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To delete your YouTube account, you need to complete a deletion request. After requesting account deletion, your YouTube account should be removed within 72 hours.
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Walkthrough to Delete Your YouTube Account
Delete your YouTube account in 8 easy steps.
1. Access your Google account and click “Manage your Google Account”
You can access your Google account by clicking on the following URL: https://google.com.
If you haven’t logged in, click the button in the upper right corner that says “Sign in.”
Click the icon with your profile picture or the initial letter of your name to display the account control menu.
Then, click “Manage your Google Account.”
2. Click “Data and privacy” and the arrow icon under Apps and services
Click the “Data and privacy” option in the left-hand side menu of your screen.
Scroll down to “Apps and services,” located near the bottom of the page.
Click the arrow to proceed to the next step.
3. Click “Delete a service”
You will be directed to the “Google Dashboard.”
Here, you have two options: “Download your data” and “Delete a service.”
Click “Delete a service” to proceed to the next step.
4. Click “Delete a service” (again)
You will be directed to “Delete a service” page.
Here, you once again have two options: the first one, which is relevant to you, “Delete a service,” and the second one, “Download your data.”
Click “Delete a service” to proceed to the next step.
5. Enter your password and click “Next”
You will be directed to a page where you need to enter your password. This is an intermediate step where Google ensures that the deletion request comes from the account owner, not someone else.
Enter your password and click “Next.”
6. Delete a Google service
You will be directed to a menu where you can see icons and names of various Google services registered/associated with your account.
Click the trash can icon to the right of the service you want to delete – in this case, YouTube – to proceed to the next step.
7. Click “I want to permanently delete my content,” select the checkboxes, and click “Delete my content”
To delete your YouTube account and its contents, if any, click the drop-down option “I want to permanently delete my content.”
This will display a menu with two checkboxes that you need to mark.
Click the “Delete my content” button to proceed to the final step.
8. Confirm your request
Enter your Google email and click the “Delete my content” button to confirm your request.
Congratulations! You have now successfully deleted your YouTube account!
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