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Go to the Google Account Deletion page.
Click on the "Delete your account" button.
Enter your password and click on the "Delete Account" button.
You can delete your Google account yourself â this is a self-service process (rated easy â most people can do it in a few minutes). After deletion: loss of all google account data.
Follow the steps outlined above.
You will lose access to all Google services, including Gmail, Drive, and YouTube.
Google states a data retention period of varies depending on service after account deletion. Back-ups and statutory records can fall outside that figure, so request written confirmation from support if you need certainty.
The stated recovery window is 30 days. Once that passes the deletion is permanent and the account cannot be restored.
Deleting your account means: loss of all Google account data. Export or download anything you want to keep before you begin â it is normally not recoverable afterwards.
Have the following ready: email address; password. Having it to hand avoids getting part-way through the flow and having to start again.
Google is recorded as GDPR compliant and recorded as CCPA compliant. If you are in the EU or California you can also file a formal erasure request under GDPR Article 17 or the CCPA â that route creates a record you can follow up on, separately from the in-product delete flow.
Common alternatives include Bing, DuckDuckGo, Yandex. If you are switching because of how Google handles your data, check the replacement's retention and deletion policy before you migrate.
Closing your Google account does not remove the copies that data brokers and people-search sites still hold. Compare every free data broker removal option →
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