How to Delete a YouTube Account (Quickly in Few Steps)

Through this stepwise guide, you will understand How to delete a YouTube Account on Desktop, Android, and iOS devices:

There could be many reasons you would want to delete your YouTube account. Maybe you have multiple YouTube accounts and it keeps confusing you. Or maybe you are just taking leave from YouTube.

In any scenario, if you need to delete your YouTube account, we have got you covered.

In this article, we will take you step-by-step through how to delete a YouTube account, and discuss the steps for deleting your YouTube account on Desktop, Android, and iOS devices.

You will also learn how to delete your YouTube channel and other related details.

How to Deactivate YouTube Account

Here’s how you can delete your YouTube account on various platforms.

Using Browser

It is extremely easy to delete a YouTube account from the YouTube web.

• Go to the YouTube website on a browser (For example Chrome)
• Log in to your account.
• Click on your profile icon.
• Select the settings option from the drop-down menu.

• Go to the Your Account section.
• Click View or change your Google Account settings.

• Select Privacy and Personalization.
• Click on Manage your Data and Privacy.

• Go to the Download or delete your data option.
• Click on Delete a Google Service.

• Enter your Google password.
• Click on the bin icon beside YouTube.

• Verify it’s you by adding the password.
• Click on the down arrow beside I want to permanently delete my account.
• Check both boxes.
• Click on Delete my content.

Once you click on Delete my content, all your data from that particular account will be lost beyond recovery. You can always choose to download the data before deleting your YouTube account or just choose to hide your channel.

On Android

The process is more or less similar to the YouTube web. Here are the steps:

• Open the YouTube app.
• Click on your profile icon.
• Select Manage your Google account.

• Select Privacy and Personalization.

• Click on Delete a Google Service.

• Enter your Google password.
• Click on the bin icon beside YouTube.
• Verify it’s you by adding the password.
• Click on the down arrow beside I want to permanently delete my account.
• Check both boxes.
• Click on Delete my content.

For iOS

The process to delete YouTube accounts on iOS is no different. We have used an iPad for the screenshots.

• Launch the YouTube app.
• Click on your profile icon.
• Select Manage your Google account.

• Select the Account Preferences option.

• Click on Delete Google Services.

• Enter your Google password.
• Click on the bin icon beside YouTube.
• Verify it’s you by adding the password.
• Click on the down arrow beside I want to permanently delete my account.
• Check both boxes.
• Click on Delete my content.

This is how to cancel a YouTube account on an iOS device. Apart from one or two minor differences, the process of deleting the YouTube account is practically the same. So, you should not have any difficulties.

Also, always make sure you have the right Gmail ID entered. If you use multiple Google IDs, chances are you might end up deleting the wrong YouTube account if you don’t pay attention.

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Delete Your Associated Google Account

Technically, even if you delete your YouTube account, you will still have a YouTube account but without any data, content, or trail of previous activities. However, your comments and other related activities will remain visible on the internet. To remove all traces of them, delete the Google account associated with your YouTube account.

For deleting your Google account, follow the same steps. Just, instead of clicking on the Delete Google Services option, select the Delete Your Google Account option. The remaining steps are the same as deleting a YouTube account.

Before deciding to delete your Google account, make sure you have backed up all the data. Deleting your Google account will mean all the associated services will be deleted, including Gmail, Google Notes, Drive, Photos, in short, everything.

Once the data is gone, you can’t recover it in any way. This is an extreme step that you should only take if you want to really get rid of every trace of your activity related to that particular YouTube account. Personally, we will not recommend it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q #1) How do I delete my YouTube account without deleting my Google account?

Answer: From the Manage your Google Account option, go to the privacy and protection option and click on Delete Google Services. From there, you can delete your YouTube account without deleting your Google account.

Q #2) Can we delete YouTube?

Answer: You can’t uninstall the app from your phone, but you can delete your YouTube account or hide your channel easily.

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Q #3) What happens if you delete your YouTube account?

Answer: If you delete your YouTube account, you will lose all the data beyond recovery.

Q #4) Can I delete my YouTube account and create a new one with the same email?

Answer: Yes, you can delete your YouTube account and create a new one using the same email ID.

Q #5) Can I delete just one Google account?

Answer: If you have multiple Google accounts, you can delete one without deleting others.

Conclusion

You now know how to delete a YouTube account on various platforms. It’s easy. Also, you will not have to delete your Google account. You can back up your YouTube data before deleting the account. Or, you can just choose to hide your channel, in case, you decide to use it again. Instead of choosing permanently delete my content, click on I want to hide my YouTube channel.

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Read everything carefully, even the email ID you are using, and try to keep away from deleting your Google account if you use most of the Google services. And if you absolutely need to delete your Google account, make sure you have taken the backup of all the important data beforehand. Otherwise, you might end up regretting the decision of deleting your Google account.