If, for whatever reason, you need to delete your Gmail account, it's a relatively painless process. Here's how to back up your data and delete your account.

For example, you can keep your Gmail account active, but delete services like YouTube, Google Maps, and more. Open the Google account settings page by going to accounts.google.com.

Here's how a Gmail backup can help you save your emails and avoid paying for storage once your Google account clogs up.

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You can delete your Gmail account in the "Data & Personalization" section of your Google account settings.

Note: this process will delete your Gmail account but it will not delete your entire Google account. All other Google services, such as Google Calendar, Drive, Play, etc will remain.