Trying to link a Legacy Youtube account to a Google+ Page, the option isn't available...
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Hello,
I am working on one of my clients projects and would love some advice before making some changes to their Google+ and Youtube account. We created the youtube account before Google+ and Youtube combined so we have a seperate name for the Youtube and Google+ Profile. They were created using separate emails, but both emails are managers of each others "account." We can't combine the two as it won't give me the option, only the option to create a new Youtube channel based on the Google+ Profile. But I already have videos loaded up on the Older Channel that I would like to keep and use for my current Google+ Profile. I have tried to disconnect the Youtube channel to hopefully get the option to link the two, but it just says it is a unavailable option.So my question is:
What advice do you guys have with any of this type of Youtube and Google+ mismatch profile/channels? I am not finding much online besides links to unattaching accounts but that is giving me a message saying that it isn't possible.Or would creating a new channel linked to the Google+ page and just reuploading the videos/transcripts be my best bet?
Thank you for your feedback, and if you want anymore details (I know this description when not looking at the accounts might not be enough info, feel free to ask.) I really appreciate it.
J
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Awesome! this actually worked for one of my accounts. Unfortunately one of my accounts wont let me do this, or unlink them so I can do this. From what I am reading it has to do when and how the Youtube or Google+ profile was created. This was very helpful. I am going to keep playing with my owners/managers, and logging in with different users, and info to see if I can eventually get this to work properly.
I am debating deleting the unwanted Google+ profile, and seeing if it will then allow me to attach a different google+ profile to the youtube channel. I am afraid that deleting the unwanted Google+ Profile will also delete the attached (wanted) youtube channel.
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Jeff-
It is in fact possible to connect these, however it is not intuitive at all and a bit of a struggle. I know it's possible because I have done it. I'll do my best to recall how it was accomplished.
Go to YouTube, and click on your logo on the top right corner. Click on "Switch Account" followed by clicking on "Add Account." You should now be able to enter the Google Account attached to your new G+ page.
Take it from here and let me know where you get held up. Perhaps I can help more if you give me more details. It's been awhile since I've done this.
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I faced the same issue. If the YouTube channel was created prior to the G+ you can't link them together. We ended up creating a new YouTube channel linked to the G+ profile and uploading the videos there. Yeah, you lose your views, comments, etc, but in the long term it should be worth it.
You can consider removing the videos from the old channel, we didn't, but we are thinking about going that way.
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