We often receive questions in the Gmail Help Community on the consequences of deleting or how to delete the Gmail address from Google account for various reasons. Deleting a Gmail address from your account is very different from deleting your Google account as the first option only deletes the Gmail service from the Google account while the second option deletes the entire Google account (all included services such as Gmail, Drive, Calendar, Photos, Maps, etc.) The blog post - Google Accounts - how they work explains the concept of a Google Account in greater detail. The steps to delete a Google service and specifically Gmail, are described in the following Google help articles. Be sure to read them for your better understanding of the issue. Remove Products Delete your Gmail service (specific to Gmail and containing details of what happens when you delete your Gmail service) The intent behind writing this blog is to include the necessary screenshots so that you...
I'm a Diamond Product Expert for Gmail and Google Accounts and this blog includes articles in English, Bengali and at times Hindi on new Gmail and Google Accounts feature launches or changes, Workarounds or explanations on issues affecting the users in the Gmail and Accounts Help Communities and documenting instructions I do not find in the Help Center articles.