If you created your channel before May 2009 and haven't been signed in since 2011, we have automatically connected your channel to a Brand Account. You need to link that Brand Account to an existing Google Account so you can access your channel. Here's how:
- Go to myaccount.google.com and sign in to the Google Account you'd like to link with your YouTube channel. This can be a Google Account you already use on YouTube. If you don't have a Google Account, you can create a new one.
- Go to www.youtube.com/gaia_link.
- Enter your YouTube username and password.
- Note: If you don’t remember your old YouTube password, unfortunately there is no password recovery option for these accounts.
- Select Claim channel.
After you complete these steps, you can sign in to YouTube with the Google Account you connected by clicking Sign in in the top corner. You can switch to your channel in the top right menu under "Switch account."