Recording Zoom Meetings

Remember when recording locally that a computer may run out of storage on its hard drive. We advise that if someone records locally, that they upload the recording to Panopto or a shared drive and delete the copy on their device.

Opening Zoom and starting your recording:

1. Navigate to http://zoom.butler.edu.
2. Sign in with your Butler credentials. (Full Butler email address and password)
3. Select host a meeting.
4. Select Open Zoom in the pop-up window.
5. Choose the audio selection to use for the Zoom meeting.
6. In the dock of the Zoom meeting hit the Record button.
7. There will be a choice to Record on this Computer or Record to the Cloud.
8. To record locally to your computer's hard drive, choose Record on this Computer.
   • Stop the recording at the end of the meeting.  (If the recording is stopped in the middle of a meeting, it will not create the recording files until that meeting has ended.)
   • Allow time for Zoom to convert the meeting - if you close the conversion before it is done, the recording could be lost.
9. To record to the Cloud - choose Record to the Cloud. 
   • An email will be sent to you after the meeting once your recording is ready to be viewed. 

 

If you recorded your meeting locally to your computer Hard Drive:

• Windows computer:

1. Hit the Windows key on the keyboard and then type "Documents" and select the Documents folder.
2. Open the Zoom folder within the documents folder.
3. Find the folder listed with the correct date and time of the desired recording and open it.
4. Double click the file named double_click_to_convert_01.
5. The video file is Zoom_0.  The audio only file is labeled audio_only.

• Mac:

1. Open Finder.
2. Select the Documents Folder.
3. Open the Zoom folder.
4. Double click double_click_to_convert_01
5. The video file is Zoom_0.  The audio only file is labeled audio_only.

 

  If you recorded your meeting to the Cloud:

1. Open a web browser and navigate to zoom.butler.edu.
2. Sign in with your Butler email address and password. 
3. Click Recordings from the left-hand navigation menu to view all Cloud recordings.
4. Select the recording you are looking for to manipulate or download.

 

Related Links:
Zoom Instruction Index
Zoom's Article
How do I record a Zoom meeting and submit it on Canvas? (Students)