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Re: Deleted account connected to important stuff thats still active and asking me to verify through it
bkc56 Jun 9, 2012 2:06 PM
Posted in group: Gmail

Categories: Report an issue : Account Access and Safety : Safari :

The Account Recovery Form can sometimes restore a recently deleted account.  That's your only option.

See the following article about how to recover a lost or compromised account:  http://gmailaccountrecovery.blogspot.com/

But I'm not sure "over a year ago" will qualify as recently.