Fact · Voice privacy and security
30days
Zoom says that when the trash setting is turned on, deleted cloud recordings are kept in the trash for 30 days.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 19, 2026
In the source's own words
“After enabling this setting, deleted cloud recordings will be kept in the trash for 30 days”
Managing cloud recording settings (Zoom Support), Zoom Support, 2026, Recording settings, Allow recovery of deleted cloud recordings from Trash.
Open the original- What it measures
- Cloud recordings include the audio and any audio transcript Zoom creates from them. Zoom's deletion article adds that recordings past an auto-deletion limit move to the trash, where they stay for 30 days before permanent deletion.
- What it does not show
- The Trash setting is off unless it is turned on, and the 30 days applies only after a recording is deleted. Auto-deletion uses a day count the admin or user chooses, which Zoom does not set by default.
In the data
A row of How Long Voice Assistants Keep Your Recordings, as Zoom cloud recording trash: 30 days.
- Service
- Zoom transcription
- What is kept
- Audio and transcripts
- When
- If you opt in
- Reviewed by people
- Not stated
- As of
- 2026-10