Does Google keep emails after you delete them?

“Google keeps multiple backup copies of users’ emails so that we can recover messages and restore accounts in case of errors or system failure, for some limited periods of time. Residual copies of deleted messages and accounts may take up to 60 days to be deleted from our servers.

How long does Google keep your data after you delete your account?

By default, Google will continue to indefinitely retain the Web & Activity data you’ve set it to collect—everything by default. In this state, before auto-delete is turned on, the Web & App Activity page says, “Your activity is being kept until you delete it manually.”

What does Google do with deleted emails?

Emails deleted from Gmail’s Trash folder are removed permanently. There is no way to get them back. So, be careful when clicking “Delete forever” in Gmail. Emails in the Trash folder are automatically deleted after 30 days, so it’s recommended to simply leave the email there.

Does Gmail store your emails forever?

Any mail that’s in your inbox or in your archive — the folder labeled “All Mail” — will stay there unless you delete it yourself. Gmail will not delete any message automatically in those folders.

How far back can you search Gmail?

Gmail will not show emails older than a month. You could go to the All Mail label and start paging back as far as you’d like to look. I see you’re posting under Android. Mobile apps are usually set to show a limited time period of your email store.

What happens after removing Google account?

Removing a Google account from an Android or iPhone device simply removes access from that particular device, and it can be restored later on. However, any information stored through the account on that device will be lost. That includes things like email, contacts, and settings.

What happens if you delete your Google account?

When you delete your account, it gets deleted permanently from Google servers. So any data associated with your Google account will be lost. All your data associated with the account will stay on Google servers.

How long does Google keep sent mail?

Gmail automatically retains all messages except emails in your Trash or Spam folders. Messages in those folders are automatically deleted after 30 days.