Here's how to set your Google account to delete itself after you die.
Click "Start."Google's account manager can help you configure what happens to your account when you die.Choose how long Google should wait after noticing you've been completely inactive. The default is three months of inactivity, but you can set it to wait for up to 18 months. Google says it will reach out one month before the time is up with emails and text messages before your account becomes officially inactive.
Fill in your contact phone number where Google will try to reach you via text message before deleting anything. Make sure your contact email is correct, as well as your recovery should you get locked out of your account.Next, you'll set up who can get access to your information, or manage your accounts, and what people will see after you've moved on from Google services, or passed away.Enter in up to 10 contacts that Google will reach out to after it notices you've been inactive.
Create an auto-reply that will automatically be sent from your Gmail account after it becomes inactive. This is where you might put a message that you're no longer using Gmail, or that you've passed away. Finally, you'll choose if you want your account to be automatically deleted after it's been inactive and after a contact has had three months to access and recover anything they might want to save.
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