Converting Recording (how much space)

Hi @AlexP, welcome to the Zoom Community

The size of the converted recording can vary depending on a number of factors. Some examples include:

• Duration of the recording
• Length of time spent screen sharing (for example, when screen sharing the thumbnail is a much smaller video)
• Content being shared (slides vs video, etc)
• Duration of time that video was enabled

After the conversion the video is transcoded to .mp4 format, so the file size should be significantly reduced. As a rule of thumb, make sure you have at least the same amount of free space as the original "double_click_to_convert_01.zoom" file size.

The location of your local recordings can be configured via the settings in your Zoom client.

"Settings --> Recording --> Store my recording at". 

The default storage location is:

/Users/<username>/Documents/Zoom - MacOS

C:\Users\<username>\Documents\Zoom - Microsoft Windows

I can also confirm it is possible to copy the "double_click_to_convert_01.zoom" and "double_click_to_convert_02.zoom" files to another computer with the Zoom client installed to convert them. However, you will receive the following warning when double-clicking the files. 

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Hi @AlexP,

Did you manage to resolve your issue? Let me know if I can be of any further assistance?