Find and download a Microsoft Teams meeting recording
Microsoft Teams meeting recordings are saved in the meeting organizer’s OneDrive for Business (usually a Recordings folder) for regular meetings and in the channel’s SharePoint site for channel meetings. You can find recordings from the meeting chat (Shared tab) or by opening the past meeting in your Teams calendar. To download, open the chat or channel, locate the recording, and use More options (…) → Download; Microsoft currently states only the meeting organizer can download via Teams.
What to know
- Non-channel meeting recordings are saved to the meeting organizer’s OneDrive for Business (usually a Recordings folder).
- Channel meeting recordings are stored in the Team’s SharePoint site.
- Find recordings from the meeting chat Shared tab or by opening the past meeting in the Teams calendar.
- Download from Teams via More options (…) → Download, but Microsoft currently allows only the meeting organizer to download through Teams.
- If you need persistent, discoverable access to recordings, have the organizer share files or consolidate recordings into a private video library/archive.
Where Teams saves recordings
Regular (non-channel) Teams meeting recordings are stored in the meeting organizer’s OneDrive for Business—typically in a Recordings folder. Channel meeting recordings are stored on the Team’s associated SharePoint site.
How to find a recording in Teams
Open the meeting chat and select the Shared tab to locate the recording, or open the past meeting from your Teams Calendar to access its details and recording. Channel meeting recordings can also be located through the channel’s files or SharePoint site.
How to download and next steps
In the meeting chat or channel, select Shared, find the recording, then More options (…) → Download. Microsoft’s guidance notes only the meeting organizer can download via Teams; if you need broader access, ask the organizer to share the file or grant access through OneDrive/SharePoint. For long-term access and better organization, consider moving important recordings into a dedicated private video archive or library so files don’t get buried in folders and old links.
Frequently asked questions
Who can download a Teams meeting recording?
Microsoft currently states only the meeting organizer can download the meeting recording through Teams. Others can request the organizer share the file or grant access via OneDrive or SharePoint.
Exactly where in OneDrive is a meeting recording stored?
Regular (non-channel) meeting recordings are typically saved in the meeting organizer’s OneDrive for Business inside a folder named Recordings.
Where do channel meeting recordings go?
Channel meeting recordings are stored on the Team’s associated SharePoint site rather than the organizer’s OneDrive.
I can’t find a recording—what should I check?
Check the meeting chat and its Shared tab, open the past meeting from the Teams calendar, and verify OneDrive or SharePoint permissions. If you still can’t find it, ask the meeting organizer to confirm where the file was saved or to share it.