Deleting a Google account

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So, I’m in the process of deleting my Google account.
The information on Googles Account help is lacking answers.
I have posted this:

1.a I would like to know if it’s possible to delete my google account and opt-out from recovery possibilities?

1.b If not, how long is the time period until my account is no longer recoverable?

2.a If i delete my google account, will the unique Google name I used on registration be quarantined to prevent someone else to use it?

2.b For how long?

Awaiting their response.

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@John_Andersson That’s quite an undertaking you’ve got there.
Personally, I think they will make it as difficult as possible because it’s in THEIR interest to keep you in that ecosystem.

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Yes, you are right.
Removing internet from my life has been very much like cutting down a very large tree from my garden, that’s blocking the sunlight. Starting at the base would perhaps make it hazardous , risking it falling on my roof creating a mess. You have to start from the top, twig by twig. Google is a BIG branch though,.

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1.a I would like to know if it’s possible to delete my google account and opt-out from recovery possibilities?

1.b If not, how long is the time period until my account is no longer recoverable?

2.a If i delete my google account, will the unique Google name I used on registration be quarantined to prevent someone else to use it?

2.b For how long?

Answers:

. 1a - no

1b - Google doesn’t document that, but think days to weeks, not months.

2a - Account names are never re-used. So if the account was closed/deleted you would get that it doesn’t exist (“Couldn’t find your Google account”) AND can not be created (“That username is taken”).

2b - Forever.

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