YouTube's electrical current direct messaging characteristic was announced inwards Apr 2017 as a way to part videos together with chat alongside friends together with family. YouTube's master copy private-messaging Inbox was replaced past times Google+-based Messages inwards 2014, which was inwards plough shut downwards inwards July 2018.
Goodbye YouTube Friends :(
YouTube says they volition move focusing on improving populace communication:Two years ago, nosotros launched a characteristic to enable you lot to part videos via direct messages on YouTube. Since then, we've every bit good focused on populace conversations alongside updates to comments, posts, together with stories. We’re constantly reevaluating our priorities together with get got decided to discontinue YouTube’s native direct messaging characteristic piece nosotros focus on improving populace conversations.Fortunately you lot tin download a re-create of all your chats using Google Takeout. Read on for instructions. (But move aware that at that spot does non seem to move whatsoever way to download your Friends list).
Private messages on desktop YouTube
Backup your YouTube direct messages alongside Google Takeout
You tin download an archive of your soul messages using Google Takeout.
2. If your YouTube channel is on a Brand Account, click the profile photograph at overstep right, together with select your channel identity from the list. Click All Your Brand Accounts to access all your Brand Accounts.
3. In the YouTube section, select "All information included" to conduct which information you lot desire to keep
4. Deselect all information except "chats" together with and hence click OK
5. Click Next step
6. Check your archive settings
- Delivery method: e-mail a download link, Google Drive (not available for Brand Accounts), Box, Dropbox, OneDrive
- Format: instruct out it on the default .zip file choice unless you lot are certain you lot require a .tgz file
- Archive Size : the archive is probable to move smaller than the default maximum 2GB file size. If it is larger your archive volition move divided into multiple cipher files
7. Click “Creative archive”.
8. You’ll have an e-mail when your archive is ready.
9. Download all of your chats every bit a .zip file. Note that if your channel is on a Brand Account, you lot volition require to switch to your channel's Brand Account identity earlier downloading the file on your Manage Archives page (takeout.google.com/settings/takeout/downloads).
1. Unzip the archive .zip file . Windows, MacOS together with Chrome OS get got the mightiness to unzip files automatically, but past times double-clicking on the file.
2. Open the Takeout folder
3. Open the archive_browser.html file inwards your favorite spider web browser
4. Click Exported Files together with hence chats to encounter a listing of your files
5. You tin every bit good opened upwards the conversation files inwards the YouTube > chats folder direct inwards your browser
What's inwards the archive:
YouTube Help Center: Message Friends on YouTube
8. You’ll have an e-mail when your archive is ready.
9. Download all of your chats every bit a .zip file. Note that if your channel is on a Brand Account, you lot volition require to switch to your channel's Brand Account identity earlier downloading the file on your Manage Archives page (takeout.google.com/settings/takeout/downloads).
View your Archived Chats
Your chats volition move inwards HTML format. That way that way you lot tin thought them inwards whatsoever spider web browser.1. Unzip the archive .zip file . Windows, MacOS together with Chrome OS get got the mightiness to unzip files automatically, but past times double-clicking on the file.
2. Open the Takeout folder
3. Open the archive_browser.html file inwards your favorite spider web browser
4. Click Exported Files together with hence chats to encounter a listing of your files
5. You tin every bit good opened upwards the conversation files inwards the YouTube > chats folder direct inwards your browser
- Who started the chat
- Chat participants
- Dated chat messages
- Links to shared videos
How to message YouTubers privately
YouTube doesn't offering whatsoever soul messaging alternative. You are instead encouraged to communicate using a tertiary political party platform.
- Share a video to social media or your favorite messaging app
- Add an e-mail : On desktop, select the choice to Customize Channel and add together an e-mail on your channel's About tab
- Add social media together with messaging links: On desktop, select the choice to Customize Channel, switch to your About tab, together with edit the link listing to add together social media together with messaging links
More information
Announcement: Heads Up - We’re removing the mightiness to message direct on YouTube afterward September 18YouTube Help Center: Message Friends on YouTube
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