Photo illustration of Google apps, including Gmail, YouTube and Google Drive.
Google's purge of inactive accounts is set to begin in December.
  • Google said it will begin purging the data of inactive Google accounts this month.
  • You can keep your account active by logging in at least once every two years.
  • The company said it's deleting inactive accounts for security reasons.

Google's purge of Gmail data and photos belonging to inactive accounts is set to begin Friday, December 1.