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How do I get a transcript from a local recording (not a cloud recording) of my meeting?

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Hi @ChristinaF, welcome to the Zoom community! Unfortunately, audio transcription is only available for cloud recordings.

To quote the person who started this thread: CRAP! Wish I had known this BEFORE I selected local vs. cloud recording 😞

Me too!

Can I copy the recording to the Cloud then transcribe?

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CRAP! Wish I had known this BEFORE I selected local vs. cloud recording 😞

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