Google changed its policy regarding inactive accounts back in May, stating that accounts that remain inactive for more than two years will be permanently deleted and cannot be recovered.
The company has stated in the policy that deleting an account will result in the complete deletion of any data stored within. Furthermore, the company has provided multiple details regarding the process by which it ascertains which Google accounts are dormant and when they should be considered active.
Google will erase a user’s account and all of its data, including Gmail, Docs, Drive, Meet, Calendar, and Google Photos, in December 2023 if the account hasn’t been used or logged in for at least two years.
The business did make it clear that while accounts for businesses will be impacted, this policy solely pertains to individual Google accounts. Google argues that accounts that have not been used for a long time are more vulnerable to hacking, which serves as justification for their new policy.