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Recording a Zoom Meeting

Zoom meetings can be recorded and saved to be shared after they occur. Hosts can choose to save a meeting to Zoom cloud storage or to their computer. All Zoom recordings will be saved for 120 days in the cloud. 

Record to the Cloud

Recording a Zoom meeting to the cloud will save the meeting to Zoom’s cloud storage. This is the preferred option for sharing the recording because it allows users to access the recording through a link. The recording file can be downloaded to a computer or streamed from a browser. See Adding a Zoom Link for instructions on sharing Zoom recordings.

  1. Create a Zoom meeting (See Creating a Zoom Meeting for more details).
  2. At the beginning of the meeting, or whenever the recording should start, select More [A].
  3. SelectRecord [B].
  4. Select Record to the Cloud [C].
    screenshot of a zoom meeting window with a label on the more button

    5. Note: Students do not have access to record to the cloud. However, they can record Zoom meetings using the directions for Recording to a Computer.

  5. At any point during the meeting, recording can be paused by selecting the Pause button [A] or stopped using the Stop button [B].
    screenshot of a zoom meeting window with labels on the pause and stop buttons
  6. If the recording has not been stopped, it will stop when the host ends the meeting.
  7. An email will be sent once the recording has been uploaded to the cloud, providing a link for access.

Disable a Passcode for Existing Cloud Recordings

If a meeting has already been recorded to the cloud, by default it will be set with a passcode. Sharing the recording through Zoom as an external learning tool will allow students in a course to view all recordings, so the passcode does not need to be disabled unless it is preferred.

Note: Class recordings should be shared via D2L for FERPA compliance.

  1. Navigate to depaul.zoom.us.
  2. Select Recordings from the menu.
  3. The “Cloud Recordings” page will open with a list of recorded meetings.
  4. Select the Share button next to the recording to be made accessible.
  5. Select the toggle next to “Password Protection” to turn this setting off.
  6. Select Done.

Record to a Computer

When a Zoom meeting is saved locally to a computer, it will save in .mp4 format in a folder titled “Zoom” within the Documents folder on the computer. To share a recording that has been saved locally, the file will need to be uploaded to a course.

  1. Create a Zoom meeting (See Creating a Zoom Meeting for more details).
  2. At the beginning of the meeting, or whenever the recording should start, select Record [A].
  3. Select Record on this Computer [B].
    screenshot of a zoom meeting window with a label on the more button
  4. At any point during the meeting, recording can be paused by selecting the Pause button [A] or stopped using the Stop button [B].
    screenshot of a zoom meeting window with labels on the pause and stop buttons
  5. If the recording has not been stopped, it will stop when the host ends the meeting.
  6. When the meeting has been ended, a popup will appear with the .mp4 conversion progress for the recording. The recording will be available once this popup disappears.

Note: Recordings saved to a computer can also be accessed through depaul.zoom.us under “Recordings,” then “Local Re​cordings.”