My YouTube account, which I use actively (both for watching and posting videos), is currently associated with my old AOL address. When I sign in to YouTube, that's what I use in the "username" field.
mycruddyaddress@aol.com
I just got a new Google account, which I am trying to centralize everything around. It is associated with a single Gmail account.
MyFancyAddress@gmail.com
I'm trying to re-associate my YouTube account to this new address. However, trying to change it via the "Email Options" tab of the "Account Settings" page redirects me here. After submitting MyFancyAddress@gmail.com
, it tells me that "a Gmail address isn't allowed to be the primary address of this account."
Is there any way around this, other than making a whole new YouTube account? I don't want to throw away all my favorites and subscriptions, and I don't want to lose any subscribers.
Best Answer
The only way to do this, is if your account was created before May 2009 via the unlink option, otherwise you will encounter the following message
So that is that, there are no tricks around this one as this "issue" has been around for years. I have tried deleting accounts and getting the unlink option to work. I have read most if not all forum posts. This is Google's stance (whether by design or choice) and it does not look like it will change anytime soon.