How to Delete a TikTok Video?

TikTok is one of the most popular video-sharing platforms right now. You too might be a frequent user of this app and have shared numerous videos yourself as well. But, what to do if the videos you shared are of bad quality, offensive to certain people or you just don’t like them in general?

Well, in those cases, you can easily delete a video or, delete all videos on TikTok. To make sure that you are following your interests, one can monitor and delete a TikTok video that does not seem to fit the style of your account using only a few steps.

This will serve as a way to redeem your mistakes and you can keep posting videos on your account as usual. In this article, we will look into ways to delete a TikTok video.

How to Download a TikTok Before Deleting It?

The first thing to remember when you proceed to delete a TikTok video is that, once deleted, it cannot be recovered. So, it is recommended that you save the videos on TikTok before you go ahead and delete them. So that, you can save it for future use. To download a TikTok before deleting it, follow these steps:

1. Open TikTok and log into your account.
2. Go to the video you wish to save before deleting.
3. Tap on the ‘Three dots‘ icon you see.
4. Select the ‘Save video‘ option.
5. The video will be downloaded and saved into your device’s gallery.

By doing so, you can ensure that even deleting the video does not take it away from you.

How to Delete a TikTok Video?

If you have shared a video on TikTok that you want to take off of your account, you can do so easily. TikTok allows you to delete videos you are not happy with on its app. You can do so using the app or web version of TikTok on your preferred devices.

Using Phones

To delete the videos you are not happy with on TikTok using your Android or iOS devices, follow the given steps:

1. Open TikTok and go to your Profile.
2. Go to the video that you wish to delete.
3. Click on the ‘Three dot’ icon.
4. Select the ‘Delete‘ option you see.
5. Click on ‘Delete‘ to confirm your action.

Now, scroll through your posted TikTok videos and repeat the given steps until you delete the all videos you don’t like.

Using Desktop/PC

To delete TikTok video using your computer devices, follow the given steps:

1. Open TikTok on the web and click on your ‘Profile icon‘.
2. Select the ‘View Profile‘ option.
3. Now, open the video you wish to delete.
4. Tap on the ‘Three dots‘ icon that you see.
5. Select the ‘Delete‘ option.
6. Click on ‘Delete‘ to confirm your decision.

In this way, you can easily delete videos on the TikTok web version.

How to Delete Saved Videos on TikTok?

You can also get rid of the saved draft videos on TikTok. If there are too many videos that you have saved, you can select them one by one or all at once and get rid of them to clear space. To delete saved videos on TikTok, follow these steps:

1. Go to TikTok and tap on the ‘Draft‘ to delete.
2. Tap on the ‘Select‘ option that appears in the top right corner.
3. Now, select all the drafts you wish to delete.
4. Once you are done selecting, click on ‘Delete‘.
5. Select the ‘Delete‘ option to confirm your decision.

You will delete the selected videos from your drafts.

How to Delete a Video You’re Editing on TikTok?

If you wish to delete a video you are currently working on or are editing on the app, you can easily do so. You can proceed to discard and delete a current video on TikTok without going through the trouble of posting it and deleting it later. This way, you can also reshoot the video easily and capture in as many takes you want. To delete a video you’re editing on TikTok, follow the given steps:

1. Open TikTok and go to the video you are editing.
2. Click on the ‘Back‘ icon
3. Tap on the ‘X‘ icon at the top left side of the video.
4. Select the ‘Discard‘ button you see.

The video will have been discarded and deleted. You can now proceed to record the video again and edit it accordingly.

How to Make a TikTok Video Private?

If you wish not to delete the TikToks you have created but still hide them from your profile, the best way to do so is by setting those videos to private mode. When you do this, the videos will be visible to you only and not lose any comments or likes. Thus, the like count on your profile will not go down. So, to private all your TikTok Videos, follow the given steps:

1. Open TikTok and go to the video you wish to set to private.
2. Tap on the ‘Three dots‘ on the right hand side.
3. Select the ‘Privacy settings‘ option you see.
4. Select ‘Only Me‘ to change your privacy settings.

That TikTok now will be visible to only you on the app.

How to Delete Someone Else’s Video on TikTok?

This might be a question you have been wondering. Unfortunately, you cannot delete someone else’s video on TikTok. However, if it is offending you or bothering people, you can report it and let TikTok delete it. To do so, follow the given steps:

1. Open TikTok and access the video that you wish to report.
2. Tap on the ‘Share‘ icon you see.
3. Select the ‘Report‘ option.
4. Select the reason for why you are reporting them.
5. Click on ‘Submit‘.

Your report will be submitted. If TikTok finds that the video is actually violating community guidelines, it will be taken off of the platform.

Conclusion

Hence, now you know that you can delete a video on TikTok using your phone as well as your computer devices. Make sure to save them if they are important to you. Delete the videos you shared as well as report the ones of others that are crossing community guidelines and allow TikTok to handle it.

We hope this was a helpful article. Let us know if you have any queries.

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