How to restore a recently deleted user account?

Restore a recently deleted user account

You can restore a user account (including administrator accounts) up to 20 days after deleting it. After 20 days, the data is gone and you can’t restore it. 

You can’t restore a user if...

• It’s been longer than 20 days since you deleted the user account.
• You don’t have an available user license for the service or edition that was previously assigned to the user.
• Your domain is no longer available or has been moved to another Google Workspace account.

STEPS TO RESTORE A RECENTLY DELETED USER:

• You must be signed in as a super administrator account. This will open Google Admin Console.
• On the Admin Console Home page, Click the Manage option on the right of Users.
  
• The below image shows the screenshot after clicking the Manage option.
• Click More options
• Select the Recently deleted users option from the dropdown list.
• Then point to the user you need to restore, and click the Recover option.

• Then Confirmation notice will appear, Click Continue.
• Then select an organizational unit to assign the user to.
•  Click Recover

Finally, The recently deleted user will be successfully restored.

Restore a user’s previous services and data

When you restore a user, they get access to all their previous services and data. However, how the user’s previous service is restored depends on the number of services and type of license assignment you have with your account.

• Single service—If you have only one Google service, restoring a user automatically reactivates access for the user.
• Multiple services with automatic license assignment—If you have more than one service, the user’s access is automatically restored for those services that have automatic license assignment turned on. To learn more, go to Automatically assign a license to every user in your organization.
• Multiple services without automatic license assignment—If you have more than one service, you need to manually reassign any licenses for services that do not have automatic license assignment turned on. To learn more, go to Reassign licenses.
• Archived User licenses—If the user had an Archived User (AU) license, you need to manually reassign that license to ensure that the user's data and policies are properly restored. To learn more, go to Manage former employees and their data.