Can I recover a deleted recording? EN

No. When you delete a recording, it's gone for good. Rekorder can't bring it back, and neither can support. If you want a way to put a recording away without losing it, archive it instead.

What deleting does

Rekorder asks you to confirm first. The message says the recording will be permanently deleted and that this can't be undone. Once you confirm, the recording is deleted straight away:

• The video is removed, along with its captions, summary and chapters.
• Comments, views and sharing settings are removed too, so any link you shared stops working.
• Any earlier versions kept from editing are removed with it.
• The space it used is freed straight away.

There's no trash or recycle bin, so there's nothing to restore it from.

If you saved a copy to Google Drive, that copy stays in Drive. Deleting the recording in Rekorder doesn't remove it.

Only the person who owns a recording can delete it. Removing a recording from your "Shared with me" list doesn't delete it for the owner.

Use Archive when you might want it back

Archiving hides a recording from your Library without deleting anything. You can bring it back whenever you like.

1. Open the menu on the recording's card in your Library, or the menu on the video page.
2. Select Archive.

To archive several recordings at once, select them and choose Archive from the bar that appears. See Select several recordings and act on them at once.

Get an archived recording back

1. Open Archive in your Library.
2. Open the menu on the recording and select Unarchive.

The recording returns to your Library.

Archived recordings are marked with an archive badge. Archiving doesn't free up storage. Only deleting does.

Before you delete

• Download the recording first if you might need the file later. See Download your own recording.
• Archive it if you're unsure. You can delete it from the Archive later.
• Recordings can also be deleted automatically if you go over the free limits and a grace period runs out. Those can't be recovered either. See The 30-day grace period and the deletion order.

Related articles

• Archive vs delete
• Download your own recording
• The 30-day grace period and the deletion order
• Will Rekorder delete my recordings?