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How to Delete Gmail account permanently? 
Step 1: First Sign-in to your Gmail account and head over to My Account page.

Step 2: On My Account page, head over to Account Preferences and click on Delete your account or services.

Delete your Google account or services 
Step 3: Now select Delete Products from the list.

Select "Delete Products" 
Step 4: Now you will be taken to the sign-in page again for authorization. Sign-in with a proper credential to continue.

Re-Enter your password for authorization 
Step 5: Now you will be taken to Google products page where you will find Gmail in the list. Click on the Trash icon to continue.

Select "Trash icon" to delete Gmail account 
Step 6: Now confirm your activity by marking “Yes, I want to delete my Gmail and remove it from my Google account”

Confirm your activity before deleting your Gmail account 
Step 7: Now you need to enter a new primary Email address and current password to proceed.

Note: Your new primary Email address should be an external Email. It means you can’t proceed further if you enter a Gmail address. You have to enter any other Email services such as Yahoo mail or Hotmail etc.

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Step 8: Now you will receive an Email in your new primary Email address to confirm your deletion of that Gmail address. Click on the confirmation link to proceed.

Confirmation link to delete Gmail account 
Step 9: After clicking on the confirmation link, Google will ask you to re-enter your current password of your Gmail address for security purpose (Don’t worry, this is the last step).

Confirm your password before deleting Gmail account 
After entering the password, you are done. Google will delete your Gmail account in 1 or 2 days.

So now you have deleted your Gmail account. But what happens when you want to access that Gmail account in future?

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