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March 12, 2026
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why when I press record for a meeting does it stop recording during the meeting randomly?

  • March 12, 2026
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Not a paid subscriber. I have had this happen the last two times now. I have a meeting with one other person, music lesson, system set for music OK, no issues there, other person is host. In settings I have ticked ‘Optimise for 3rd party video editor’ and ‘Record video during screen sharing’. Meeting under way,  I press record, the host has agreed the recording, all seems fine. Come to end of meeting (about 45 minutes) , look to stop recording and find it’s not recording and no recording saves anywhere? Previously no issues like this! What’s going wrong or what am I inadvertently doing wrong?

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ExpertswhoJohn
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Community Super Champion | Customer
March 12, 2026

hi ​@David Rischmiller ,

You need to enable sound for musicians - have you done this?
Otherwise Zoom will take your wondeful music as background noise and therefore it will not be heard or recorded.


 

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New Member
March 13, 2026

Hi John, thank you for your reply. Yes, I’m familiar with original sound, I have that set. If you don’t you can’t hear each others music even within the actual meeting, so it’s not that. What happens is I press record, the screen shows me the host is being asked if it’s OK to record, he agrees but then at the end I look to stop the recording so it can convert and save but it’s apparent the recording has either never initiated, or it has dropped out for some reason, Previously It’s been OK but last twice no good! 

storyhub
Community Super Champion | Customer
Community Super Champion | Customer
March 14, 2026

If the host is not a paid subscriber record time ends 40 minutes after the meeting starts. Might want to shorten the meeting time to 30 mins.

New Member
March 14, 2026

Ah! That might be something there! I thought they were but might not be. I certainly am not and it’s me that is recording so maybe that’s it as well! A bit miffed there is no pre-warning though and the recording doesn’t save itself! Poor from Zoom but a cynical person might think it’s to persuade you to subscribe! Thank you!