Saving and finding a recording from a lesson held in the Zoom app

Updated Oct 11, 2026

When you click the "Open Zoom app on computer" button, a private Zoom room opens from your personal Zoom account.

Important! Recording does not start automatically, you need to click the "Record" button to start recording:

Important! Recording does not start automatically, you need to click the "Record" button to start recording

When the lesson ends, Zoom converts it into an MP4 file:

When the lesson ends, Zoom converts it into an MP4 file

Once the conversion is complete, a Zoom files folder window pops up, where you choose a local location to save the recording:

Once the conversion is complete, a Zoom files folder window pops up, where you choose a local location to save the recor

The recording will then appear on your computer in the folder: C:\Users\[Username]\Documents\Zoom

You can upload the recording by clicking the upload recordings button:

You can upload the recording by clicking the upload recordings button

Then click the "Upload" button:

Then click the "Upload" button

And select the right file from the local files on your computer.

When you open the folder, an MP4 video file appears, select it to upload it to the platform:

When you open the folder, an MP4 video file appears, select it to upload it to the platform

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