Beginning on December 31, Google will begin removing dormant accounts: Here's how to keep track of your email ID

 Beginning on December 31, Google will begin removing dormant accounts: Here's how to keep track of your email ID

According to Google, it will begin erasing user accounts for those who haven't signed in for the last two years.

Google stated in May of this year that it will begin removing accounts that had been inactive for a considerable amount of time as of December 31. The IT firm claimed that by doing this, threat actors would not be able to abuse it.

The account may have been hacked in certain cases, according to Ruth Kricheli, vice president of product management at Google. Additionally, these older accounts could not have enabled two-factor authentication, endangering the privacy of the user.

It will be subject to deletion if you haven't logged into your Google account in the last two years. However, Google will alert customers by sending them multiple emails on the account as well as the recovery email address before removing the account and data from services including Gmail, Drive, Docs, Photos, Meet, Calendar, and others.

The linked Gmail address cannot be used to open a new account once an account has been deleted. Just log in once every two years to keep your infrequently used account operational and Google won't mark it as inactive.

In addition, you may sign in with Google on other websites, write or read emails, utilise Google Drive, search the web, or view movies on YouTube.

According to Google, accounts that have activity on YouTube, such as comments, channels, and videos, or that have a balance of money, won't be removed. You may utilise the "Google Takeout" tool to download all the data connected to a Google account that you no longer use. If your account has been inactive for a predetermined amount of time, you may also utilise the company's Inactive Account Manager to remind yourself.