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Jayceeh
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Copying or Sharing My Backgroundand

  • July 9, 2024
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I have a background from a 2020 meeting that was shared with me.  My team wants to reuse the background. Is there any way I can copy/paste or share my background?

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Hi @Jayceeh!


Given the time elapsed since we last heard from you, I've taken the liberty of marking the provided answer as the solution.

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JayceehAuthor
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July 9, 2024

I have a background from a 2020 meeting that was shared with me.  My team wants to reuse the background. Is there any way I can copy/paste or share my background?

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MGSR
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July 9, 2024

Hello @Jayceeh 

Welcome to the Zoom Community! We're glad to have you here.

You can locate the folder where the backgrounds are saved and share it via email or in the Zoom Chat. 

To find the folder where Zoom saves backgrounds:

  • On Windows, it's typically located at C:\Users\YourUsername\AppData\Roaming\Zoom\backgrounds. Replace 'YourUsername' with your actual Windows username.
  • On Mac, you can find it at ~/Library/Application Support/Zoom/backgrounds. Once located, you can copy the image to a convenient location for easy access and sharing with your team."

Have a great day!

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Basilisk
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April 3, 2025

unfortunately, this does not work for me. When I get to ..... AppData/Roaming/Zoom/  the best choice is .../data/  In that directory, there is a folder VirtualBkgnd_Custom and in it are a number of entries structured {xxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxx}, numbers and characters, so I assume its some hexadecimal stuff.

I copied all of these entries to a new computer with the same version of Zoom, but the backgrounds do not show. Any thoughts? (Win10 old computer/Win11 new computer)

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    dkellerman
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    August 25, 2025

    In response to the above and anyone else looking for the answer to this question, "C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Zoom\data\VirtualBkgnd_Default" is where I was able to find the images.

     

    The files there have long hexadecimal filenames, however they are actually simple PNG files with the file-extension removed. You should still be able to open them with a standard image viewer. To distribute, just copy it to another folder or your desktop, and rename it to whatever you'd like with .png on the end.

     

    I think the files in VirtualBkgnd_Default/Custom are auto-generated by Zoom when backgrounds are uploaded through the app, so images directly copied into one of these folders may not be recognized by the app. You'll probably need to manually upload the files through the app. A support agent could clarify on this though.

     

    I hope this helps!

    MGSR
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    MGSR
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    July 11, 2024

    Hi @Jayceeh,

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    MGSR
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    MGSRAnswer
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    July 18, 2024

    Hi @Jayceeh!


    Given the time elapsed since we last heard from you, I've taken the liberty of marking the provided answer as the solution.

    If you need further assistance, please let us know.

    Have a fantastic day!

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