New Google Meet recordings are saved in the meeting organizer’s Google Drive, rather than automatically becoming the property of the person who clicked Record. Google’s current folder arrangement also differs from older instructions that mention only Meet Recordings.
Find the organizer’s meeting folder
Have the organizer open Drive using the account that owns the meeting. Look in the Google Meet folder and then the subfolder for the relevant meeting. Google says new recordings are saved in meeting-specific subfolders. Confirm the meeting title and session details before assuming a similarly named file is the recording you need. A shortcut in another attendee’s Drive is not a separate owned copy.
Recognize the legacy recording location
Google documents a transition beginning in July 2026: the existing Meet Recordings folder is renamed Legacy Meet Recordings and moved inside Google Meet. Existing recording links continue to work. Search that legacy location for older sessions instead of treating the folder change as evidence of deletion. For a new session, use the current meeting-specific location first.
Use the email and event as additional routes
The organizer and person who started recording receive an email link when the recording is ready. A recording started at the scheduled time can also be linked to the Calendar event. Google’s guidance notes special link-delivery behavior if the organizer changed or the call occurred outside the scheduled time, so check with the original event creator when relevant. If the file shows Still processing, it has not necessarily disappeared or lost permissions. If another account sees an access request, ask the owner to review sharing separately. The practical result is the correct session’s original file under the correct owner, with playback and access checked independently.
References
Reviewed against the linked official product guidance on November 4, 2026. Features, limits, screen labels, and access can vary by account, platform, region, and organization policy.