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 ...

Act now to stop your old Google Accounts from being deleted. It’s been quite the week for Google, what with Gmail celebrating its 21st birthday and users being ...

Samsung is warning users that their unused accounts will soon be automatically deleted. This affects accounts that have been inactive for 24 months. You’ll need to ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. At the end of this week, Google will begin deleting accounts that have been inactive for at least two years under ...

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