Fixed! YouTube Could Not Update Video Settings. Please Try Again Later

Have you ever received the annoying error message “Could not update video settings, please try again later” from YouTube as you try to upload a video and fail to publish your content? If you’re currently disturbed by this problem, you need some troubleshooting methods so that you could rest assured to watch and upload YouTube videos without any glitches.

Before carrying on with the solution to fix the dreaded “Could not update video settings. Please try again later” error, we shall figure out what triggers this problem.

Common Problems

This issue will pop up to either a YouTube professional or a newbie. But how could this happen? Listed below are several reasons why you receive the error message and bump into the problem:

• It could be a glitch with your web browser.
• You may have a failed network connection problem.
• You may be trying to upload more than one video at the same time.

The good news is this fairly common problem comes with an easy solution. Please keep reading to discover the steps that you could apply to resolve the problems.

Common Solutions

In almost 99% of all cases where this message comes up, the process for solving this problem falls to the following solutions:

• Publish your YouTube video again
• Upload the video on your computer
• Clear the cache and cookies for YouTube
• Restart your device and then try the steps above

Now that you know the possible solutions let’s dive in a little deeper to show how you can perform each fix.

Fix One: Publish Your YouTube Video Again

Most cases could be tackled by this fix, so it’s important to start here. When the dreaded “Could not update video settings. Please try again later” message comes up, YouTube tends to save your video as a draft. The easiest way to find out if this problem is happening in your case is to follow these steps.

1. Open up a new tab.

Depending on the browser, you may have different ways to open a new tab. However, the fastest way to open up a new tab no matter what browser you’re using is to use the shortcut:

Ctrl + T (for PC users) /Command + T (for Mac users)

Once you have a new tab open, it’s time to move to step two.

2. Go to YouTube and open up YouTube Studio.

If it’s your first time uploading, here’s how to get to YouTube Studio. From YouTube, go to the top right corner where you see your profile icon. When you click on it, a drop-down menu will appear.

YouTube Studio will be the third option down. It has a gear icon next to it. Once you click it, you’ll be brought into your YouTube Studio.

From there, look on the left sidebar. You’ll see a list of options, click Videos. It should be the second option down. If the videos tab isn’t there, you may see a tab called Content. If the videos tab isn’t there, click on the content tab.

3. Look for the video that didn’t upload. See if it’s saved as a draft.

In most cases, you’ll see it’s been saved as a draft. If that’s the case, click Publish. If your video is saved as a draft, it could be published. If that doesn’t work, you’ll have to try the second fix.

Fix two: Upload the Video on Your Computer

If the first fix can’t work, then resort to the next step repeating the upload process on YouTube. Upload your video on your computer. After that, go to your channel and enter YouTube Studio.

Click on the create icon to upload your video. Make sure to enter your title, description, and tags.

If you receive the error message again after uploading your video again, it’s time to move on to the third fix.

Fix Three: Clear the Cache and Cookies for YouTube

In case you upload your videos on a smartphone or tablet, you can find how to clear your cache here. For this article, we’ll be explaining how to clear your cache on YouTube on your desktop or laptop. To clear your cache on YouTube, follow these steps in your Chrome browser:

• Open Chrome.
• Click More at the top right.
• Click More tools | Clear browsing data.
• At the top, choose the time range. If you wish to delete everything, select All time.
• Next to “Cookies and other site data” and “Cached images and files,” check all of the boxes.
• Click Clear data to clear all cache files.

Finish up clearing the Cache and Cookies, follow the steps above to correct the issue and upload your video. If this still doesn’t work, move on to the next step.

Fix Four: Restart Your Device and Follow the Steps Above

After all of this effort, if you still fail to upload, you have one more step to fix the issue. But in most cases, you’ll never get this far. If you have gotten this far, you’re a trooper.

Turn off your device, let it sit for 30 seconds at least, and then turn it back on. Follow the steps above, and you would be good to go!

Wrapping up

As you come across the error again, try one-by-one the above-given methods. One of them will definitely resolve the problem and you will raise your hands in victory and upload or watch your video seamlessly.