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How to delete a YouTube video ?

Mar 7, 20222 min readParvathy Nair

Every day 100 hours worth of videos are uploaded to YouTube. YouTube has been one of the best platforms to create a community of like-minded individuals and help creators to communicate with a wide range of audiences. Now moving on to the topic at hand, how to delete a YouTube video when you talk about that, you need to know why people usually delete their YouTube videos; this might be because their videos are outdated, the uploaded video might be an unedited version of the video that was to be posted, another possible reason could be that the audience did not appreciate the video and the creators received backlash and therefore want to delete the video. Now let's get into the steps.


How to delete a YouTube video on your PC


Step 1. YouTube

Open a browser and go to www.youtube.com, making sure you're signed in to your Google account.


Step 2. Profile

In the top right corner of the YouTube home screen, click your profile, then select "Your channel" from the menu.


Step 3. YouTube Studio

Near the top of your channel page, click the "YouTube Studio" button. Click the Videos button, the square-shaped ones with a play button within, in the left pane.


Step 4. Selection

Navigate the mouse on the video you want to delete. A Play button and three dots will show up.


Step 5. Delete

Select "Delete" from the Options menu by clicking the three dots.


How to delete a YouTube video on your Phone


Step 1. YouTube

The first step is to go to your Phone and find your YouTube app


Step 2. Profile

In the top right corner of the YouTube home screen, click your profile, then select "Your channel" from the menu.


Step 3. Library

Then tap on library and go to My videos


Step 4. Delete

Then what you have to do is select the video you want to delete and then tap more and select the delete option.