Where Do Zoom Recordings Go on a Mac?

Where do Zoom recordings get saved on a Mac? Many Mac users ask this question, wondering how to locate and play their recorded meetings.

The answer is pretty straightforward. You only need the Finder, your desktop Zoom client, or Zoom's web portal to reveal the location of your local or cloud recordings.

Here's where to find recorded Zoom meetings on a Mac.

Where Do Zoom Recordings Go on a Mac by Default?

When you record a Zoom meeting on Mac, where does it go? It depends on your subscription. As a non-subscriber, you can only save Zoom recordings on your computer. As a premium user, your meetings automatically go to the cloud, but you can also enable local recordings.

Where does Zoom save recordings on Mac computers? The default location is a dedicated Zoom folder in Documents.

Here's where to find Zoom recordings on a Mac:

1. Go to /Users/[Username]/Documents/Zoom.

   

2. Each folder's name includes a meeting date, time, name, and ID, making finding Zoom recordings on a Mac a breeze. Type them in the Finder's search box to quickly locate what you need if you have a long list of recordings.

   

3. Once you open the desired Zoom meeting's folder, access the M4A (audio only), M3U (a transcript), and MP4 (video and audio) files.

   

Where do Zoom recordings go on a Mac if they aren't in the default location? If you've changed it at some point, your desktop Zoom client or Zoom's web portal can help you find it, so keep reading.

How To Access Zoom Recordings on a Mac With the Desktop Zoom Client

Your desktop Zoom client offers the most straightforward way to locate recorded meetings. Here's how to find Zoom recordings on a Mac:

1. Launch Zoom on your desktop, log into your account, and go to Meetings > Recorded.
2. Click the desired meeting in the left panel and see the recording path on the right. If it's a cloud recording, you'll have the View instead of the Open option, taking you to the Zoom Cloud, where you can play and manage the file.

   

How To Access the Zoom Recording Location Using the Web Portal

Zoom's web portal is perfect for finding and managing recorded cloud and local meetings. However, you can only open local recordings on the original recording device.

Here's how to access Zoom recordings on a Mac through the web portal:

1. Log into the Zoom web portal and click My Account.

   

2. If you're a regular user, go to Recordings > Local Recordings.

   

3. If you're an admin, go to Account Management > Recording Management > Local Recordings.

   

4. Find the desired Zoom meeting and see the file path under Location and the device under Computer Name.

   

How To Find Zoom Recordings in the Cloud

Finding Zoom recordings in the cloud is a walk in the park because you have a search box and helpful filters.

Here's how to find recorded Zoom meetings on a Mac using the web portal's cloud:

1. Log into the Zoom web portal and go to My Account > Recordings (or Account Management > Recording Management if you're an admin) > Cloud Recordings.

   

2. Specify a date range, search by meeting topic or ID, and filter the results by status.

   

3. Once you find the desired recording, click it to access playback options, hit More > Download to save it to your Mac, or click Share to copy a shareable link to the clipboard.

   

How To Change the Zoom Recording Save Location

Would you rather have your locally recorded Zoom meetings in another directory? You can quickly change the default Zoom recording location on a Mac. Here's how:

1. Launch Zoom on your Mac using the desktop client, click your Profile picture, and go to Settings.

   

2. Click Recording in the left sidebar.

   

3. Click the File Path field under Local Recording to expand it and click Choose a new location. Once you pick one, your future Zoom recordings will be in that directory.

   

Bonus: How To Record Zoom Meetings With a Third-Party Video Recorder

Why would you need a third-party video recorder for Zoom meetings when Zoom has recording capabilities? For starters, it doesn't let you edit your recordings.

Why even edit Zoom meetings? Because you can remove background noise like hums, hisses, or mouse clicks and cut unnecessary parts to fine-tune recordings for onboarding and other training sessions.

Have you tried Wondershare DemoCreator? It shines in the editing department, providing many AI-powered tools, including a denoiser, voice changer, and auto-caption generator. It can also create automatic subtitles to localize your recordings. Furthermore, it has audio and video effects, transitions, annotations, dynamic stickers, and other over 5K creative assets.

As for recordings, it lets you capture the entire screen or a selected portion (e.g., a Zoom window) or choose an aspect ratio. More importantly, it can simultaneously record your microphone and system audio, saving separate tracks for seamless editing. It also separates your screen and camera clips.

Where do recorded Zoom meetings go on a Mac after using DemoCreator? The default location is /Users/[Username]/Documents/Wondershare DemoCreator/ExportFiles, but you can change it when saving each recording.

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Here's how to record a Zoom meeting on a Mac using Wondershare DemoCreator:

1. Click the Sound control icon in the menu bar to check which speakers are your default audio output device.

   

2. Launch Zoom and click the Chevron button next to the Microphone icon to expand the Audio Settings. Choose the same speakers as above.

   

3. Download and install Wondershare DemoCreator for macOS.
4. Launch the software and create or log into your account.

   

5. Open the All-in-One Recorder.

   

6. Choose Custom under Capture Area and select the entire or part of the Zoom window. Then, choose your recording scheme, system audio, microphone, and webcam, start or join a Zoom meeting, and click the REC button.

   

7. Once the meeting ends, hit the Stop button and fine-tune your recording in the Video Editor (it will launch automatically with the Edit Recordings scheme).

   

8. Click Export to save the file to your Mac. Choose the format, name, directory, and quality, and hit Export.

   

Conclusion

Zoom automatically saves premium users' recorded meetings in the cloud, streamlining access across devices. Where are Zoom recordings stored on a Mac? Whether you're a subscriber or a free user, you can find them in the Zoom folder in Documents.

However, if you ever change and forget the location, Zoom's desktop client and web portal and your Mac's Finder can help you locate it.

Unfortunately, you can't edit recorded meetings in Zoom, but you can add Wondershare DemoCreator to your trusted toolbox. This professional recorder and editor is your go-to solution for all screen recordings, so try it for free to see how it suits your needs.