Google may delete your account on December 1: what you need to know to avoid being “purged”
Google will start deleting inactive accounts on December 1, 2023. Personal accounts of Google Workspace and Google Photos users are at risk.
What’s included in Google Workspace
- Gmail;
- a service for creating Docs;
- Drive;
- Meet;
- Calendar scheduler.
If your account is deemed inactive, you will lose not only access to it, but also all the content stored in the listed Google services. Several notifications will be sent to your email before deletion.
How to avoid deletion
There is a way out, and it is quite simple. You need to log in to your Google account and be active. It can be anything. For example, open an email from Gmail, sign in to Google Drive or YouTube from an inactive account, or use it to register on a website.
The company explained the upcoming purge by the desire to protect users. Inactive accounts are usually easy to hack. In addition, this solution will help Google fight bots and optimize its storage for new users.
