How to Download Teams Meeting Recordings: 3 Easy Ways

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Quickly save Microsoft Teams recordings on your computer

Co-authored by Travis Boylls Reviewed by Stan Kats

Last Updated: November 25, 2025 Fact Checked

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• Downloading a Channel Meeting
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• Downloading Meetings You Recorded
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• Downloading Shared Meetings
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In Microsoft Teams, meeting organizers have the ability to record a meeting and share it with other users. The way you download a meeting recording is different depending on whether the meeting is part of a channel or an ad-hoc meeting. This wikiHow article teaches you how to download a meeting in Teams.

Downloading a Recorded Teams Meeting: Quick Steps

If the meeting occurred in a Teams channel, go to the channel, click the Files tab, and select Recordings. Click the three dots ••• next to the file and select Download. All other recordings are stored in the organizer’s OneDrive. If you were not the meeting organizer, ask the organizer to share the recording with you.

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Section 1 of 4:

Downloading a Channel Meeting Recording

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   Open Microsoft Teams and click the Teams tab. It’s the icon that resembles three people in the menu bar to the left. This displays a list of channels.

   • You can also access Teams via a web browser at teams.live.com.
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   Click the channel where the recorded meeting took place. The channel's contents will appear.
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   Click the Files tab. It’s the second tab at the top of the Meeting channel.
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   Click the Recordings folder. This displays a list of recorded meetings.
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   Click the three dots ••• next to the file and select Download. This will download the video file of the meeting recording. You can find the downloaded recording in your Downloads folder.
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Downloading Recordings from OneDrive

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   Open Microsoft Teams and click OneDrive. If you want to download a meeting you recorded in Teams, it'll be saved to OneDrive. You will see the OneDrive option in the left panel.

   • You can also access Teams via a web browser at teams.live.com.
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   Click My Files. This displays the files saved to your OneDrive.
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   Open the Recordings folder. This is where meetings you record will be stored.
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   Click the three dots ••• next to the file and select Download. This will download the video file of the meeting recording. You can find the downloaded recording in your Downloads folder.
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Downloading a Shared Meeting

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   Ask the meeting organizer to share the recording with you. If you want to download a Teams meeting recording but you were not the meeting organizer, you'll need to make sure the meeting organizer has shared the recording with you. They may do so over Teams, or they may send you a link to the recording via email or private message.

   • If the meeting recording was shared with you via a share link, simply click the link in the email or message you received to open the file in OneDrive.
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   Open Microsoft Teams and click the Chats tab. It's the speech bubble icon in the menu bar to the left. This displays a list of chats.
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   Click the chat where the recording was created. This will open the chat.
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   Click the Shared tab. It’s at the top of the chat.
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   Click the icon with three dots ••• next to the meeting recording. This will display a context menu.
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   Click the three dots ••• next to the file and select Download. This will download the video file of the meeting recording. You can find the downloaded recording in your Downloads folder.

   • If the file was shared via a share link, click the radio option next to the meeting recording, then click Download at the top of the page.
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Frequently Asked Questions

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   Why can’t I find a recording of a Teams meeting? Teams does not record meetings automatically. If the meeting organizer didn’t record and share the meeting, you cannot view the recording. It's also possible they did share the recording but set it to expire after a period of time.
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   How do I record a meeting in Teams? After the meeting starts, click the icon with three dots (•••) in the meeting controls. Then, click Record and transcribe > Start Recording, and confirm you want to record the meeting.
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   Why can’t I record a meeting? You need an MS Office 365 Enterprise, Business, or Education account to be able to record a meeting. You also need to be a meeting organizer. Guests or individuals from another organization cannot record a meeting. It’s also possible your administrator doesn’t allow you to record meetings.
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   How do I share a Teams meeting recording? Open the chat where the meeting took place and go to Files > Recordings. Hover over the recording you want to share and click ••• > Copy Link.
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   What format is the meeting recording saved as? Teams recordings are typically saved as MP4 files.
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