Last month, it was announced that the University will be changing how long Zoom cloud recordings are retained. This is a reminder that, on March 13, 2022, Zoom cloud recordings that are at least 180 days old will be automatically deleted.

We encourage everyone to review recordings you currently have saved on Zoom. For any recordings you wish to retain, we have multiple options for you to choose from:

We recommend uploading recordings that should remain accessible to others, including instructional content, to BU MyMedia (Kaltura). Please be sure to delete any local copies of recordings after uploading to their final destination to free up valuable hard drive space on your computer.

Looking to simply archive your Zoom recordings? BU OneDrive, BU Google Drive, and BU Dropbox are great options for storing any recordings you download from Zoom. These platforms also have desktop sync apps that make bulk archiving simple.

For additional information on how to leverage these options, please review our instructions for downloading and archiving Zoom cloud recordings. For questions or concerns about any of these options, please don’t hesitate to contact the IT Help Center for further assistance.

BUMC IT – Education Media is offering additional assistance for BUMC faculty moving their recordings to Kaltura My Media. For more information, please see their page on Preserving Zoom Recordings

For additional questions and information, please refer to our FAQs on TechWeb.

We thank you for your continued flexibility. As always, for any questions, you can contact the IT Help Center by emailing ithelp@bu.edu or calling (617) 353-HELP (4357). You can also visit TechWeb for more resources and help online.