WILMINGTON, N.C. (WRMT) – Starting on Dec. 1, Google will erase accounts that have been inactive for the past two years.
The announcement came back in May, when Google updated its inactive-account policy. Under this policy, accounts that are deemed inactive will be erased in a phased-approach beginning Friday.
If your account is at risk of deletion, you should expect to receive multiple notices form Google sent to your email account. The deletion of inactive accounts will also affect your content on Google Drive, Docs, Sheets and more.
According to Google, it is attributing inactive-accounts to security issues. It believes these accounts could be hijacked and used for spam or other malicious content, as well as identity theft.
The easiest way to keep your Google account active (and thus prevent it from being deleted) is to sign in at least once every two years.
The tech company also has no plans to delete accounts with YouTube videos – at this time.
Google asks users to provide and update a recovery email for their account — which is also helpful for sending inactive account notices and other communications.
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