How to Recover Deleted YouTube Videos  

How to Recover Deleted YouTube Videos

Updated on Nov 11, 2023 | by Jeremy

Quick Navigation:

Unfortunately, once you delete a YouTube video, it's gone forever and can't be recovered. However, if you had uploaded the original video to YouTube and not deleted it from your computer, you might be able to recover it from YouTube's backup. But since you deleted the original video from your computer, it's unlikely that you can recover the deleted YouTube video. You might want to consider re-recording the video or creating a new one.

YouTube allows users to share or store videos, with the option to make them public or private. However, when videos are deleted, whether intentionally or unintentionally, users may need to recover them. This can include recovering deleted YouTube videos, offline videos, or videos with links, and the process may vary depending on the circumstances.

Part 1. How to Recover YouTube Offline Videos

There are several reasons why YouTube Offline videos may not be accessible, including expired offline videos that were downloaded over 30 days, content restrictions that become active when you connect to the Internet, and permanently deleted videos that cannot be restored. In these cases, I suggest.

Part 2. How to Recover Deleted YouTube Videos with Link

If you have deleted a YouTube video and you know the original link of it on YouTube, you can make use of archive.org, namely the Internet Archive Way Back Machine, to download and recover the deleted YouTube videos with link. Here are the simple steps.

Step 1. Log in your YouTube registered email account, generally Gmail, find the deleted video related information.

Step 2. Get the link of the deleted YouTube video by copying it.

Step 3. Open archive.org and paste the copied URL of the deleted YouTube video in the search window. Click "Browse History".

Step 4. Find the deleted YouTube videos, you can recover the deleted YouTube videos by downloading it or uploading it again.

recover deleted youtube videos

Part 3. Recover Deleted YouTube Videos with Help Support

You can also recover deleted YouTube videos with Help Support from YouTube if your channel has over 10000 views or you have taken part in the YouTube partner program. Here are the steps for how to recover deleted YouTube videos with Help Support.

Part 4. How to Recover Deleted YouTube Videos on Computer/Phone/External Hard Drive

If you haven't recovered deleted YouTube videos online or offline, and you have a copy on your computer, phone, or external hard drive, you can try Deep Data Recovery to recover them first, and then upload them to your YouTube channel again.

Deep Data Recovery is a software tool that helps users recover deleted or lost files due to various reasons such as virus attacks, formatting, factory resets, and system crashes. It scans hard drives or flash drives to find the target files and saves them again on the device. The software supports recovery of various file types, including videos, pictures, documents, emails, audio files, and more.

Here are the steps for how to recover deleted YouTube videos copies in devices/hard drive.

Step 1. Install the YouTube Video Recovery Software

To download the YouTube video data recovery software, click the provided link and select the correct version for your computer's operating system. Ensure your computer is connected to an external hard drive, if you're trying to recover deleted videos from it, before proceeding. Separate versions are available for Windows and Mac PCs.

Step 2. Select Videos to Scan

Launch the YouTube video recovery tool on your computer, click "Next" or select/deselect other file types to forward, and let it scan only for videos, excluding other file types.

Step 3. Select Target Device to Scan

Select the hard drive where the deleted YouTube videos were stored, then click "Scan" to recover them.

Step 4. Recover Deleted YouTube Videos

After scanning, you can view all the found videos, filtering them by file extension on the left and previewing details on the right. Select the target YouTube videos and click "Recover" to save them on your computer.

To further narrow down the search, you can also try the "DEEP SCAN" feature in the result window. This will help you find more videos from the target devices, providing a more comprehensive search result.

Related Articles


Is this information helpful?     

What can we do to improve this information? (Optional)
Refresh Please enter the verification code!