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Almost every internet fanatic is familiar with YouTube. The repository platform with thousands of videos being uploaded just about every niche. Here, you can find video content on any topic that you are interested in and you can equally upload many entertaining and instructive contents.
Like many other YouTube users, you may have a collection of content that you have downloaded to watch again or watch later. So, what can you do if you woke up, opened your computer and notice some videos are mistakenly deleted, either from your list of uploaded videos or in the saved list?
There are few methods discussed in this brief that can help you recover deleted YouTube videos. However, this brief assumes that the deleted videos are not in your Recycle bin or Trash.
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Using the Link via Internet Archive Wayback Machine
One o the easiest methods of watching deleted videos on YouTube is through the video link using the Internet Archive Wayback Machine. This is the digital archive for the WWW where you can get information on all the data being uploaded in the internet. With this website, you can get access to unlimited movies, videos, software, and websites, which makes it a great way to recover and watch deleted YouTube Videos. Here are the steps.
- Login to your YouTube email account-This helps find some related information to the deleted videos that you had uploaded to your channel.
- Immediately after finding the video information, tap and open your deleted videoโs URL
- You will not be able to play the video via the URL because itโs deleted unless you proceed to the Wayback Machine website
- Paste the link in the search bar and proceed to tap the browse option
- You will get the upload history of the video
- You can easily locate the deleted video through the respective upload date
- Download the video and you can upload it back on YouTube.
Recoverit Data Recovery software
The second effective method of finding deleted YouTube videos is through the Recoverit data recovery software. This software has a maximum success rate and can recover different formats.
- Download Recoverit software on your computer
- Choose the location from where the video was lost
- Click to start scanning the selected files
- View and Restore the deleted video
Contact YouTube Customer Support
If none of these methods has worked for you, the last step is to contact YouTube customer support. You can reach out through email and ask the team to help you recover the deleted video. For those with over 10,000 views on YouTube, you can use these steps to get in touch with the support team.
- Login to your YouTube account
- Click on โNeed More Helpโ
- Select โGet Creators Supportโ
- You are expected to select the category concerning the issue
- Proceed to click on Email support
- Explain and submit your request.
FAQs
Is it possible to recover deleted YouTube videos?
Yes, it is very easy to recover deleted YouTube videos and re-upload or watch them. You can use Internet Archive Wayback Machine, Recoverit Data recovery software or contact customer support for assistance.
How can I watch deleted YouTube videos with URL?
The only option is to use Wayback machine as explained in this brief. You will just need some information about the deleted video, login to Wayback Machine and search with the copied URL. You can eventually locate the video and download it.
This post is helpful to users that are new on YouTube as content creators. In case you lose video content through unintentional deletion, you can use the three explained methods above to recover the content and re-upload.
