Start Recording
Once your meeting begins, you can start recording by clicking Record at the bottom of your Zoom meeting window. If cloud recording is enabled, you may choose between Record to this Computer or Record to the Cloud. The recording will start when a recording indicator appears in the upper left corner of your Zoom window, accompanied by the word "Recording"
- Click on the pause icon if you want to pause the recording.
- Click on the start icon when you are ready to resume recording.
- Click on the stop icon when you’re ready to stop the recording.
Starting a Cloud Recording
Only hosts and co-hosts can start a cloud recording. If you want a participant to start a recording, you can make them a co-host or use computer recording. Recordings started by co-hosts will only appear in the host's list of recordings in the Zoom web portal.
Windows | macOS | Linux
To record a meeting to the cloud manually (you can also start your cloud recording automatically):
- Sign in to the Zoom Desktop app.
- Start your instant or scheduled meeting as the host.
- In the meeting controls toolbar, click Record icon.
- Click Record to the Cloud to begin recording.
Note: If you are muted, a Recording Alert pop-up window will appear indicating You are muted.
- To stop recording, click Stop Recording or End Meeting to stop the recording. You can also click Pause to temporarily pause the recording.
Locate Your Recordings
Locate a Computer Recording
Your computer recordings are stored to your computer hard disk. By default, they’re in your Documents folder in a file named zoom. Here are more details on finding your computer recordings. You can also enable automatic recording, a setting that is off by default.
Locate a Cloud Recording
Your cloud recordings are stored in the Zoom cloud. They are in your Recording tab of your Zoom web portal, which you can password protect, share, and download. This feature is available to paid Zoom Pro, Business, Education, and Enterprise plan subscribers. With cloud recording capabilities, you can record from your mobile device, a Zoom Room, as well as your desktop.
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