Manage a Youtube account after death in 2 steps.

How to retrieve an account Youtube ?

Starting by contacting Legapass in the first instance.

During these difficult times, it is hard to know who to turn to.

You have this feeling of being in and out of the house, so many steps to take after a death.

We can hardly put ourselves in your shoes, or even ease your pain, but we can advise you on how to proceed in terms of digital data transmission.

Make sure your deceased loved one has taken the necessary steps to protect their digital assets and pass them on.

If this is the case, Legapass will provide you with the data and all you have to do is find the accesses to the YouTube account.

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How to stop a subscription Youtube ?

You don't have to look far for the YouTube login and password.

You can terminate the subscription if you have the accesses which are no more and no less than the Google account.

Indeed, since Google has bought the not less famous video clip site YouTube, it is Google that should be contacted in order to delete the YouTube account.

However, in the first instance, start by stopping the current subscription.

Simply select the appropriate procedure below based on the equipment you have.

Procedure for Android

Just click on the profile picture and then on « Abonnements payants »click on the subscription you want to cancel and then click on « Continuer pour annuler ».

Select the reason for cancellation from the list and click on « Suivant ». And, on « Oui, annuler ».

Procedure for computer

Access to youtube.com/paid_memberships.

Click on « Gérer l’abonnement »and then on « Désactiver ».

Click on « Continuer pour annuler ».

Select the reason for cancellation and click on « Suivant ».

Finally, click on "Yes, cancel.".

Procedure for Iphone and Ipad

Click on the profile picture and then on « Abonnements payants ».

Select the subscription you want to cancel.

Click on « Gérer les abonnements Apple »then on the subscription concerned and finally on « Annuler ».

How to delete an account Youtube ?

The procedure is very simple, since the YouTube account is actually attached to the Google account, you just need to launch the procedure to delete the Google account by clicking on this link.

You will then arrive on a page informing you that you can download the data before deleting the account. This action is highly recommended if you wish to recover the data from the deceased's account, especially when it concerns several accounts simultaneously.

Google Takeout then takes care of saving and exporting the datawhich you can download directly on your computer, in a compressed file, in zip format.

Once the data is recovered, you can proceed to delete the account.

All the items related to the Google account are listed below. You must therefore find YouTube there. So, if you check the 2 bottom boxes before clicking on « Supprimer le compte », you will delete the Google account and the YouTube account at the same time.

If you do not know the login and password, you can always contact Google directly by sending them an email explaining that you wish to close the account of one of your relatives who has died. Of course, don't forget to attach a photocopy of your ID and the death certificate to your mail.

As a beneficiary, you can request that the deceased's account information is returned to you.

Google's contact information is as follows:

support-eu@google.com

0800944698

Open Monday to Saturday, 8am to 8pm (local time)

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