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Screen recording on MacBook Air

I forgot to stop a screen recording on my MacBook & my computer was turn off. Is there anyway that the screen recording might be saved ? I can’t find it anywhere

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 13.2

Posted on Feb 22, 2023 12:23 AM

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Posted on Feb 22, 2023 12:44 AM

Hello,


I am not quite sure if it would have been able to be saved if your computer was force shut down (by holding the power button). But, in the case of a normal shutdown where apps can delay shutdown it may have had a chance.


How to record the screen on your Mac - Apple Support


Try searching for it with a spotlight search. "When saving your recording automatically, your Mac uses the name ”Screen Recording date at time.mov”."



Something else I noticed was the ability to set the save location with the screen recording widget thing. Have you checked that to see where it would have saved the screen recording?



I hope this helps.

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Feb 22, 2023 12:44 AM in response to Nicks1001

Hello,


I am not quite sure if it would have been able to be saved if your computer was force shut down (by holding the power button). But, in the case of a normal shutdown where apps can delay shutdown it may have had a chance.


How to record the screen on your Mac - Apple Support


Try searching for it with a spotlight search. "When saving your recording automatically, your Mac uses the name ”Screen Recording date at time.mov”."



Something else I noticed was the ability to set the save location with the screen recording widget thing. Have you checked that to see where it would have saved the screen recording?



I hope this helps.

Screen recording on MacBook Air

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