If you are reading this article, you probably want to know what to do so that your Gmail account is not deleted. The answer is simple, make sure you don’t leave your Gmail, Google Drive and Google Photos accounts inactive for more than two years. Google issued a notice yesterday that users who haven’t used their Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Photos features for more than two years will remove their content from the server. This policy will take effect on June 1, 2021 and will apply on June 1, 2023.
Also, if the use of user space Exceeds the storage space limit (15GB) for 2 consecutive years, Google also has the right to delete the content of Gmail, Drive and Google Photos. Technically, users have two instructions which are
- Do not leave your Google accounts (Gmail, Drive or Google Photos) for two years
- Do not exceed your storage limit (15 GB)
How to keep your Google accounts active
According to the notice, the services of interest are Gmail, Google Drive (including Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drawings, Forms, and Jamboard files), and Google Photos, all of which require space on the server to store user data. As long as users have used one of the above services within two years, they will not be affected by this policy. Based on Google’s current quota policy, each Google account provides 15GB of free storage space. Users can purchase a Google One membership to increase their space quota.
The easiest way to keep your Google account active is to regularly access services like Gmail through the app or the web. Google said that after June 1, 2021, if users have services that are down or exceed the upper limit, Google will send out email notifications and reminders in advance. If you want to remove any content, you will be notified in this way in advance.
Even if one or more of the above services is down or usage exceeds the upper storage space limit and content is deleted, users can still log into these services. TThis policy will not affect Google Workspace, G Suite Education Edition, and G Suit Non-profit Edition users.
We just have to take note of this announcement. If you have a Gmail account that you don’t want to lose, make sure you access it at least once every two years.
