Gmail is a free, advertising-supported email service developed by Google. Users can access Gmail on the web and through the mobile apps for Android and iOS. Users can also access their GMail accounts through third-party programs that synchronize email content through POP or IMAP protocols.

Gmail was released as a beta version in 2004. Gmail at launch had an initial storage capacity offer of 1 gigabyte per user, a significantly higher number than the 2 megabytes of storage its competitors such as Hotmail offered at that time. Today, the service comes with 15 gigabytes of free storage. Users can receive emails up to 50 megabytes in size, including attachments, while they can send emails up to 25 megabytes. In order to send larger files, users can insert files from Google Drive into the message.

We also have a post about the Gmail alias feature.

Delete your Gmail Account

You can completely delete your Gmail account and all of its associated services, including email, drive, YouTube channel, Google pictures, Google contacts. There is a YouTube video called How To Permanently Delete Your Gmail Account – Gmail Tutorial by Dusty Porter that explains how. Here are the steps:

1. Log in to the Gmail account that you want to delete.
2. Go to Settings in the upper right-hand corner.
3. Go to the Accounts and Import tab at the top.
4. Click on Other Google account settings link
5. Under the Account Preferences section, click the Delete your account or services
6. Warning: this deletes everything associated with that Gmail
7. Click Delete Products and the type you password.
8. Click on the trash can in the lower right corner.
9. Click the check box that says “Yes, I want to permanently delete…”
10. Enter you primary email address and the current password of that email.
11. Click the red button that says REMOVE GMAIL.