Quick Guide to Recover a Deleted Google Account or Gmail

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This wikiHow teaches you how to recover a deleted Gmail account within two days of deleting it. Keep in mind that you usually cannot recover a deleted Gmail account after two days.

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    Go to https://accounts.google.com/signin/recovery in your browser. This will open a page with a text field.
    • Act fast. After deleting a Gmail account , you only have a maximum of two business days to recover the account. [1]
    • This is different than the recovery period for Google accounts, which is between two and three weeks.
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    Type in the address for the Gmail account that you deleted.
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    It's a blue button below the text field.
    • If you see a message here that says your email doesn't exist or has been deleted, you cannot recover your Gmail account.
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    In the text field that's in the middle of the page, enter the password for your email address.
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    It's below the text field.
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    Doing so will take you to the account creation page, where you can reinstate your old email address.
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    You should see your old email address here, along with your phone number and your recovery email address. If everything looks up-to-date, you can proceed.
    • If need be, you can update aspects of your account here before proceeding.
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    Click Submit . It's a blue button below the account information section.
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    In the text field in the middle of the page, type in a phone number at which you can receive a text message.
    • If you don't have a text message-capable phone, you can check the "Call" box on this page before continuing. This will allow Google to call the number rather than texting to it.
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    It's near the bottom of the page. Google will send to your phone a text message with a verification code in it.
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    Open your phone's Messages app or section, open the text from Google, and review the six-digit code in the message.
    • If you chose to have Google call you, take the call, then write down the code as it's dictated to you.
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    On your computer, type the code into the text field in the middle of the page.
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    It's below the verification code field. As long as the code is correct, this will recover your email account and take you back to the Google account page.
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    Go to https://www.gmail.com/ in your browser. This will open the inbox for the formerly deleted account, though you may have to log into the account first.
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    If my account has been deleted for a long time, is it possible to create another account with the same Gmail address?
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    No. It's not possible. Google keeps the email and prevents you from creating an account with that username.
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    No, you probably cannot. You may try, but there's a very low chance that it's recoverable.
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    I have lost my mobile number as well as forgetting my Gmail password. Can I still recover my account?
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    You can add a recovery email to your account where they can email you a temporary password to recover your account. You can reset your password from there.
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