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I believe Google never garbage collects deleted @gmail.com usernames. According to [0]: "Your Gmail address can’t be used by anyone else in the future." [0] h
by kyrra 8y ago
I believe Google never garbage collects deleted @gmail.com usernames.
According to [0]: "Your Gmail address can’t be used by anyone else in the future."
[0] https://support.google.com/mail/answer/61177?hl=en&topic=2382753&ctx=topic https://support.google.com/mail/answer/61177?hl=en&topic=238...
- puzzle 8y agoSecurity was the main reason why, when I asked years ago.
- xingped 8y agoThis used to be possible. I know because I once deleted my email and then realized I missed something I needed to transfer, so just re-created my email again to receive that email.
- kyrra 8y agoHow long between deleted and re-opening? The support page I linked talks about being able to restore a deleted account within some period of time.
- rgovostes 8y agoMaybe this is true today. But as the grandparent pointed out, Yahoo did release unused usernames back in 2013. Who is to say that Google won't decide to do that some day? https://techcrunch.com/2013/08/26/yahoo-releases-recycled-usernames-to-those-who-sent-in-requests-lets-you-stalk-your-own-for-1-99/ https://techcrunch.com/2013/08/26/yahoo-releases-recycled-us...