How to Find & Change Microsoft Teams Recording Location

The recordings for Teams channel meeting are stored in SharePoint

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Updated onMarch 5, 2024

updated onMarch 5, 2024

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Whether you want to save the lecture to take notes after or revise important points a client has provided for a new project, recording a Teams meeting can be helpful.

In this guide, we will talk about how to find and change the Microsoft Teams recording location so that you can efficiently manage & access the recorded content whenever you want.

Can Teams recordings be saved locally?

There is no inbuilt method to store the Teams meeting recording locally on your computer or a local server.

Where are recordings from Microsoft Teams stored?

1. For the Teams channel meetings

2. For the Non-channel meetings

Remember, for the non-channel meeting, only the meeting organizer can access the recording as it is stored in their OneDrive Recordings folder. However, all team members can access the recording from theFilestab for the Team channel meetings.

If you cannotfind the recording files in the SharePoint folder, you need to rearrange the files correctly. To know more, read this guide.

How do I change the location of Microsoft Teams recordings?

Ideally, you can’t change the default location of the Microsoft Teams recording. However, depending on the type of meeting, you can move the recordings from SharePoint (channel meeting recordings) or OneDrive (for non-channel meetings).

For the Teams channel meetings
For the Non-channel meetings

Since the Microsoft Teams meeting recordings have an expiration date, so if you want to save them longer, download them on your Windows 11 computer or move them to another location on the drive itself.

Why can’t I find my Teams recording?

Tips for Optimizing and Enhancing Your Meeting Recordings with Microsoft Teams

Remember that as of 2021, the recordings are no longer stored in Microsoft Stream but are found in SharePoint (Channel meetings) or OneDrive(other meetings).

Also, you can’t change the default location of recordings but can move them to a different location for future use and recover the storage on the drive.

Before you go, check our guide on how to properlyrecord Teams meetingon your PC.

If you are on limited data and have to attend Teams meetings now and then, you mustlimit your data usageto ensure you stay within the data limit.

If you have any questions or suggestions about the subject, feel free to mention them in the comments section below.

How to Find & Change Microsoft Teams Recording Location#

Where are recordings from Microsoft Teams stored?#

1. For the Teams channel meetings#

2. For the Non-channel meetings#

How do I change the location of Microsoft Teams recordings?#

Why can’t I find my Teams recording?#

Tips for Optimizing and Enhancing Your Meeting Recordings with Microsoft Teams#