I have tried phwd”s solution and it”s telling me that my account was permanently linked. Is their any way to get around this?
You want this Unlink YouTube and Google Accounts
It is available via Account -> Manage Account -> Unlink YouTube and Google Accounts
However, if you signed up for YouTube after May, 2009, you can”t unlink them.
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According to Use your Google Account for Youtube, as of September 8, 2017, users need a Google Account to use Youtube.
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Regarding the old Youtube accounts, those aren”t Google Accounts, the referred above official help article says:
Some older, unused YouTube accounts (created before May 2009) might not be part of a Google Account. They need to be added to one before they can be used.
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If you want to change the owner of a Personal Channel, you could move it to a Brand Channel. For further details see Move YouTube channel to Brand Account.
As of 2021 it is possible to delete the youtube service from your google account
These are the steps to follow:
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