Managing computer recordings

If you recorded your meeting or webinar to your computer storage, you can access the recording files on the same computer where the recording was made. Computer recording files are saved in the designated Zoom folder, usually located in the Documents directory or another specified location.

If your account has Zoom Hub enabled, you can also access your computer recordings there, alongside other Zoom assets like docs, whiteboards, clips, cloud recordings, and meeting summaries. Learn more about how to search for meeting recordings in Hub and how to manage these assets.

Note: If you recorded a meeting or webinar to the cloud, you can manage your cloud recordings in the Zoom web portal.

Requirements for managing computer recordings

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How to view or change the default directory for computer recordings

By default, computer recordings are placed in these directories:

You can find or change the default location of computer recordings in the Zoom desktop app settings:

  1. Sign in to the Zoom desktop app.
  2. In the top-right corner, click your profile picture, then click Settings.
  3. Click the Recording tab .
  4. Under Local recording storage, locate the Storage location. The path listed next to the Storage location field is where your computer recordings are saved. If the path shown isn’t physically located within your device, such as a network drive, you might encounter issues.
  5. (Optional) Click any of the following options next to the Storage location setting:

How to access and manage your computer recordings

You can access your computer recordings from the Zoom desktop app and Zoom web portal.

Windows | macOS | Linux

View and manage computer recordings on the Zoom desktop app

  1. Sign in to the Zoom desktop app.
  2. Click the Home tab .
  3. Below your daily list of meetings, click Open recordings.
    • If Zoom Hub is enabled on your account, you will be redirected to the Hub tab . Continue to step 4.
    • If Zoom Hub is not enabled on your account, the Recordings pop-up will appear. Continue to step 5.
  4. If you have the Hub tab :
    1. On the My files > Meeting recordings page, click the Computer recordings tab.
      A list of recordings saved on your computer will appear. Recordings not yet converted will display Convert next to the meeting topic.
    2. (Optional) Click the name of the meeting topic to play the recording on your device’s default media player.
    3. (Optional) Hover over the computer recording row and click the ellipsis icon to access the following options:
      • Click Play audio only to play the audio of the recording on your device’s default audio player.
      • Click View file location to open the recording in your device’s files.
      • Click Delete to delete the recording, then click Delete to confirm.
  5. If you have the Recordings pop-up:
    1. Click the Local recordings tab.
      A list of recordings saved on your computer will appear. Recordings not yet converted will display Convert on their thumbnails.
    2. (Optional) Do any of the following:
      • Click the recording thumbnail to play the recording on your device’s default media player.
      • Click View local recording to open the recording in your files.
      • Click the audio icon  to play the audio recording on your device’s default audio player.
      • Click the trash icon  to delete the recording, then click Delete to confirm.

Note: If you experience issues opening or playing the file, check the default recording location and ensure the files are in the correct place.

Share computer recordings

Learn how to share computer recordings.

Convert computer recordings

Computer recordings should automatically convert after they are ended. To manually convert a computer recording:

  1. Sign in to the Zoom desktop app.
  2. Access your computer recordings.
  3. Locate the computer recording not yet converted and click Convert.
    The recording will be converted and open in your default recording location. If you experience any issues, learn how to troubleshoot computer recording conversion failures.
Web portal

View and manage computer recordings in the Zoom web portal

You can view a list of your personal computer recordings in the Zoom web portal.

Note: Removing items from this list doesn’t remove the actual recording files on your computer. As a result, this list may not show all of your computer recordings.

  1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal.
  2. In the navigation menu, click Recordings & Transcripts.
  3. Click the Computer recordings tab.
    This will display the meeting topic, meeting ID, date and time, computer name, and file path for your computer recordings.
  4. To the right of each recording, view the available options:
    • Open: View the folder where your computer recording is stored. Your browser will prompt you to open the Zoom desktop app and redirect you to the file’s location.
      Note: You can only play back computer recordings that were recorded on the same device you’re currently using.
    • Delete: Remove the selected recording from the list. It will no longer appear on the web portal, but the files remain on your computer.