Recording basics & platform literacy
Before you can back up or share a Zoom recording, it helps to know what you're actually working with. These plain-English explainers cover the platform basics — cloud versus local recording, where Zoom stores your files, and which of the several files Zoom produces is the one to send.
Zoom Cloud Recording vs Local Recording: Which Should You Use?
Cloud gets a link, mobile recording, and auto-transcript but caps storage; local is free with no cap. Choose in the 10 seconds before you hit Record.
How to Download Your Own Zoom Recordings — Manually or Automatically
The manual steps to download your own Zoom cloud recordings and transcripts, where the process breaks down on large files, and the automatic alternative.
What's in Your Zoom Recording Folder (and Which File to Send Your Client)
One Zoom meeting creates several files with cryptic names. Here's a plain-English guide to what each one does — and which to share with your client.
If Drive Is So Good, Why Not Just Record in Google Meet?
Google Meet recording vs Zoom for solo coaches: what each does well, what Meet recording really costs, and why Zoom plus Drive is usually the right call.