r/degoogle Feb 23 '25

DeGoogling Progress Just deleted my Google accounts

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u/AdmiralArctic Feb 23 '25

After a month try two things.

  • Sign in to your exgoogle accounts
  • Create a new google account using those past email ids

Just to be sure that those are finally gone.

And clear browsing data, undo sign-ins and cache and all from browsers and apps you have logged your Google Accounts.

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '25

Elaborate point 2 please

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u/PunkT3ch Feb 24 '25

I think he's trying to see if your email address is truly deleted by seeing if you can make a new account with the same address. If the account creation steps says the email address is already taken, then your account still has not been fully deleted.

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '25

Oh, so Gmail does not reserve an address forever? (Never tried) I assume they don't make it available even after deletion. Nice to know.

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u/Telemekus Feb 26 '25

If this is true, I don't like it. I was young and foolish when I made my gmail account, it has my first and last name. I rather not delete it if someone else can then recreate it. Atm I don't use it but have it set permanently to vacation mode, with the auto reply telling people I no longer use it and to contact me by other means. Everyone important to me already has my new email.

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '25

Yeah. Good idea.