# How do I record in Zoom

How in God's name can I record in Zoom? I cannot figure it out and need to start recording my meetings.

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- Posted at: almost 7 years ago



## Comments
### Comment 1

Hi there, 

Local recording is available to free and paid subscribers. Local recording allows users to record meeting video and audio locally to a computer. The host must record the meeting or grant the ability to record to a participant. 

1. Start a Zoom meeting as the host.
2. Click the option to Record.
3. If there is a menu, select Record on this Computer.
4. Click Participants to see which users are currently recording.
5. After the meeting has ended, Zoom will convert the recording so you can access the files.
6. Once the conversion process is complete, the folder containing the recording files will open.

Note: By default, the audio/video file (MP4) will be named Zoom_0.mp4. The audio only file (M4A) is named audio_only.m4a.

Note: 

If the meeting unexpectedly shuts down or if the conversion process is interrupted, the recording files could become corrupted and non-recoverable.

If the conversion process is not successfully after the meeting has ended, you can try to convert the files again by navigating to the recording location and double clicking the recording files.

You can record the meeting in different layouts including active speaker, gallery view, and shared screen. Learn more about recording layouts.

Please let us know if this was helpful and/or any remaining questions you may have. 

Thank you! 

##### Comment Metadata
- Posted at: almost 7 years ago
- Author title: Communications Specialist at Zoom Video Communications




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