How long does Gmail keep my deleted emails

dbrowser · 05-12-2009, 08:41 PM

How long does Gmail keep emails we delete? Somebody was saying they keep them forever? Is that true ? Just curious as to why they would do that.

[ugly_cat] · 05-14-2009, 04:12 AM

i dont' think so.
if the users will delete some mails.,the admins will be thought these mails are not need.,so may be deleted.,expected some time.
however this question is so interesting point.

desigac · 05-22-2009, 08:24 AM

Ninety days from the date of delete your email in the trash then it will be sweeped by the gmail.

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chozzhan · 05-30-2009, 12:04 AM

May be one year

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Nurrad · 06-06-2009, 12:05 PM

If you delete for good out of the trash bin, then they are gone forever... I have inadvertently done this before.. ooops!

mvip · 07-21-2009, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Nurrad

If you delete for good out of the trash bin, then they are gone forever... I have inadvertently done this before.. ooops!

If I recall correctly, Google have explicitly stated that they do not delete any emails (even after the user deletes them). However, that does mean that they can 'recover' emails for their users. These emails are kept for data mining purposes.

In reality though, I doubt that they keep the emails after they've mined the data.

If you really want to know, browse though the Terms of Service. It should be in there somewhere.

desigac · 08-18-2009, 09:07 PM

Actually Google do not delete any emails forever because they wanted to use the email without deletion of emails.

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DarthSaver · 08-23-2009, 08:11 PM

I didn't find any BIN or the kinda thing where u can retrive your deleted mails like hot mail do.

SO i guess u can get back the deleted mails.

Correct me if I am wrong. I am also want to know better about G mails!

wuzzy · 09-22-2009, 07:01 PM

I guess normally, they will keep it for 90 days, and during the period u can still retrive it!

05-12-2009, 08:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
dbrowser Noogle Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	How long does Gmail keep my deleted emails How long does Gmail keep emails we delete? Somebody was saying they keep them forever? Is that true ? Just curious as to why they would do that.

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desigac Elite Googler Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,300 Thanks: 12 Thanked 31 Times in 30 Posts	Ninety days from the date of delete your email in the trash then it will be sweeped by the gmail. Google Online Jobs, Google Jobs Online work from home, Online Jobs at home, work online jobs, real cash online Last edited by desigac; 08-18-2009 at 09:05 PM.

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Nurrad Noogle Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Missouri Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	If you delete for good outta trash... If you delete for good out of the trash bin, then they are gone forever... I have inadvertently done this before.. ooops!

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wuzzy Googler Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 66 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I guess normally, they will keep it for 90 days, and during the period u can still retrive it!

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