And of course, it was tied to an email address rather than a google account.
@TeamYouTube Is there a way I can initiate a manual review to gain access to a channel I ran in 2008? I can’t remember some account details but I can prove I am the owner. The automated system isn’t being helpful.
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By chance, did you already try going through these steps to get help signing in: https://yt.be/help/nr5L ? Let us know if it helps!
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I have, and I am 99% sure I know the password for the old account, I tried claiming the brand account too, it just says “this account isn’t available to be claimed” but there’s no reason for that
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Don't do it, he's lying to try and remove great content from a great channel!
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It is my channel! I own it!
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Hey it's me, Humphrey J. YouTube, CEO and inventor of YouTube. In order to prove the channel is yours, you need to recreate the Dr Pepper video so we can see it's really you.
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