Teams: Downloading a Teams Meeting Recording

Overview

Teams meeting recordings are available for 120 days (start of semester to the end). This guide shows you how to download your Teams meeting recording(s) for offline use. However, ITS recommends to simply change the expiration date of your media, all content is accessible in the Stream (on SharePoint app), OneDrive, or can be accessed in Teams. You must be the owner to be able to download your recording.

Download a Recording from inside of Teams

Once the Teams meeting has ended, you can access the recording in various places inside of Teams. Refer to this Microsoft Support article - Play, share, and download a meeting recording in Microsoft Teams

Download Recordings from Stream (on SharePoint)

You can download a video or audio file if you are the file's owner or have edit permissions.

  1. From the waffle menu, click the Stream icon (see Figure 1).

    Figure 1. 
     Access the Stream app from the waffle (MS365 app launcher) menu

  2. Then, in the Stream web app locate your recording, from Recommended (shows most recent recordings) click the three dot menu, click Download, (see Figure 2).

    Figure 2.
    Stream (on SharePoint) download a recording from Recommended

  3. If you don't see your audio or video file in Recommended, you can filter via the tab options (e.g., Created by me, Meetings, Playlists, etc. ) or use the Search box, (see Figure 3).

    Figure 3
     Stream - Filter, Sort, or Search command bar

  4. Once your recording is located, select the three dots (right of the name) select Download, (see Figure 4).

    Figure 4.
    Stream - Download a recording from the main list

  5. The recording will be downloaded to your computer, as a MP4 video file.

Download a Teams meeting recording from OneDrive

As a owner of a recording follow the steps below.

  1. Open the OneDrive web app, click the waffle menu also known as the App launcher, (see Figure 5).

    Figure 5.
     
    Office 365 app launcher access OneDrive
     
  2. Click "My files", in the left menu. Locate the "Recordings" folder.
  3. In "Recordings" folder, find the file you want to download.
  4. Select "Download." You will see it available in the top menu or can select the three dot menu to the right of the file name, (see Figure 6.)

    Figure 6.
    OneDrive Recordings folder - how to download a recording

     
  5. In the Save As window, select the location you want to save your recording, rename the file if needed.
  6. Click "Save." The file is downloaded to your computer as an MP4 video file.
Note: Alternatively, on the Home tab, you will see all files including your recordings under For You or Recent sections. Click the three dots then choose Open. Your video will open in Microsoft Stream. In the top menu, click the three dots, then select Download

 

Faculty can Upload to EchoVideo

If you are faculty or staff teaching classes and will be reusing your recordings or would like to record your classes or create personal lectures on your computer. ITS recommends using EchoVideo.  The system gathers usage analytics and provides various tools for instructors to assess and engage students. Note: You must have an EchoVideo user account. 

We DO NOT recommend uploading your media to Files tool in Canvas it will affect your course quota and there isn't a way to view student participation.
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