how to delete a video from youtube

If you want to know how to delete YouTube videos in 2021 then this is the right place

Deleting YouTube Videos in 2021 has never been any easier. A recent update enables you to delete as many videos as you want in one go. This facility has long been overdue. So its with gratitude that I can confirm YouTube has just updated the way you can delete videos on your YouTube channel.

UPDATED FOR 2021

I've now made a version as many of your requested how to delete your video using a mobile-only. So here is the very latest version for 2021 using the Youtube Studio App in under 1 minute

Why is deleting YouTube videos so difficult?

In the past when I wanted to move several videos from one channel to the next, it wasn't easy finding a way of deleting the videos. After downloading each video and then uploading each one to my new channel, I then would have delete each one with confirmation and a process that was awkward at best. In effect, all I really wanted to do was find an easy way of moving my videos from one channel to another, but that process just doesn't exist.

Understandably YouTube is not making it easy. I presume this is because deleting a video is a severe action to take if you don't know what you're doing. But ready for 2021 YouTube now allow it to be done at multi-level and in more than one way.

My video today shows you the following:

The easiest way to delete a YouTube video in 2021
The easy way to delete multiple videos
Another easy method you might not know about as its new for 2021

I guess the reason why it's hard to find out how to delete YouTube videos is down to the fact YouTube don't want an avalanche of requests for recovering wrongly deleted videos. As a way of warning if you delete your video, you genuinely delete everything.

Frequently Asked Questions

How can I delete my YouTube video on an Ipad or other device?

Try accessing it using your web browser and not using the app, in that way you get the full ability to delete your videos.

Is it possible to delete multiple YouTube video in one go?

Yes it is, just follow this tutorial for multiple videos try https://youtu.be/3OxOyzv-Gkg

Can I delete others channel's YouTube videos?

No, I wouldn't think so – can you imagine the problems that could cause – you need to be the rightful owner. Though if a video is breaking a rule or violation you can report it.

How to delete a YouTube video in 2021 update – 3 dots

If you go to your studio, find the video you want to delete, then got to the right hand side and click on the 3 dots, you will see the drop down menu with the "delete forever" option

How to delete YouTube videos in 2021 update – several videos at once!

This is an awesome addition because you can delete several videos in one click. This has just been introduced, so its not commonly known as an option yet. Just go to your studio, find the videos you want to delete, then got to the left hand side and check all the square boxes of the videos you want to delete

Click "delete forever" option. If you do want to download them you need to do this by selecting one at a time first.

How to delete YouTube videos. 2021 update

Delete means delete.

Delete includes:

Every comment on the YouTube video are deleted
All associated views on it and towards your channel account are gone forever
Any statistics and associated analytics on are deleted
All description, keywords, thumbnails etc

That's it. You now know the very latest way to delete a YouTube video in 2021 It's that simple.

How to delete multiple YouTube videos – 1 Click – NEW & Improved WAY for 2021

How do I delete multiple YouTube videos is a commonly asked question on here. Until this month you couldn't do it. Now you can easily delete several YouTube videos with one click. The latest update for 2021 means you can delete multiple YouTube videos at once which is really useful if you want to move several videos across to another channel and after you have moved them you then need to delete the old videos with one click.

Feel free to let me know in my comments if I've missed anything and if you came across any issues when you tried deleting your videos, and if I can answer it, I will.