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Why do long screen recordings disappear off my MacBook? Is there a way to get them back?

I screen recorded a ft call for 30 minutes, rewatched the whole thing, and when I closed it I wasn't able to find it again. However, I can find screen recordings that lasted only a couple of seconds. I repeated the same thing and it works the same way.

Posted on Jun 13, 2022 4:17 AM

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Posted on Jun 13, 2022 11:14 AM

Start with this if IntelMac...


Safe Boot, (holding Shift key down at startup), does the problem occur in Safe Mode? Could take 10 minutes or more.


Safe mode attempts to repair Disks & clears lots of caches & loads safe Drivers, & prevents loading of 3rd party extensions, so if Safe Mode works try again in regular boot.


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Jun 13, 2022 11:14 AM in response to Quandale_Dingle

Start with this if IntelMac...


Safe Boot, (holding Shift key down at startup), does the problem occur in Safe Mode? Could take 10 minutes or more.


Safe mode attempts to repair Disks & clears lots of caches & loads safe Drivers, & prevents loading of 3rd party extensions, so if Safe Mode works try again in regular boot.


Why do long screen recordings disappear off my MacBook? Is there a way to get them back?

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