{"id":"mac-storage-basics.where-do-zoom-recordings-go-on-a-mac","url":"/faq/mac-storage-basics/where-do-zoom-recordings-go-on-a-mac","category":{"id":"mac-storage-basics","title":"Mac storage basics"},"subcategory":{"id":"browsers-everyday-apps","title":"Browsers and everyday apps"},"question":"Where are Zoom recordings saved on a Mac, and can I delete them?","alt_questions":["zoom local recordings location mac","delete zoom recordings mac","documents zoom folder","change zoom recording location","zoom meeting recordings size"],"short_answer":"By default in a Zoom folder inside Documents, one subfolder per meeting. Delete or move old recordings, or change the save location in Zoom's settings.","answer_markdown":"Local recordings are saved to a **Zoom** folder inside your **Documents** folder by default, one subfolder per meeting. Recordings are video, so they add up quickly.\n\nYou can delete meetings you don't need, or move them to an external drive or cloud storage to keep them. Zoom's own settings show and let you change the recording location — point it at an external drive if you record often. Cloud recordings, if your plan has them, are stored by Zoom and don't use your Mac's space.","answer_html":"

Local recordings are saved to a Zoom folder inside your Documents folder by default, one subfolder per meeting. Recordings are video, so they add up quickly.

\n

You can delete meetings you don't need, or move them to an external drive or cloud storage to keep them. Zoom's own settings show and let you change the recording location — point it at an external drive if you record often. Cloud recordings, if your plan has them, are stored by Zoom and don't use your Mac's space.

","answer_text":"Local recordings are saved to a Zoom folder inside your Documents folder by default, one subfolder per meeting. Recordings are video, so they add up quickly.\n\nYou can delete meetings you don't need, or move them to an external drive or cloud storage to keep them. Zoom's own settings show and let you change the recording location — point it at an external drive if you record often. Cloud recordings, if your plan has them, are stored by Zoom and don't use your Mac's space.","tags":["zoom","recordings","video"],"related":[{"id":"mac-storage-basics.how-do-i-clear-slack-teams-or-zoom-data-on-a-mac","question":"Slack, Teams or Zoom are using gigabytes — what can I clear?","url":"/faq/mac-storage-basics/how-do-i-clear-slack-teams-or-zoom-data-on-a-mac"},{"id":"mac-storage-basics.what-takes-up-space-in-video-editing","question":"Why do video projects fill up my Mac so quickly?","url":"/faq/mac-storage-basics/what-takes-up-space-in-video-editing"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"Where are Zoom recordings saved on a Mac, and can I delete them? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"By default in a Zoom folder inside Documents, one subfolder per meeting. Delete or move old recordings, or change the save location in Zoom's settings.","crumbs":[{"name":"Home","path":"/"},{"name":"FAQ","path":"/faq/"},{"name":"Mac storage basics","path":"/faq/mac-storage-basics/"},{"name":"Where are Zoom recordings saved on a Mac, and can I delete them?","path":"/faq/mac-storage-basics/where-do-zoom-recordings-go-on-a-mac"}],"jsonld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/mac-storage-basics/where-do-zoom-recordings-go-on-a-mac","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-10-01","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Where are Zoom recordings saved on a Mac, and can I delete them?","alternateName":["zoom local recordings location mac","delete zoom recordings mac","documents zoom folder","change zoom recording location","zoom meeting recordings size"],"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Local recordings are saved to a Zoom folder inside your Documents folder by default, one subfolder per meeting. Recordings are video, so they add up quickly.\n\nYou can delete meetings you don't need, or move them to an external drive or cloud storage to keep them. Zoom's own settings show and let you change the recording location — point it at an external drive if you record often. Cloud recordings, if your plan has them, are stored by Zoom and don't use your Mac's space.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/mac-storage-basics/where-do-zoom-recordings-go-on-a-mac"}}]},"fragment":"
\n
\n\n\n\n\n
\n
\n

Mac storage basics · Browsers and everyday apps

\n

Where are Zoom recordings saved on a Mac, and can I delete them?

\n

Short answer: By default in a Zoom folder inside Documents, one subfolder per meeting. Delete or move old recordings, or change the save location in Zoom's settings.

\n

Local recordings are saved to a Zoom folder inside your Documents folder by default, one subfolder per meeting. Recordings are video, so they add up quickly.

\n

You can delete meetings you don't need, or move them to an external drive or cloud storage to keep them. Zoom's own settings show and let you change the recording location — point it at an external drive if you record often. Cloud recordings, if your plan has them, are stored by Zoom and don't use your Mac's space.

\n\n

Last reviewed

\n\n

Related questions

\n

Also available as Markdown and JSON.

\n
"}