Recording Zoom Meetings
The host of a Zoom meeting can choose to record the meeting. Meeting participants must
agree to being recorded to join the meeting. The following documents the process for desktop
recording once a meeting is started:
This meeting window is slightly
minimized, so the Record options
must be accessed from the
More… menu on the bottom
right of the window.
You’ll note the option to “Record
on this Computer” and the
option to “Record to the Cloud”.
The balance of this section refers
to recording on your Computer.
This meeting window is fully
displayed, so the Record button
is displayed among the menu
items at the bottom of the
window.
Clicking the Record button will
bring up the option to “Record
on this Computer” and the
option to “Record to the Cloud”.
The balance of this section refers
to recording on your Computer.
This is the meeting while it’s
recording to your Computer.
Note that Pause and Stop
buttons replace the Record
button.
The top left indicates active
recording & provides additional
Stop and Pause buttons. The dot
icon indicates local computer
recording.
Pause will pause recording and
allow you to resume without
creating multiple recordings.
Stop will stop recording.
Clicking Stop will generate this notification. Note that
processing does not begin until the meeting ends.
Ending the meeting will generate this notification as
processing takes place.
When processing is complete,
the folder containing the finished
video will open.
The mp4 file is the video with
audio, while the m4a file is audio
only. If Chat is recorded, it will be
in a txt file here.
For more information:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-
us/articles/201362473-Local-
Recording
The following documents the process for Cloud recording once a meeting is started:
As above, the active meeting
window displays the Record
button (look for the More…
button if your screen is
somewhat minimized).
Clicking the Record button will
bring up the option to “Record
on this Computer” and the
option to “Record to the Cloud”.
The balance of this section refers
to recording in the Cloud.
This is the meeting while it’s
recording in the cloud. Note that
Pause and Stop buttons replace
the Record button.
The top left indicates active
recording & provides additional
Stop and Pause buttons. The
cloud icon indicates Cloud
recording.
Pause will pause recording and
allow you to resume without
creating multiple recordings.
Stop will stop recording.
When you stop Cloud recording,
you’ll see this message.
Note that processing does not
begin until the meeting ends.
Clicking Yes above will generate this notification. Note
that email is your notification when processing is done.
An email notification from Zoom
informs you that the Cloud
processing is done.
Two links are provided. The first
can only be accessed by the
meeting host. The second can be
shared with participants.
The first link gives meeting hosts
the opportunity to download the
recording.
Please be aware that Cloud
recordings are currently saved
for 90 days and then deleted.