If you have ever lost access to your Gmail account – which essentially means you can't log in to your Google Account for other services you might use — you know how distressing the situation is.

You can recover deleted items from Gmail, Drive, Calendar, Contacts, Keep and Google Photos, as well as restore recently closed tabs or windows in Chrome. Here's how. Image: Andy Wolber/TechRepublic ...

To set up your recovery contacts, head to your Google account on the web, then click Security. This is the page where you can ...