There are a number of reasons why you might need to backup your email account. You might be changing an email provider, or you require a copy of your data for safekeeping in case of a cyber intrusion.

Say so long to your old Google (GOOG, GOOGL) account. Beginning on Dec. 1, the tech giant will begin purging all accounts that have been inactive for two years or more. The company says the move is ...

Seven months after Google warned people it would be mass-deleting inactive accounts, the company will begin pulling the trigger this Friday, December 1. That’s going to mean Gmail, Google Chat, Google ...

Back in May, Google said that towards the end of this year it would start shutting down inactive accounts. If you filed that away as a "sometime" item on your to-do list, it's time to take action: the ...