Google new policy to delete inactive gmail and google drive accounts after 2 years
Summary of the new policies (effective June 1, 2021):
Gmail, Google Drive (including Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drawings, Forms, and Jamboard files). . Below is a summary of the new policies. |
| • | If you're inactive for 2 years (24 months) in Gmail, Drive, or Photos, we may delete the content in the product(s) in which you're inactive. Google One members who are within their storage quota and in good standing will not be impacted by this new inactive policy. |
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| • | If you exceed your storage limit for 2 years, we may delete your content across Gmail, Drive, and Photos.
| • | You won't be impacted by these changes unless you've been inactive or over your storage limit for 2 years. As this policy goes into effect on June 1, 2021, the earliest it would be enforced is June 1, 2023. |
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| • | After June 1, 2021, if you are either inactive or over your storage limit, we will send you email reminders and notifications in advance and prior to deleting any content. |
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| • | Even if you are either inactive or over your storage limit for one or more of these services and content is deleted, you will still be able to sign in. |
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| • | Note: The inactivity and over quota storage policies will apply only to consumer users of Google services. Google Workspace, G Suite for Education, and G Suite for Nonprofits policies are not changing at this time, and admins should look to the Admin Help center for storage policies related to their subscriptions.
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