You can decide to temporarily hide or permanently delete your YouTube channel if you’re thinking of something more valuable to do.
Furthermore, the account might also contain some embarrassing videos that you don’t want your audience to see anymore.
Whatever the reason, the process is straightforward when you do it through the account settings menu.
Keep in mind that when you choose to hide your YouTube channel, it becomes private to everyone except you. The channel name, subscribers, videos, likes, and subscriptions will all be hidden.
However, you’ll permanently erase all the comments and replies but your account data on other Google properties will remain live.
The good news? You can always make a private channel public later if you wish to.
But once you delete your YouTube channel, it means you permanently erase all its contents, including videos, community posts, comments, playlists, and more. It also implies that you can’t recover any data from the account again.
Follow our simple steps to help you delete or hide your YouTube channel.
How to Permanently Delete Your YouTube Channel
1.Log in to your YouTube channel page open the account you want to delete.
2. On the homepage’s left side, scroll down and select Settings.
3. Select “View Advanced Options” for your channel under the Account tab of the Settings menu.
4. Select the link for “Delete channel.” You’ll need to enter your password so as to verify your account.
5. You will have an option to choose on the following page: “I want to permanently delete my content”, select it.
6. Next, you will see a drop-down menu indicating what will be permanently erased or concealed.
To confirm that you want to delete your channel, check the three vertical dots on the right and click on “Delete,” make sure “My Content” is selected.
7. Having done that, you’ll see a pop-up gear asking you to confirm that you want your content deleted. Likewise, log in by entering your email address and password to verify your account.
8. Click the “Delete My Content” button again.
Your channel will now be deleted once you click the above button. This will only take a few moments, depending on the length of your content.
It’s important to keep in mind that once you delete an account, you’ll never see it again.
How to Temporarily Hide Account
1. Log in to YouTube Studio from your preferred browser and locate the account you wish to hide.
2. From the left sidebar of the homepage, select ‘Settings.”
3. Click on “Advanced Channel Settings.”
4. Scroll down to the bottom and select Hide YouTube Content.
Note: This link will take you to a page where you can hide your channel.
5. You may be required to verify your account by logging in again. So, type your email address and password.
6. Next, select I want to hide my content.
7. Click on the three vertical dots to confirm what will be hidden on your channel.
8. Select “Hide my YouTube channel.”
If you wish to have your audience view content in the future you can re-enable the channel. You can also reactivate anytime you’d like to upload, comment, or use the playlist.
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Now that you’ve learned how to delete and hide your YouTube channel, you can make a decision on which is the best option for you.
