Truthfully, if we haven't used it in two years, will we miss it? The reason for doing this, they say is because dormant accounts create security threats. I guess it's like digital hoarding? We may not use those accounts for mail, but maybe you have some old documents parked there or perhaps photos? You risk losing all of them.Īlso, if you used the dormant address for other sites, this may cause problems there, even if they aren't associated with Google. That includes Drive and photos associated with the account. Here's the thing, when they delete the account, they will delete everything associated with the account. If you haven't opened your account in two years, they plan on deleting the account for you.
Google has announced they're going to deal with people like me.īeginning next month, Google will begin purging dormant accounts as a part of their latest update. No kidding, I have about 7 different accounts, and it's like an addiction, they keep multiplying. I'd have to dedicate myself full-time to checking my email to keep up.
