How I Got My Deleted YouTube Videos Back (When I Thought They Were Gone Forever)
Yesterday (11 October 2025) I accidentally deleted 28 videos from my YouTube channel - 'forever.' Once you press that button they are gone forever no turning back or so I thought.
My stomach was churning I kept checking to see if this had really happened. And yes my best performing videos had all been deleted and that was the end of that......
But then I decided to try reaching out to Youtube, it was a long shot but I thought it was worth a try. The way I am wired, when something awful happens, I have to do something even if the odds are slim, it just gets me out of panic mode and at least I am doing something to help myself until the initial shock has passed.
So I spend about 30 minutes going round and round on the YouTube helpdesk. Eventually I get through to a live chat with a lovely agent. I explained what had happened, (I still had no idea if they were able to help me), but I am asked several questions about the situation and then they send me a form through the text chat and I have to answer 'Yes' and then sign my name.
I then return the 'form' through the text chat and a few minutes later this wonderful YT agent says all has been restored. I had to check for myself and saw that all the videos had been restored. I was so happy jumping up and down and sent lots of thank you and emojis to the kind YT agent. All I could think about was all the hard work I had put in to creating those videos and how they had grown my channel. To think that they had all been deleted and I had to start over was painful, but luckily that was not the case.
What if I had not reached out to the Youtube team? Today I would have been starting the whole process again, to recreate my videos and I did not have back up. Somethink I've learned out of this ordeal. !!!
This is the process and what comes up as you go to delete your video:
The moral of this story is in the midst, of a stressful situation seek help, even if it seems impossible, you never know, and at least you will feel better that at least you tried. I had nothing more to lose the videos were already gone, just having the help from the Youtube agent was already calming me down and I was beginning to accept the losses and so it was a pleasant surprise when the outcome turned out to be a positive one.
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Wow, Imani. What a rollercoaster! I could almost feel that gut drop when you realized the videos were gone. It’s amazing how you turned panic into action instead of freezing up. That persistence really paid off. Huge props to you for reaching out. It's such a great reminder that sometimes help is just a message away.
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Thank you John and blessings yes I could the gut drop you speak of, I could not believe what had happened and had to keep going back and check it this had really happened. Eventually I decided to take a chance and speak to Youtube and they were very understanding and helpful. But thank you so much for your comment you have summed it up so well as to how I was feeling. Wishing you continued blessings in your business journey. 🦋🤗🙏🏾
Thanks, Faith, and you're most welcome. Blessings to you too in your life and work.