Alex Ruben
How To Clear All Your YouTube Liked Videos, Watch Later List, and Downloaded Content Simultaneously
Cleaning up your YouTube library can be a real chore, especially if you’ve accumulated a ton of liked videos, that endless watch later queue, or downloaded videos taking up space. Sometimes, it feels like YouTube’s interface makes bulk deletions more complicated than they should be — of course, because of course, Windows (or Android) has to make it harder than necessary. The goal here is to get everything cleaned out in one go, without clicking ‘delete’ a billion times. This way, you get a way more organized account, and a little free space on your device.
Most of these steps will involve jumping between your app and the web, because deleting liked videos, in particular, usually has to be done through your Google account in the browser — the app itself doesn’t offer bulk options for that. But don’t worry, it’s not too painful once you get the hang of it. Just follow these simple methods, and you’ll have your YouTube library much cleaner.
How to Delete All YouTube Liked Videos, Watch Later, Downloaded Videos at Once on Android Tablets
Method 1: Clear Downloaded Videos and Watch Later in the App
This approach is good if you just want to tidy up what’s stored locally on your device. It’s kind of weird, but YouTube allows you to remove downloaded videos directly from the app, and clearing your Watch Later list is straightforward too. These steps won’t touch your liked videos, though, so for those, you’ll need method 2.
- Open the YouTube app on your Android tablet. Tap your profile icon on the top right, then go to Settings.
- Scroll down and find Downloads. Tap on it, then click the three-dot menu (⋮) on the right.
- Select Delete All Downloads — this will wipe out all videos saved for offline viewing on your device. On some setups, this sometimes fails the first time, but a quick restart of the app or device tends to fix that.
- Next, hop over to the Library tab at the bottom.
- Go into Watch Later. Tap the three-dot menu (⋮) at the top right, then choose Select All at the top, or manually select videos. After all are selected, tap Remove.
- That clears your Watch Later list pretty quickly. On some devices, it might not delete *everything* if you don’t select all videos, so double-check that it’s empty afterwards.
Method 2: Wipe Out Liked Videos via Web (Really Useful for Bulk Deletes)
This one’s the most efficient if you want to get rid of all liked videos en masse. The YouTube app doesn’t let you do mass delete — only one at a time. So, the workaround is to do it through your Google account in a browser. Honestly, it’s kinda clunky, but it works — and it’s definitely faster than tapping “dislike” every single video.
- Open a browser on your tablet or computer and go to myactivity.google.com.
- Sign in with the same Google account linked to your YouTube account.
- Scroll down to the “YouTube > Interactions” section. You might need to click on Manage Activity if it doesn’t show right away.
- Look for “Video Likes and Dislikes.” That’s where YouTube keeps track of all your liked videos.
- Click the three-line menu (hamburger icon), then choose Delete Activity by.
- In the drop-down menu, select All time to wipe everything, or choose a custom period. Hit Delete. Confirm when asked.
- This bulk removal tends to work way faster than deleting one by one — but don’t be surprised if sometimes it stalls or doesn’t update immediately. Refresh your activity page and check your liked videos afterward.
By doing this, your liked videos list should be wiped clean. Remember, this is kinda irreversible unless you like some videos again later. It’s messy, but it gets the job done.
Additional Tips & Troubleshooting
- If bulk deletions via the browser aren’t updating right away, try clearing your browser cache or reloading the page.
- Sometimes logging out and back in on your Google account helps refresh the data.
- Making sure your device has a stable internet connection is key — failed uploads or deletions often happen when Wi-Fi or data drops out mid-process.
Wrap-up
This whole process might seem a bit scattered, but honestly, once you get used to flipping between app and web, it’s pretty manageable. Cleaning up those liked videos and downloaded content manually can be tedious, but bulk options are only really accessible through your Google account. So, don’t be afraid to jump into your browser, hit delete, and call it a day.
Summary
- Use the YouTube app to delete downloads and clear your Watch Later list.
- Head over to myactivity.google.com to bulk delete liked videos.
- Clear cache and refresh if things look out of sync.
Final Thoughts
Hopefully, this gets one big cleanup done without too much fuss. It’s kinda annoying that YouTube hides these options and makes bulk deletion a pain, but what can you do? Maybe next update they’ll make it easier. Until then, this method works pretty well.