To disable YouTube from deleting your history, you actually need to pause your YouTube history. Here's how:
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Sign in to your Google Account: Make sure you are logged into the Google account you use for YouTube.
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Go to your Google Activity Controls: Navigate directly to myactivity.google.com.
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Click "YouTube History": On the Activity controls page, find the "YouTube History" section.
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Toggle the Switch to "Pause": The switch will likely be blue (On). Click the switch to turn it grey (Paused). This will prevent YouTube from saving your watch and search history, effectively stopping it from deleting anything because it's not being recorded in the first place.
Important Considerations:
- Pausing vs. Deleting: When you pause your YouTube history, it doesn't delete what's already there. It simply stops new history from being recorded. To delete existing history, you need to do that separately in the same YouTube History settings (myactivity.google.com).
- Personalized Recommendations: Keep in mind that pausing your history means you'll get less personalized recommendations from YouTube. YouTube uses your watch and search history to suggest videos you might like.
- Control Over Data: This method gives you greater control over the data YouTube collects about your viewing habits.
In summary, you prevent YouTube from "deleting" history by pausing the collection of new history. This ensures your existing history remains intact (unless manually deleted) and new activity isn't saved.
