As Google prepares to delete inactive accounts, there are some simple steps users can take to ensure their Gmail account remains active.

Google is in the process of deleting some Gmail accounts but there are ways to stop yours becoming one of them

Google has announced that it will be closing millions of Gmail accounts starting to. However, you can prevent your Gmail account from being closed by taking a simple action.

The Categories setting in Gmail doesn't just determine a category for your messages, it also sorts them into separate folders outside your inbox. To turn off Categories in a web browser, click Settings (gear icon) > See all settings > Inbox > un-check all Categories options > Save Changes.