Google has announced an update to its policies on inactive accounts in a new blog post. The update says that Google plans to start deleting photos from inactive accounts starting in December 2023. It defines inactive accounts as accounts that haven’t been logged into for a two-year period. While most people actively using Google Photos won’t be affected, those with older or backup accounts might see their images disappear.
Photos aren’t the only things that’ll start to be deleted, either. Google says they may also delete accounts and data from Google Workspaces, including Gmail Docs, Drive, Meet and Calendar. To retain the latter, you simply need to log into your Google account. But for photos, you will need to specifically log into your Google Photos account once every two years in order to avoid deletion of its contents.
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