How to find saved Microsoft Teams recordings
After a Teams meeting ends, you can usually open the saved recording from the meeting chat or by opening the meeting in your Teams Calendar and checking the Recap. The actual video file lives in your organization’s cloud storage: individual meeting recordings go to the organizer’s OneDrive for Business, while channel meeting recordings are stored in the Team’s SharePoint site.
What to know
- Check the meeting chat or the Calendar Recap first to open a Teams recording.
- Regular meeting recordings are typically saved to the organizer’s OneDrive for Business.
- Channel meeting recordings are stored in the Team’s SharePoint site.
- Recording access follows the OneDrive/SharePoint file permissions set by your organization.
- Use a dedicated private-video library or archive workflow to organize large collections of recordings.
Where to look first: meeting chat and Calendar Recap
Open the meeting chat and look for the recording link or the Recap/Shared area. You can also open Teams Calendar, select the past meeting, and use the Recap to find the recording, transcript, and related meeting content.
Where the recording file actually lives
For standard (non-channel) meetings the recording file is saved in the meeting organizer’s OneDrive for Business, typically in a Recordings folder. For channel meetings the recording is stored in the Team’s associated SharePoint site, usually in that site’s Recordings folder.
Keeping recordings organized for long-term use
Finding a single recording solves the immediate need, but hundreds of files can become hard to manage. Consider a dedicated private library or video archive workflow so recordings are categorized, preserved, and shared with trusted viewers without hunting through old chats and cloud folders.
Frequently asked questions
I can’t find a recording in chat—where else should I look?
Open Teams Calendar, select the past meeting, and view the Recap. If it’s not visible there, check the organizer’s OneDrive Recordings folder or the Team’s SharePoint Recordings folder for channel meetings, or ask the meeting organizer to confirm where the file was saved.
Are Teams recordings automatically saved in OneDrive or SharePoint?
Yes. Most standard Teams meeting recordings are saved to the meeting organizer’s OneDrive for Business (often in a Recordings folder). Channel meeting recordings are saved to the Team’s associated SharePoint site.
Who can access a Teams recording?
Access to the recording depends on the file’s OneDrive or SharePoint permissions. The organizer or site admins can share the file or change permissions to grant access to others.
How can I manage many Teams recordings so they’re easy to find later?
Track recordings with consistent naming and folders in OneDrive/SharePoint, or use a private video library or archive solution to categorize and preserve recordings for trusted viewers and long-term replay.