Google bug disables 150000 Gmail accounts
Yesterday around 150000 Gmail users account were disabled by the Google system. They lost all their emails, attachments and chat logs. Google explained that approximately 0.08% of its users were affected by this bug. This bug reset all these accounts and even sent them the Google start up mail that any new user of Gmail receives.
Google reported on its dashboard that the engineers are working to get the problem fixed and restore full access. When the Google spokesman was contacted, a clear message was sent across stating that all the mails and accounts would be restored. Though many users are still apprehensive about the fact that all their messages would be restored.
Meanwhile others are advised to take precautions and store a backup of all their emails. There is a free application for Mac, PC and Linux called Gmail Backup. This is quick and easy to use. After downloading this software, Google asks for your account details and begins backing up your emails securely. Users have suggested various other sites for backing up their emails as many found that this software is not supported with Mac. Some of the popular ones are backupify.com and eternos.com.
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Originally, e-mail delegation was useful for granting others access to user’s primary Gmail account but with the new change, it is going to be more useful for any Gmail user with multiple accounts of his or her own. Users have to simply navigate to their your Gmail settings by clicking the link in the top right corner of Gmail’s web interface and go to the Accounts tab, wherein they will find a new section entitled, “Grant access to your account.” Here users can add any other Gmail accounts which they need to personally use. . Once the account is successfully added, you can simply toggle between your Gmail accounts without logging in and out. Also, when the users send a new e-mail message while signed into a secondary account, their primary address will also appear in the e-mail details.
