How do I delete my account in YouTube
Delete the YouTube account via the browser
There are many ways to delete a YouTube account through the browser, and the steps for each of them are as follows:
Delete the YouTube account by deleting the Google account
The user's YouTube account can be deleted by deleting the Google account associated with the YouTube account , and it is necessary to be careful when using this method in the event that the user wants to delete the YouTube account, as deleting a Google account leads to deleting many other Google services such as the email service Gmail ), It will also lead to the user losing any subscriptions he made to YouTube or other services by a Google account that was deleted, and the following steps explain how to delete the user's Google account, which results in deleting the YouTube account permanently closing and deleting :
- Navigating through one of the Internet browsers available on the user's computer to the webpage of the Google account settings, and this page can be accessed by clicking on the following link: Click here .
- Log in to the Google account to be deleted.
- Clicking on the “Manage your data & personalization” option located in the “Privacy & personalization” section.
- Scroll to the bottom, then click on the option to delete a service or your account, and this option appears in the section Download, delete, or make a plan for your data.
- Click on the option to delete your account.
- Enter the password associated with the Google account to be deleted, then click the Next button.
- Clicking the option to download your data in order to take a backup copy of the user's data from the Google account, then choose the type of data, then set some options for taking the backup and complete the steps that appear on the screen, and this step can be skipped if not desired The user takes a backup copy of his data from the Google account .
- Click on the "Delete your Google Account" button.
- Scroll down and select the two checkboxes on the browser screen.
- Complete the last steps to delete the Google account by clicking on the DELETE ACCOUNT button.
Delete the YouTube account by deleting the service
A user's account on YouTube can be deleted without resorting to deleting the Google account associated with it, by deleting the YouTube service from the Google account only, by following the following steps:
- Go through one of the internet browsers available on the computer to the YouTube website on the Internet, which can be accessed by clicking on the following link: Click here .
- Log in to the user's account on YouTube, if required.
- Clicking on the YouTube main menu icon, which appears as three horizontal lines (☰) at the top of the site screen.
- Clicking on the "Settings" option from the dropdown options.
- Clicking on the option to view or change your account settings.
- Clicking on the "Data and personalization" option.
- Scroll to the bottom, then click on the option to delete a service or your account located in the section Download, delete, or make a plan for your data.
- Click on the link titled "Delete a service".
- Confirm the user's desire to delete the YouTube service from the list of Google services by entering the password for the account.
- Click on the trash can icon next to the (YouTube) option.
- Enter the password again to confirm the account deletion process.
- Clicking the down arrow icon next to the option I want to permanently delete my content.
- Select the check boxes shown on the screen.
- Complete the last steps in the process of deleting the YouTube service by clicking on the option to delete my content (DELETE MY CONTENT).
Delete the YouTube account via the application
The following are the steps to delete the user's YouTube account , and through the YouTube mobile application:
- Open the YouTube app on the user's phone.
- Click on the "Profile Picture" icon at the top of the application screen.
- Choose the option to Manage your Google Account.
- Choose the Privacy & Personalization option.
- Clicking on the option Manage your data & Personalization.
- Go to the section to download, delete, or make a plan for your data (Download, delete or make a plan for your data), then click on the option shown under the heading Delete a service or delete your account.
- Find the option to delete a service under the “Delete a Google service” section, then click on it.
- Log in to the YouTube account to be deleted if requested by the user.
- Click on the trash can icon next to the service you want to delete, which is here (YouTube), then log in to the account again for the purposes of verifying the user's identity.
- Choose an option I want to permanently delete my content.
- Click on DELETE MY CONTENT to complete the last steps of deleting the YouTube account through the mobile application.