Remember that old Gmail account you set up to collect spam a long time ago? It could get caught in a Google security purge of epic proportions, starting today. Learn why and when it's happening – and ...

Google is set to delete inactive accounts starting December 1, 2023, to enhance security. The purge, targeting accounts unused for two years or more, prioritizes deleting the accounts themselves ...

Google is set to purge inactive Gmail accounts starting on Dec. 1, but there's an easy way to protect your photos, Google docs and any other data you may want to keep. The company initially announced ...

Google is in the process of deleting a large number of Gmail accounts. Here’s how to avoid losing yours. The internet giant began deleting accounts last December if they had not been used for two ...

Update, Dec. 16, 2024: This story, originally published Dec. 14 now includes additional advice on how to securely recover a forgotten username and password to an inactive Gmail account to prevent ...

When I created my Gmail account in the 2000s, I didn't think I would ever fill up my inbox. That seemed especially true after Google increased the amount of free Gmail storage to 15GB in 2013. But ...