Where this gets tricky is with longer meetings with larger file sizes. This is an easy solution for many employees, as they probably already have access to Google Drive, Box, or a similar solution. To share a local recording, Zoom suggests using a file storage and sync service like Google Drive or Dropbox to send files.

Passcode protection: an auto-generated or custom password you can set to password-protect your recording.

View recording on demand: registration is required by all recipients.

‘Viewers can download’: if this is turned off, recipients can only view the recording, not download.

Add an expiry date for the download link.

If you have the cloud version of your meeting recordings saved, hit the ‘Share’ button in Zoom’s Web portal and choose the settings that are right for you. MASV is the only cloud-based fast file transfer service capable of retaining folder structure, so it is very straightforward to add the desired Zoom folder and send it. When sending the meeting recording, I suggest you include the entire folder so your recipients have all the files they need. Most of us will be looking for the MP4 (Mpeg-4) video.

nf: A JSON file with information about the video and audio files (can be opened using any text editor).

TXT text file: one file containing the in-meeting chat messages.

M3U file: one file that creates a playlist of individual MP4 files on Windows PCs only.

These are temporary files created by Zoom while it converts the final video, audio, and text data (hence the three files). zoom: You will see three identical files, with different file sizes, labelled “double_click_to_convert” and ending in a. You will find an M4A of the overall meeting, as well as individual M4A files of each participant (this helps when cleaning up the recording using a video editor).

M4A files: M4A files are audio-only files of MPEG.An MP4 file: this is the actual video recording of the meeting.Inside that local Zoom folder are a number of files:

Zoom video recording