Quick summary
Reuploading a YouTube video involves downloading your existing content from YouTube Studio and uploading it again as a new video with updated or reused metadata. This process lets creators republish videos with fresh publish dates, corrected details, or revised visibility settings.
Steps
- Go to studio.youtube.com and click Content in the left sidebar.
- Click the three-dot menu next to the video you want to reupload.
- Select Download to save the video file to your computer.
- Click Create in the top-right corner of YouTube Studio and select Upload videos.
- Select or drag the downloaded file from your computer into the upload area.
- Fill in the title, description, and tags on the Details page — update or reuse your original metadata.
- Set the visibility to Public, Unlisted, or Scheduled as needed, then click Publish.
