How to Recover a Deleted Gmail Account (2024)

FAQs

Can you recover a permanently deleted Gmail account? ›

If you deleted your Google Account, you may be able to get it back. If it's been awhile since you deleted your account, you may not be able to recover the data in your account. If you recover your account, you'll be able to sign in as usual to Gmail, Google Play, and other Google services.

Our Account Recovery process is designed to help you recover access to your account, while keeping out anyone who may be trying to access your account without your knowledge. Google can help you recover access to your account by asking a series of security questions to verify your identity.

The first step in attempting to recover a deleted email account is to contact the email service provider's customer support. Most providers have a process for handling account recovery requests, which can usually be initiated through their website.

You can no longer use your Gmail address to send or receive email. If you change your mind, you may be able to get your Gmail address back. Your Gmail address can't be used by anyone else in the future. Your Google Account won't be deleted; only your Gmail service will be removed.

Once a Gmail account is permanently deleted, that account name will no longer be able to be used again Google never recycle account names. Google doesn't recycle e-mail addresses. Once you get rid of it, it's gone forever.

Click the user's name to open their account page. At the top left, a message indicates why the user's Gmail account is suspended. (Optional) To find out how the user can avoid exceeding bandwidth limits in the future, go to Gmail bandwidth limits. At the top right, click Reactivate.

You can restore a user account (including administrator accounts) up to 20 days after deleting it. After 20 days, the data is gone and you cannot restore it.

For your security, you can't call Google for help to sign into your account. We don't work with any service that claims to provide account or password support. Do not give out your passwords or verification codes.

To protect your account, we limit the number of times you can attempt password recovery via email, SMS, or Account Recovery form. Google temporarily disables a particular account recovery option after too many incorrect attempts. The recovery option will be re-enabled on the date indicated below that recovery option.

You'll lose all the data and content in that account, like emails, files, calendars, and photos.

Can you recover emails that are deleted forever? ›

No. Once you delete your Gmail emails, they go to your Trash Bin, and stay there for 30 days. so if you have deleted them permanently from Trash Bin OR Google deleted them automatically after 30 days, then there is no way to recover them.

Ask us to restore your account

If you own the account, you can request access to it again. Sign in to your Google Account on a browser, like Chrome. Select Start Appeal. Follow the instructions.

To get started, head to g.co/recover and enter your Gmail address. If possible, try the following to make recovery easier: Use a computer, phone, or tablet you've previously used to sign into your account. Use the same browser that you usually do, like Chrome or Safari.

Google reserves the right to delete an inactive Google Account and its activity and data if you are inactive across Google for at least two years. This policy applies to your personal Google Account.

A user cannot be restored if one of the following conditions is met: Twenty days or more have passed since the user account deletion.

This process generally takes around 2 months from the time of deletion. This often includes up to a month-long recovery period in case the data was removed unintentionally.