Many users have reported their YouTube sidebar missing using online forums like Quora and Twitter. Don’t be baffled if you face a similar issue as we are here today with 6 guaranteed solutions.
The YouTube dashboard has two sidebars; the left shows options like Trending, Subscription, library, history, and many more. Whereas the right sidebar shows suggested videos and extensions while playing any videos on YouTube. So let’s get started on how to fix YouTube Sidebar Missing.
Table of Contents
Here are the 7 methods to workaround if the YouTube sidebar missing:
- Open YouTube in incognito mode
- Clear the cache and Cookies
- Re-log into your account
- Disable Chrome Extensions
- Clear Chrome Browsing data and reset
- Check YouTube Menu bar and Zoom level
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Open YouTube in incognito mode
In the incognito mode, Chrome doesn’t save the cookies, caches and browsing history. Many users have found opening YouTube in incognito mode helpful in solving their “YouTube sidebar not showing” issue. You should try this method too.
You can use the shortcut “ctrl”+”shift”+”n” to open an incognito window.
Clear all YouTube Cache and Cookies
All the YouTube saved cache and cookies can be the reason your YouTube sidebar is not showing. To resolve this issue you need to clear all the YouTube cache and cookies. To do so follow the steps mentioned below;
- Open Chrome Settings. Select “Privacy and security” then scroll down to find “Site settings”
- Scroll down to find “Cookies and site data” under content.
- Next, scroll down to “All cookies and site data.” In the search bar put YouTube and remove all the cookies under the it.
Now open youtube and check if the sidebar is visible again. If not then try the next solution.
Re-log into your account
Another way to get the missing YT sidebar back is by simply signing out of your YouTube account and residing in it.
Disable Chrome Extensions
The next method to find your missing YouTube sidebar on desktop is through disabling all the active Chrome extensions.
Open Chrome settings and select Extensions. Then disable all the extensions.
Check YouTube Menu bar and Zoom level
Open YouTube and Click on the three lines on the left-hand side. If you don’t see the YouTube sidebar, it might be because the Chrome screen zooms level has been increased. By default, chrome’s zoom level is 100, but sometimes the zoom level increases to around 200, and both the YouTube sidebar disappears.
Reduce the zoom level back to 100, and you will then see the YouTube sidebar again.
Use Another browser
If the YouTube sidebar not loading after trying all the fixes above, then probably you need to open YouTube in another browser. Open another browser on your PC and then open YT and see if the issue is fixed.
Conclusion
Let us know which method helped you get the YouTube sidebar Missing back. Try the solutions in the order they are recommended, as the top ones are more likely to work.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. How do I add YouTube to my sidebar in Opera?
To add Yt to your sidebar in Oprnra you need to click on icon next to the sidebar. Once you do so, you will see the sidebar UI with the mobile view. You will now be able to search for any video and view or listen to anything you wish. But you need to know that if you close the sidebar, YouTube will also be closed.
Q2. How do I turn off YouTube sidebar?
If you want to tuen off YouTube side bar, you can add ‘DF tube’ extension to Chrome. Once you have added the extension, you need to referesh the YT page, and you will see the YT sidebar has disappered.
Q3. Where is the YouTube menu bar?
The YT menu bar appears on the top right corner of the screen.
Q4. How do I expand my YouTube menu?
If you want to expand your YouTube menu, you need to click on the menu bar icon that appears on the left side in the top corner.