On Friday, January 1, 2021 the location for new Teams meeting recordings will be changed. Recordings will be stored on OneDrive and SharePoint instead of Microsoft Stream.

One-to-one and group meetings will be stored in the OneDrive space of the person who started the recording in a special folder labeled “Recordings” – that sits at the top level of the recorder’s OneDrive. Team channel meetings will be stored in a folder labeled “Recordings” under a folder named after the channel under the Team’s document library.

All meeting invitees – except for external users – in non-channel meetings will automatically get a shared link to access the meeting recording. External users will need to be explicitly added to the shared list by the meeting organizer or the person that clicked the record button. For Channel meetings, permissions will be inherited from the owners and members list in the channel.

A few limitations to consider:

  • There will be English-only closed captions and transcripts.
  • You won't be able to search transcripts or their content.
  • You won’t be able to edit the transcripts, but you'll be able to toggle captions off/on.
  • You can control with whom you share the recording, but you won't be able to block people with shared access from downloading the recording.
  • You'll not get an email when the recording finishes saving, but the recording will appear in the meeting chat once it’s finished. This will happen much quicker than it did in Stream previously


For more information on Teams meeting recordings:


Teams Meeting Recordings

  • Record a meeting in Teams: This article serves as a how to for recording a meeting in Teams with your desktop or mobile app. This is a useful option for keeping records of a meeting, and also allows you to share with those who may not have been able to attend the meeting.
  • Play and share a meeting recording in Teams: This article provides instructions for how to watch and share Teams meeting recordings. This is a useful option for sharing with colleagues who may have missed a meeting, or if you would like to review something from the meeting.
  • Delete a meeting recording in Teams: This article provides instructions for how to delete a Teams meeting recording. This is a useful option for when you no longer need to hold on to a copy of a meeting.