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I need to make a small correction in a video I uploaded to YouTube. Googling shows that this is not possible. However, I remember seeing it done before. I posted a comment on a video saying that a certain part of the video was missing. I got a reply back that it was fixed, and when I went to see the video again, it was changed. How was this done?

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You can always remove an existing video and upload an edited version, but it sounds like you want to change a video's content in place. This may be an advanced privilege only given to YouTube Partners. – NReilingh Jan 11 '11 at 4:59
Yes, I want to change it without losing the view count and original address. – z-buffer Jan 11 '11 at 7:15
You can do this on Vimeo, but not YouTube. ie. You can completely replace a video with a different video in the original's place and retain all comments and viewcounts. – Kris Nov 14 '11 at 22:20
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What you are wanting to do is not possible.

Quote from YouTube Help (Replace old video with a new one):

There is currently no way to replace an old video with a new one and retain the original view count, comments or ratings. You'll have to start over with your newer video.

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It should't be possible and I hope it's not. The reason is simple: Let's say you are uploading one really interesting video that goes viral with few millions views and then you are changing it to something completely boring. Wouldn't it be a little bit confusing for the new viewers on why exactly this video got so many views?

I think you can make few tweaks to the video from what YouTube offers you and maybe the editor could help, but I'm not a YouTuber to know anything more.

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