Keep your account active by taking these steps. For any Google users who send and receive emails thanks to the software company's free Gmail service, it may be time to take stock of your account to ...

Update, Dec. 16, 2024: This story, originally published Dec. 14 now includes additional advice on how to securely recover a forgotten username and password to an inactive Gmail account to prevent ...

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if you have an old Google account you haven't used in two years, you need to use it or you might lose it. Inactive email accounts are more susceptible to security threats such as phishing and account ...

Google is altering its policy regarding inactive accounts, with a new time limit on idle accounts aiming to bring even more safety and security to its digital offerings. On Tuesday, Google announced ...