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Google will automatically [begin a delayed - Ed] delete all of a user's Android backup files — stored in his Google Drive account — if the user does not use his phone for two weeks. After Google detects this period of inactivity, it will start a 60-day counter for old Android backup files. After that counter reaches zero, Google will delete the backup files from the user's Drive account.
The auto-delete function was discovered this week by a Reddit user who used it to create backups for a defective Nexus 6P. The user sent back the phone, and while he waited for a replacement, he saw that his Nexus 6P backup files stored were marked for deletion.
[...] People who rely on Android's built-in Drive-based backup system should keep an eye out on the Backups folder. Storing backups offline or using specialized backup & restore Android apps is an alternative.
(Score: 2) by Virindi on Sunday September 17 2017, @11:17PM
That reminds me of the "long" periods of time banks store electronic records for you. A few numbers and a few words, and they are racing to offline-archive them as quickly as possible.
One bank I use a lot restricts the account transaction list on the site to 90 days, but you can go back and view pdf copies of the statements for 2 years. Anything older than 2 years and I hope you already downloaded a copy.
They must be saving tens of dollars by still using the hard drives they bought in 1993 for the website launch!