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It's not crazy at all. Lost access to my old Gmail account recoveries cause it had been over 4 years since the last login. My M$ account recovery is not possib
by doubt_me 10y ago
It's not crazy at all.
Lost access to my old Gmail account recoveries cause it had been over 4 years since the last login. My M$ account recovery is not possible despite opening about 10+ cases with their engineers who fail to respond 100% of the time. And when they did it was automated. So without either recovery available ill just go to type in all the info I have about my old Gmail. Automated response forms with more automated rejections. I've tried it easily 300+ times at this point. Doesn't work.
- whyagaindavid 10y agoYou should have noted that 4 years of inactivity is enough to close any free provider! If it was so important data isnt the onus on you to keep it locally backedup or at least login once a few months?
- deelowe 10y ago> over 4 years since the last login Ohh come on now. Are they supposed to keep things around indefinitely? Most providers will wipe accounts after just a few months of inactivity.
- doubt_me 10y agoYea they are actually. I don't care about other providers I want my old gmail back.
- rhizome 10y agoTo be sure, there's no technical reason why that should be necessary.
- pbhjpbhj 10y agoAgreed. As a comparison mobile phone credits in the UK seem to last at most 6 months, then the company close the account, resell the number, and eat your credit. And that's for paid service.