Google Will Start Deleting ‘Inactive’ Accounts in December—Here’s What You Need to Know

Google Will Start Deleting ‘Inactive’ Accounts in December—Here’s What You Need to Know
Google logos are shown when searched on Google in New York on Sept. 11, 2023. Richard Drew/AP Photo
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NEW YORK—Have a Google account you haven’t used in a while? If you want to keep it from disappearing, you should sign in before the end of the week.

Under Google’s updated inactive-account policy, which the tech giant announced back in May, accounts that haven’t been used in at least two years could be deleted. Accounts deemed inactive will be erased in a phased-approach beginning Friday.