Replace or delete your video

You can delete any video uploaded to your YouTube channel. You can’t replace a video since any new video upload will get a new URL, but you can modify the existing video.

Delete your own videos

You can remove any videos that you uploaded from your own Google Account. When you delete a video, it's permanently deleted. If you want to see it again, make sure you have a backup saved.

  1. Sign in to YouTube .
  2. Tap your profile picture and then Your videos .
  • Or next to your username at the top of your profile, tap View channel and then Manage videos.
  1. Next to the video that you want to delete, select More and then Delete .
  2. Tap Delete to confirm.

After you delete a video, the video URL and title will no longer be visible or searchable in YouTube Analytics. Data associated with the video such as Watch time will still be part of aggregate reports, but will not be attributed to the deleted video.

Replace a video

You can’t replace a video, every new video you upload to YouTube gets a new URL. These videos can't be replaced, but you can:

To report abuse, harassment, inappropriate content, or privacy complaints, visit the Safety Center. For copyright concerns, visit the Copyright Center.

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