How to delete Youtube history

1. Open Youtube’s website and click on the menu icon in the top left-hand corner. Click History.

2. Here you’ll see all the videos you’ve watched on Youtube. You can delete each video individually by hitting the ‘X’ next to it. To delete your entire history, click on Clear All Watch History from the menu on the right-hand side.

3. If you only want to pause your watch history for the foreseeable future, click on the Pause Watch History option from the menu on the right-hand side.

1. Open Youtube’s website and click on the menu icon in the top left-hand corner. Select History.

2. From the menu on the right-hand side, select Search history. Here you’ll see all the keywords you’ve ever typed into Youtube’s search bar.

3. You can delete individual searches by hitting the ‘X’ next to them. To delete your entire history, click on Clear All Search History from the menu on the right-hand side.

4. If you only want to pause your Youtube search history for the foreseeable future, click on Pause Search History from the menu on the right-hand side.

1. Open the Youtube website and click on the menu icon in the top left-hand corner. Select History.

2. Select Comments from the menu on the right-hand side. Here you’ll see all the comments you’ve ever made.

3. To delete your comments, hover over them until a three-dot menu icon appears. Click on it and select Delete.

You probably watch lots of videos on your phone too. If you’re logged in with your Google account to watch videos on the Youtube app, your search and watch history will still be logged. To pause it, use Youtube’s incognito mode.

1. Open the Youtube app and tap on your profile icon in the top right corner.

2. Choose Turn on Incognito. You can turn it off at any time by going back to your account settings.

By going to the My Activity page, you can change your settings and ask Google to delete your watch and search history on a regular basis. However, Google will only give you two options – to delete your data after 3 or 18 months.

1. Open Youtube’s website and click on the menu icon in the top left-hand corner. Select History.

2. Click on Manage All Activity from the menu on the right-hand side. It will take you to Google’s My Activity page.

3. Click on Choose to delete automatically.

4. Select how long you want Youtube to keep your data and confirm your choice. If you haven’t previously deleted your history, Google will prompt you to delete data older than your selected timeline.

You don't need to have your YouTube hacked for your data to be used against your will. Pay close attention to privacy policies and terms & conditions for any future accounts — it might save you a headache in the future.

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