Furthermore, Google will notify the users several times before deleting their accounts.
How to maintain the activity of your Gmail account
There are a few things you can do to keep your Google account active if it hasn't been used in the last two years and you don't want it deleted.
- examining or replying to an email
- Making Use of Google Drive
- watch a video on YouTube
- Getting an application from the Google Play Store
- Using Google
- Making Use of To log into a third-party app or service, use Google to sign in.
In the case of Google Photos, in order to maintain the account's activity, you must log in to it specifically every two years.
What happens if you lose track of your previous Google account's email address or password?
All you have to do is take these easy actions if you can't remember your previous Google account password.
- Visit this link: https://accounts.google.com.
- Put in your email address on Gmail.
- Select "Forgot password."
- If you have already set up the account, Google will send a notification to your Android device.
- Press "Yes, it's me."
- After that, you will be prompted to set a new password, after which you can proceed.
In the event that you misplaced your Google account email address or you forget your email address:
- Select "forgot email" from the Google login screen.
- You have to phone number or recovery email address.
- Enter your phone numbers or recovery email addresses.
- The accounts associated with the information you entered will then be visible to you.
- Simply tap the account, and then log in as usual.
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