If you’re like most people, you probably have a private YouTube account and a few friends who you share your videos with. But what if you want to share a video with someone else, but don’t want them to see it on your account? You can use the sharing feature on YouTube to share a private YouTube video with others. To share a private YouTube video with others, open the YouTube app and click on the three lines in the top left corner of the main screen. This will take you to a page where you can select which friends or family members you want to share the video with. If you have more than one private YouTube account, then select which one of those accounts is your primary account. Once you’ve selected someone or something, click on the sharing button in the top right corner of the main screen. When sharing a private YouTube video with others, be sure to include as much information as possible about what’s in the video and why it’s important for that person or group of people. Include their name and email address so they can easily find and watch your video when they’re ready. And be sure to include any copyright information so that anyone who wants to use this video can do so without permission from you first.
When you upload a video to YouTube and set its visibility to Private, only the people you specify can watch that video. If you’re looking to share your Private videos with people, here’s how to go about doing that on your desktop.
When you share your Private video, the recipient receives an email with a link to watch the video. They must sign in to their Google account before they can access your video on YouTube.
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Share Private YouTube Videos With Someone
To start the sharing process, launch a web browser on your computer and open YouTube Studio. Sign in to your YouTube (Google) account if you haven’t already.
In YouTube Studio’s left sidebar, click “Content.”
In the pane on the right, select the Private video you want to share. Then, in that video’s “Visibility” column, click “Private.”
From the menu that opens, beneath “Private,” select “Share Privately.”
You’ll see a “Share Video Privately” box. Here, enter the email address of the people you want to invite to watch your video. Then activate the “Notify via Email” box and click “Done.”
Choose “Save” at the bottom.
And you’re done. Your recipients will receive an email with a link to your video. Once they click that link, they will have to sign in to their Google account to then watch your video.
You can revoke someone’s access to your video if you want. To do that, click “Private” on your video page and choose “Edit” beneath “Private.” Then clear the email address of the person you want to remove and choose “Done” followed by “Save.”
And that’s how you selectively share your Private YouTube videos with the people you want. Happy watching!
Like YouTube, there are other sites where you can share your videos both publicly and privately. Check out the list if you’re curious.
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