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How do I archive or delete a video in the Soomo video recorder?
How do I archive or delete a video in the Soomo video recorder?

How to delete, restore, and permanently delete your recordings

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Written by Alyssa
Updated over a week ago

If you’re not happy with a video you’ve submitted for a speech assignment, you can remove it from your recordings by moving it to the Archive folder. Videos you move to the Archive folder are visible only to you.

Keep in mind that you can’t archive or delete a video if your instructor has already graded the assignment or given you feedback.

Archive a video

From the main view of the Soomo video recorder, click the three dots on the right side of the video you’d like to archive and select Archive.

The Archive folder in the Soomo video recorder showing the three dots menu on a video thumbnail. In the drop-down menu, the Archive option is highlighted.

In the pop-up that appears, click Archive again to confirm or Cancel to go back.

The Archive pop-up in the main view of the Soomo video recorder with an arrow pointing to the Archive button

Videos in the Archive folder will automatically be deleted after 60 days.

Restore a video

If you’d like to restore a video that you’ve archived, select Archive in the menu on the left side of the Soomo video recorder. (Note: On smaller screens, you may need to click the three horizontal lines in the upper left of the video recorder to view the menu.)

The main view of the Soomo video recorder with an arrow pointing to the Archive option in the left-hand menu

Click the three dots on the right side of the video you’d like to restore and select Restore. This will move the video back to your list of recordings.

The Archive folder in the Soomo video recorder showing the three dots menu on a video thumbnail. In the drop-down menu, the Restore option is highlighted.

Permanently delete a video

Once a video is archived, it can be permanently deleted. If you would like to permanently delete a video from the Soomo video recorder, first click over to the Archive folder in the left-hand menu.

The main view of the Soomo video recorder with an arrow pointing to the Archive option in the left-hand menu

From there, click the three dots on the right side of the video you wish to permanently delete and select Permanently Delete. Note that this action cannot be undone.

In the pop-up that appears, click Permanently Delete again to confirm or Cancel to go back to the Archive folder.

The Delete Permanently pop-up in the Archive folder of the Soomo video recorder with an arrow pointing to the Permanently Delete button


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