Google May Delete Your Gmail Account: Here’s How to Stop It

Illustration picture shows a mobile phone and laptop with the Google website, on Dec. 14, 2020. Laurie Dieffembacq/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images

Tech giant Google announced that it will delete any accounts that have been inactive for at least two years—including Gmail and YouTube accounts.

Google’s policy of deleting accounts will start in December 2023, and it will include Google accounts including YouTube, Google Docs, Google Meet, Google Calendar, Google Photos, and Gmail. The company said it will send out several warning notices to users and will conduct the purge of inactive accounts in several phases.