Delete Google history?

[OwlHoot]

I deleted my Google account, since I rarely used my Google email address; but when a minute later I tried to set up a new Google mail account with the same address, guess what "There is already a user with this address" ...

So much for deleting my details - I bet Google hasn't deleted anything behind the scenes, just made it inaccessible to me.

I wonder what Bing is like for searches.

[d000hg]

Recording that you HAD an account is hardly unexpected. It could very easily cause all kinds of screwups - you could get emails to the old user.

[Sysman]

I deleted my Google account, since I rarely used my Google email address; but when a minute later I tried to set up a new Google mail account with the same address, guess what "There is already a user with this address" ...

So much for deleting my details - I bet Google hasn't deleted anything behind the scenes, just made it inaccessible to me.

Google: Deleting

From the Canceling your Gmail address there:

I want to retrieve my deleted account

Residual copies of deleted messages and accounts may take up to 60 days to be deleted from our active servers and may remain in our backup systems for an additional period of time. If you delete your Gmail address but wish to have it back, we work to help you recover your deleted accounts whenever possible. However, within a few weeks' time, accounts are usually no longer retrievable. Note that a successful recovery will only recover the username associated with the account.

I wonder what Bing is like for searches.

I've noticed that Bing and other MS bots have started crawling my sites. I'm currently trying out DuckDuckGo, and apart from a bit of frustration looking for a product in a hurry yesterday, have been quite happy with the results so far.

[Sysman]

Recording that you HAD an account is hardly unexpected. It could very easily cause all kinds of screwups - you could get emails to the old user.

They are probably going to want all sorts of personal details from you to restore an old account to guard against that. Think carefully before going down that route.