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• Account Information

  • Account Types

    • How long/large can my video be?
    • Can I upload videos that are longer than 10 minutes?
    • What's the difference between a regular YouTube account and all of these other accounts (Director, Musician, Comedian, Guru)?
    • What is a Guru account?
    • What's new with Director Accounts?
    • How do I get a Director/Comedian/Musician/Guru account?

  • Closing Accounts

    • How do I close my account?
    • Why was my account suspended?

  • Linking to a Google Account

    • What's a Google Account?
    • I have questions about linking to a Google Account.
    • How do I create a new YouTube account with my Google Account?
    • How do I change the email address tied to my Google linked YouTube user name?
    • I am unable to login to YouTube with my Google account.
    • How do I link my Google account with my existing YouTube account?
    • Sorry, a username can only contain letters and numbers.
    • I received a message asking for account verification.
    • What happens to my YouTube account if I delete my Google Account?
    • How do I know if my Google and YouTube accounts are linked?
    • How do I unlink my Google and YouTube accounts?
    • How do I change the password tied to my Google linked YouTube user name?

  • YouTube Insight

    • What is YouTube Insight?
    • What data is available in the Discovery tab of Insight?
    • Can I see the statistics for videos other than my own?
    • Can I compare the views or popularity index of one video with that of another?
    • Where is YouTube Insight located on the site? How can I access it?
    • What data is represented in the Popularity map?
    • What data is represented in the Popularity graph?
    • What is the relationship between the map and the graph?
    • What data is represented in the Views map?
    • What data is represented in the Views graph?

  • Username and Password

    • I forgot my username and/or password. How do I log back into the site? + Video
    • How do I change my password?
    • I've signed up for an account. Why isn't my username appearing in search results?
    • Can I change my YouTube username?
    • How do I change the email address tied to my YouTube user name?
    • I tried to recover my username, but the email I received was blank. What does this mean?