Deleting a YouTube Account After Death
Managing a YouTube Account After Death: How to Recover It with Digital Rest
Losing a loved one is a painful ordeal, and managing their digital legacy only adds to the complexity of this time. If the deceased had a YouTube account, you may be faced with the task of recovering or managing it. Here's how to do it in three different cases with the help of Digital Rest.
Case 1: Contact Digital Rest
During these difficult times, it can be difficult to know who to contact to manage the digital legacy of a deceased loved one. Digital Rest can help you navigate this sea of digital responsibilities. As a service specializing in the post-mortem management of digital data, Repos Digital ensures the transmission of this data in a secure and respectful manner.
Simply share the deceased's email address with our teams, and Digital Rest will provide you with the details of the deceased's YouTube account and manage it.
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Case 2: Cancel your YouTube Premium subscription
If your loved one had a YouTube Premium account, you must cancel it to avoid additional charges. If you already have access to their YouTube account (username and password), you can cancel their YouTube Premium subscription yourself. Here's how to do it, depending on your device:
- For Android: Click on the profile picture > "Paid Subscriptions" > Select the subscription to cancel > "Continue to cancel" > Select the reason for cancellation > "Next" > "Yes, cancel".
- For Computer: Go to youtube.com/paid_memberships > "Manage Subscription" > "Deactivate" > "Continue to cancel" > Select the reason for cancellation > "Next" > "Yes, cancel".
- For iPhone and iPad: Click on the profile picture > "Paid Subscriptions" > Select the subscription to cancel > "Manage Apple Subscriptions" > Select the subscription > "Cancel".
In addition to canceling your YouTube Premium subscription, we recommend deleting your YouTube account.
Case 3: Deleting your YouTube account
If you have the passwords and login details:
To delete the YouTube account linked to the Google account, you can use Google Takeout to back up and export the data before starting the account deletion process. When you check the two boxes at the bottom of the page before clicking "Delete Account," both the Google account and the YouTube account will be deleted.
If you don't know the login details, you can contact Digital Rest to take the necessary steps to delete the account.
During these difficult times, Digital Rest is here to help you manage your loved one's digital legacy respectfully and securely. Contact us to learn more about how we can help you navigate these uncharted digital waters.