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If you can figure out a way of deleting one's Google+ profile without accidentally nuking Youtube uploads, Picasa images, Gmail etc, do let us know.

dinduks 13y ago
You can do that by following the "Deleting my entire Google+ profile" procedure. I've done it few weeks ago and unless Google has changed which services get deleted along, you have nothing to worry about.
- joelrunyon 13y ago
  Here's the full procedure. Deleting my entire Google+ profile Your Google+ profile will be deleted along with other services and data that depend on your Google+ profile. What to do: Sign in to Google+. Click on your full name or email address in the top-right corner of your screen. In the Account Management section, click Delete profile and remove related Google+ features. Select Delete your entire Google profile. One question: with everything seemingly requiring a google+ account these days - what other services here do you end up getting rid of?
  - RexRollman 13y ago
    I think Google is trying to inflate its G+ numbers in order to seem competitive with Facebook, so its basically a dick-size contest with users getting caught in the middle.
    - raverbashing 13y ago
      This is a very accurate description Of course, for the people that matter (especially advertisers) can see through it. Some content producers are already moving away from YT, at the same time AdSense is the one that still pays the best.
      - saraid216 13y ago
        Since you seem to have insider information, can you tell us if this is actually a push from Larry Page or if it is from Vic Gundotra?
        raverbashing 13y ago
        What inside information? I'm basing this on information from the outside, on people that monetize videos and content. About your question, I would answer based on who's the boss of whom.
        skj 13y ago
        I believe the GP was being ironic. Since, without insider information, your "accuracy" claim seems like jaded opinion.
        raverbashing 13y ago
        Yeah, I forgot HN commenters want things with proof even when it's glaring obvious what's happening.
        vdaniuk 13y ago
        Appeal to common sense is an informal logical fallacy so you could try to up your argumentation instead of complaining about HN commenters.
        raverbashing 13y ago
        This is a discussion, not a peer reviewed paper, which would be obvious to anyone, but anyway I wouldn't waste my time discussing with HN idiots anymore. Here's my argument: more traffic/users/signups equals more money. It's simple.
        vdaniuk 13y ago
    - rhizome 13y ago
      But they have to do things to make them seem competitive with FB, because FB and G have a huge common denominator: NASDAQ.
  - jzzskijj 13y ago
    Your Google+ profile will be deleted along with other services and data that depend on your Google+ profile. I wonder what would happen to my old Blogspot blog that has hundreds of entries. And photos in that blog, that were uploaded to Picasa through Blogspot before G+ even existed. I can see that Blogspot album in G+, so it might be data associated with G+ and it would be deleted. We spent hundreds of hours writing and taking those pictures, so it would be a shame to have all that hard work deleted because of a vague what gets deleted description.
kmfrk 13y ago
I got out by using the well-hidden setting in G+. There wasn't any G+ data to delete, though, so I don't know whether it just "deactivates" your profile the way otehrs do.
- joelrunyon 13y ago
  Do you have a walkthrough for this?
  - kmfrk 13y ago
    I wouldn't be surprised if the setting changed. It took me days, before I even managed to discover the feature.
IBM 13y ago
How do I unlink my Youtube account from my Gmail?
- CtrlAlt 13y ago
  The way I unlinked was: 1) Account Settings -> 2) Overview -> 3) Right next to your avatar there should be a link to disconnect G+ from your youtube profile.
  - jkrems 13y ago
    Thanks a lot! It was "Youtube Settings" for me, but that may depend on the exact route one takes.
- ogreyonder 13y ago
  If you recently joined, you can't. I just went through this yet again, and they now have a "14 day period" where you can unlink. After that, as far as I can tell, it's permanent.

dinduks 13y ago

You can do that by following the "Deleting my entire Google+ profile" procedure. I've done it few weeks ago and unless Google has changed which services get deleted along, you have nothing to worry about.

joelrunyon 13y ago
Here's the full procedure. Deleting my entire Google+ profile Your Google+ profile will be deleted along with other services and data that depend on your Google+ profile. What to do: Sign in to Google+. Click on your full name or email address in the top-right corner of your screen. In the Account Management section, click Delete profile and remove related Google+ features. Select Delete your entire Google profile. One question: with everything seemingly requiring a google+ account these days - what other services here do you end up getting rid of?
- RexRollman 13y ago
  I think Google is trying to inflate its G+ numbers in order to seem competitive with Facebook, so its basically a dick-size contest with users getting caught in the middle.
  - raverbashing 13y ago
    This is a very accurate description Of course, for the people that matter (especially advertisers) can see through it. Some content producers are already moving away from YT, at the same time AdSense is the one that still pays the best.
    - saraid216 13y ago
      Since you seem to have insider information, can you tell us if this is actually a push from Larry Page or if it is from Vic Gundotra?
      - raverbashing 13y ago
        What inside information? I'm basing this on information from the outside, on people that monetize videos and content. About your question, I would answer based on who's the boss of whom.
        skj 13y ago
        I believe the GP was being ironic. Since, without insider information, your "accuracy" claim seems like jaded opinion.
        raverbashing 13y ago
        Yeah, I forgot HN commenters want things with proof even when it's glaring obvious what's happening.
        vdaniuk 13y ago
        Appeal to common sense is an informal logical fallacy so you could try to up your argumentation instead of complaining about HN commenters.
        raverbashing 13y ago
        This is a discussion, not a peer reviewed paper, which would be obvious to anyone, but anyway I wouldn't waste my time discussing with HN idiots anymore. Here's my argument: more traffic/users/signups equals more money. It's simple.
        vdaniuk 13y ago
  - rhizome 13y ago
    But they have to do things to make them seem competitive with FB, because FB and G have a huge common denominator: NASDAQ.
- jzzskijj 13y ago
  Your Google+ profile will be deleted along with other services and data that depend on your Google+ profile. I wonder what would happen to my old Blogspot blog that has hundreds of entries. And photos in that blog, that were uploaded to Picasa through Blogspot before G+ even existed. I can see that Blogspot album in G+, so it might be data associated with G+ and it would be deleted. We spent hundreds of hours writing and taking those pictures, so it would be a shame to have all that hard work deleted because of a vague what gets deleted description.

kmfrk 13y ago

I got out by using the well-hidden setting in G+. There wasn't any G+ data to delete, though, so I don't know whether it just "deactivates" your profile the way otehrs do.

joelrunyon 13y ago
Do you have a walkthrough for this?
- kmfrk 13y ago
  I wouldn't be surprised if the setting changed. It took me days, before I even managed to discover the feature.

IBM 13y ago

How do I unlink my Youtube account from my Gmail?

CtrlAlt 13y ago
The way I unlinked was: 1) Account Settings -> 2) Overview -> 3) Right next to your avatar there should be a link to disconnect G+ from your youtube profile.
- jkrems 13y ago
  Thanks a lot! It was "Youtube Settings" for me, but that may depend on the exact route one takes.
ogreyonder 13y ago
If you recently joined, you can't. I just went through this yet again, and they now have a "14 day period" where you can unlink. After that, as far as I can tell, it's permanent.