Introduction

There are two types of recordings in Zoom; Cloud Recording and Local Recording. As the names imply, Cloud Recordings are saved on cloud storage and can be accessed through your Zoom account, while Local Recording are saved to your local machine and can be accessed through your Zoom Client Application, or directly by a local player application. In this article, we will discuss Zoom recordings in more details.

Cloud Recording

Cloud recording allows you to record meeting video and audio in the Zoom Cloud where the file can then be downloaded and/or streamed in your browser. The recorded meeting link can be sent to a user's email where it can be viewed or downloaded. You may access your cloud recordings through Zoom Dashboard and/or the Zoom Client Application

In order to access your Zoom Cloud recordings through Zoom Dashboard, please follow the instructions below:

1. Visit yorku.zoom.us and sign in using your Passport York credentials. 
2. Click the red Sign In button on the welcome page.
3. Click on your profile picture in the top right, then My Account
4. Once signed in, click Recordings and Transcripts on the left hand navigation pane
5. Your cloud recordings will now be listed under the Cloud Recordings tab

Local Recording

Local recording allows participants to record meeting video and audio locally to a computer. The recorded files can be uploaded to a file storage service like Dropbox, Google Drive, or a streaming service like YouTube.

In order to access your Zoom Local recordings through Zoom Dashboard, please follow the instructions below:

1. Visit yorku.zoom.us and sign in using your Passport York credentials.
2. Click the red Sign In button on the welcome page.
3. Click on your profile picture in the top right, then My Account

   
   

   
4. Once signed in, click Recordings and Transcripts on the left hand navigation pane
5. Your Local recordings will now be listed under the Local Recordings tab
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   Note - if you recorded the meeting on a different computer, you will be notified of that when clicking on Open.

   
   

Accessing Recordings on Zoom Client Application

In order to access a list of of all your recordings (Cloud and Local) through Zoom Client Application, please follow instructions below:

1. On your Zoom app installed on your machine, click your profile picture
2. Select Profile -> My profile
3. You will be redirected to the web interface, which is described above
   

Conclusion

There are pros and cons to both Cloud Recordings and Local Recordings. Cloud Recordings do not require local space on your machine and sharing them is as simple as sharing a link, but they require internet connection to be accessed and played, while Local Recordings use up space on your machine but they are accessible and playable even when your machine is offline.