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Re: Inactive Google Account Policy

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I had a scenario where the reset flow to my account wasn’t working - it would send the code, but the code would not work. Google had no ability to speak to a human, and don’t care about me or you in the slightest.

There is officially no way to speak to a human. I'm in the same reset flow trap. I wanted to get my data out, and there are various laws in various jurisdictions that require this ability. Because of this Google was forced to provide tech support via phone to help you get your data out. Believe me, I've spent a lot of time arguing with those folks. They do have access to some sort of internal email/phone directory th…

For what it’s worth, i obtained the number associated with the account by requesting it from a phone provider (it was decommissioned/unused)

Re: Inactive Google Account Policy

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Wish you could check your inactivity status more closely than their suggested "if you're not sure, just sign in to the Google account". I have a couple Google accounts that are just pulling email to a separate mailbox and who knows if that's active or not. Maybe I'll have to buy something on one of those accounts just to get it exempt? Also reading this closely there's separate timers per product? This is worse than…

> I have a couple Google accounts that are just pulling email to a separate mailbox and who knows if that's active or not. Probably not. I think the point is to ensure there's human interaction. Don't expect any automated activity to affect the timer.

> Probably not.

100% not. I have a bunch of Google Accounts (not even with a Gmail inbox attached) that just forward on email alerts from Google Ads, etc. And have been getting these update emails since July 14th.

Re: Inactive Google Account Policy

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Didn't they say they weren't going to allow email address reuse?

Found it > After a Google Account is deleted, the Gmail address for the deleted account cannot be used again when creating a new Google Account. In an email they sent

Thanks for the find. That's at least good news and good to know.
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