Access Restricted (2024)

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How to fix a restricted Google Account? ›

If your account is disabled, you can ask Google to restore your access. To get started, head to myaccount.google.com and enter your Gmail address. Tip: If you can't get in to your account, you may be able to download and save account data from some Google Services.

If your Gmail or Google Workspace admin account has been blocked, please contact Google directly. To fight spam, Google temporarily disables your account if it suspects or detects any unusual activity on your account: Sending many emails with a new Gmail or Google Workspace account.

When Google says your account has been restricted for "sending unwanted content" and "violating Google's policies," it means emails sent from your account were flagged as spam. This could be due to several reasons: A.

In Drive, right-click the file with a content restriction and click Unlock lock_open. Figure 2. Remove a file content restriction within a Drive file list. Open the file with a content restriction and click (Locked mode) lock > Unlock file.

Check if your feature access is restricted

Feature access may be restricted due to violative behaviors as well as posting violative content. When a Google Account's feature access is restricted, other content posted by the Google Account may also be removed.

If you reach one of the limits, your activity is temporarily restricted. The restriction typically lasts an hour but can last as long as 24 hours. Learn more about the Groups for Business service. The value of these limits can change without notice to protect Google's infrastructure.

To keep their systems healthy and accounts safe, Google has the following 24-hour sending limits for individual accounts -- the 24-hour period is a rolling period: 2,000 messages per day (Note: limits include vacation responder messages) 10,000 messages forwarded per day (not included in the daily sending limit)

Gmail does not provide a direct notification if someone has blocked you. However, some signs might indicate that you've been blocked, such as not receiving emails, not seeing the person's status, or not being able to initiate Hangouts.

Generally, if you have an above 2% bounce rate, Gmail may block your emails and mark you as a spammer. It's also normal for Gmail because they want to protect their customers. Two primary reasons behind a high email bounce rate are 1) invalid email addresses and 2) the domain does not exist.

It looks like this account is associated with a country or territory where one or more Google services aren't available. Under Google's Terms of Service, you no longer have access to these services."