The first time you record, you'll be asked if you want to 'Record on this computer' or 'Record to the cloud' click 'Record on this computer'.

You will receive an email when the recording is done processing.

If your meeting lasted 30 minutes, it will likely take 60 minutes to process after the meeting has ended.

Your Zoom recording will usually finish processing at twice the meeting length after the end of the meeting, though it can take longer - up to 72 hours, depending on Zoom's current recording load.

When done, click the stop button or end your meeting.

The first time you record, you'll be asked if you want to 'Record on this computer' or 'Record to the cloud' click 'Record to cloud'.

Click the record button at the bottom of your Zoom window.

Start your Zoom meeting as usual - be sure you sign in to the Zoom app with SSO.

If you record to the cloud, the meeting's original host will receive an email.

If you record to your computer, you'll need to keep your computer on for the processing to complete.

All Zoom recordings are only processed after the Zoom meeting ends.

If you record to your computer, your Zoom meeting audio won't be transcribed.

If you record to the cloud and you'll need the recording in the future, please download the recording and save it to your computer, your OneDrive, or MS Stream.

Recordings that have been deleted will be available in the Zoom recording trash and can be recovered for 30 days after the deletion.

Zoom cloud recordings will be automatically deleted from the cloud 120 days after they were recorded.

If you find errors, please notify the Solutions Center with a link to this page and the text or image that didn't work. You can record to your computer or to the cloud.Īll instructions on this page are subject to change based on Zoom and Microsoft products. offers two different options to record your zoom meetings each with advantages and disadvantages.

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