How to permanently delete your Google account, but save all your emails and other data

You can delete your Google account by going to Google's "delete or service your account" page, but you can export your data ...
Ars Technica

Google Cloud explains how it accidentally deleted a customer account

Earlier this month, Google Cloud experienced one of its biggest blunders ever when UniSuper, a $135 billion Australian pension fund, had its Google Cloud account wiped out due to some kind of mistake ...
Wired

How to Delete Your Google Account—After Downloading All of Your Data First

Deleting digital accounts that you rarely or never use not only reduces the amount of clutter in your online life—it keeps you safer too. Every extra account you've got is an extra target for a hacker ...