{"id":172438,"date":"2026-01-06T21:06:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T21:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onestream.live\/?p=172438"},"modified":"2026-01-14T12:34:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T12:34:42","slug":"how-to-recover-obs-recordings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onestream.live\/blog\/how-to-recover-obs-recordings\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Recover Deleted OBS Recordings"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"172438\" class=\"elementor elementor-172438\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de87098 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de87098\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-95a1a6a\" data-id=\"95a1a6a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-09b86ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09b86ed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-364b119\" data-id=\"364b119\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af5d435 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af5d435\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Many creators and live streamers have faced this moment. After spending hours recording or editing, a file can suddenly go missing because of a crash, an accidental delete, or a failed save. Situations like this can be discouraging, but if you use OBS, it is often still possible to recover OBS recordings when the right steps are taken in time. OBS Studio does not protect finished recordings by default, so quick action matters. This article explains how to recover deleted recordings created in OBS and where to look first.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a876b9\" data-id=\"7a876b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d0cd1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"9d0cd1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"55482\" class=\"elementor elementor-55482\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section 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\"><a  ><div class=\"service-title \"> Key Takeaways: <\/div><\/a><div class=\"service-desc\"> <ul><li data-start=\"209\" data-end=\"299\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Most OBS recording losses happen during crashes, forced shutdowns, or save issues.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"209\" data-end=\"299\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Always check the OBS recording folder before assuming a file is lost.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"209\" data-end=\"299\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">MKV recordings are easier to recover than MP4 after interruptions.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"209\" data-end=\"299\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Recently deleted recordings may still exist in the Recycle Bin or Trash.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"209\" data-end=\"299\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Data recovery software helps when OBS recordings are permanently deleted.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"209\" data-end=\"299\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Proper settings and clean shutdowns help reduce recording loss.<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul> <\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"infobox-overlay-color\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e1a2a6e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e1a2a6e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb6b395\" data-id=\"fb6b395\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d098e5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d098e5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Common Reasons OBS Recordings Get Lost<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a84fef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a84fef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d60a64\" data-id=\"8d60a64\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b38e609 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b38e609\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From our experience, most OBS recording losses happen during normal workflows rather than rare system failures. In many cases, users assume the file is gone, while in reality, OBS fails to complete the save process or stores the file in an unexpected location. This often creates confusion about where OBS recordings go, especially after long sessions or sudden interruptions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58216e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58216e0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2191652\" data-id=\"2191652\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-551bd81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"551bd81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The most common situations we encounter include:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b28aac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b28aac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c11eaca\" data-id=\"c11eaca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c437b1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c437b1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Why-obs-recordings-get-lost-and-how-to-avoid-losing--1024x649.webp\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-172603\" alt=\"Why OBS Recordings get lost and How to recover OBS recordings\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Why-obs-recordings-get-lost-and-how-to-avoid-losing--1024x649.webp 1024w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Why-obs-recordings-get-lost-and-how-to-avoid-losing--300x190.webp 300w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Why-obs-recordings-get-lost-and-how-to-avoid-losing--768x487.webp 768w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Why-obs-recordings-get-lost-and-how-to-avoid-losing--1536x973.webp 1536w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Why-obs-recordings-get-lost-and-how-to-avoid-losing-.webp 1922w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-85403ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"85403ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5ebb78\" data-id=\"f5ebb78\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a054247 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a054247\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Accidental deletion after a session ends<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Unexpected OBS shutdown during file save<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">OBS is stuck on stopping recording, which blocks proper file finalization<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Storage space shortage during a session<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recording path change<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Forced OBS closure before save completion<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c78a9de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c78a9de\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd04673\" data-id=\"cd04673\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-169a71f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"169a71f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another factor that affects the ability to recover OBS recordings relates to the recording format used by OBS. MKV files usually remain usable after interruptions, while MP4 files often become unusable if OBS fails to close the container correctly. This difference directly affects whether recovery remains possible.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Similar situations appear in a Reddit <\/span><span style=\"color: #ce3054\"><a style=\"color: #ce3054\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/obs\/comments\/bv68ey\/help_me_recover_footage_that_disappeared_as_obs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">discussion<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> where users describe recordings that disappear after OBS freezes or stops at \u201cStopping recording.\u201d These cases show that file loss often follows repeatable technical patterns rather than isolated faults.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For this reason, the first step involves locating OBS recordings and checking whether the file still exists in the save path. When this check shows that the recording no longer exists, the next step requires a different approach.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At this stage, the key task is to check whether the OBS recording still exists in the active save path. Many files appear lost only because OBS stored them in a different folder than expected. If the recording does not appear in any standard or custom location, the situation changes.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When the file no longer exists in the save path, recovery requires software that can work with deleted data. There are many such tools available, so a <\/span><span style=\"color: #ce3054\"><a style=\"color: #ce3054\" href=\"https:\/\/www.handyrecovery.com\/best-video-recovery-software\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">list of reliable video recovery tools<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> helps narrow the choice before we demonstrate recovery of permanently deleted OBS recordings with one specific application.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Many OBS users also use the software for live streaming in addition to local recording. In these cases, OBS can be connected to OneStream Live by entering a server URL and stream key in the RTMP settings. OBS then sends a single stream, which OneStream Live distributes to platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitch.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f6d1a53 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f6d1a53\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68562fd\" data-id=\"68562fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba9947f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba9947f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/multistreaming\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=midbutton&amp;utm_campaign=content_mkt\"><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.onestream.live\/blogs\/BlogAd\/BlogAd-5.png\" alt=\"Multistream on 45+ social platforms &amp; the web\" \/><\/div><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c32edba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c32edba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9988c53\" data-id=\"9988c53\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-791d000 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"791d000\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where Does OBS Save Recordings\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b19ab9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b19ab9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b7305f\" data-id=\"4b7305f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26ab666 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26ab666\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">OBS Studio always saves recordings to a specific folder on your system, but this location is not fixed. Many users assume the file is lost when it was actually saved to a different directory. To recover OBS recordings effectively, it is important to confirm the active save folder before any recovery attempt.<\/span><\/p><p><b>To open the current recording location directly from OBS:<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>1.<\/strong> Launch OBS Studio\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>2.<\/strong> Open the File menu in the top navigation bar<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>3.<\/strong> Click Show Recordings<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66c3c80 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66c3c80\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e02aaf3\" data-id=\"e02aaf3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0099db elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c0099db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/How-to-recover-obs-recordings-Step-One-1024x526.webp\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-172453\" alt=\"How to Recover OBS Recordings After Deletion: Step 1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/How-to-recover-obs-recordings-Step-One-1024x526.webp 1024w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/How-to-recover-obs-recordings-Step-One-300x154.webp 300w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/How-to-recover-obs-recordings-Step-One-768x394.webp 768w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/How-to-recover-obs-recordings-Step-One-1536x789.webp 1536w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/How-to-recover-obs-recordings-Step-One-2048x1052.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b56695 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b56695\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-87bd031\" data-id=\"87bd031\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bad2b29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bad2b29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">OBS opens the exact folder where recent recordings are stored. This step confirms where <\/span><span style=\"color: #ce3054\"><a style=\"color: #ce3054\" href=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/blog\/obs-recording-setup-for-streamers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">OBS recordings<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> go for the current configuration and often resolves the issue immediately.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-109751d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"109751d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7dab56e\" data-id=\"7dab56e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2529d63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2529d63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>If the folder does not contain the expected file, review the save path manually:<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>1.<\/strong> Open Settings in OBS<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>2.<\/strong> Select the Output section from the sidebar<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>3.<\/strong> Open the Recording tab<\/span><\/p><p><strong>4.<\/strong> Review the Recording Path field<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-feedcf2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"feedcf2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d64f7cc\" data-id=\"d64f7cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54e1685 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"54e1685\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/How-to-recover-obs-recordings-Step-2-1024x551.webp\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-172463\" alt=\"How to Recover OBS Recordings After Deletion: Step 2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/How-to-recover-obs-recordings-Step-2-1024x551.webp 1024w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/How-to-recover-obs-recordings-Step-2-300x161.webp 300w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/How-to-recover-obs-recordings-Step-2-768x413.webp 768w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/How-to-recover-obs-recordings-Step-2-1536x827.webp 1536w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/How-to-recover-obs-recordings-Step-2-2048x1102.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d6d402e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d6d402e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8e59de\" data-id=\"e8e59de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-112997b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"112997b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This path shows where OBS recordings are saved on your system. If the location points to an external drive or a custom folder, open it directly in File Explorer or Finder to confirm whether the file exists.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ce3054\">Read More: <a style=\"color: #ce3054\" href=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/blog\/ultimate-obs-studio-setup-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Live Stream Using OBS Studio<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49fa2e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49fa2e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2aabf4d\" data-id=\"2aabf4d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a52298 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a52298\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Recover Deleted OBS Recordings<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-007f474 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"007f474\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c3f03c\" data-id=\"7c3f03c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-884d685 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"884d685\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Deleted OBS recordings fall into two categories: files that remain in system storage and files removed from the file system. The first method below covers the simplest case.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2916cbe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2916cbe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bdfc48\" data-id=\"3bdfc48\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cca5f06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cca5f06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Method 1: Recover Deleted Recordings from the Recycle Bin or Trash<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-93c04df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"93c04df\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a79fa92\" data-id=\"a79fa92\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d377c39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d377c39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Most operating systems move removed files to a temporary storage area, which allows fast deleted recording recovery without extra tools. Below are the exact actions for both Windows and macOS.<\/span><\/p><p><b>On Windows:<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>1.<\/strong> Open the Recycle Bin from the desktop. If it is not visible, open Start and search for \u201cRecycle Bin.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>2.<\/strong> Sort items by Date deleted or use the search field to locate the OBS recording.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>3.<\/strong> Check the file extension, such as <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.mkv<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.mp4<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, to confirm it matches the OBS recording format used during capture.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44ea4e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44ea4e4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c757906\" data-id=\"c757906\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0278169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0278169\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"798\" height=\"593\" src=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Recover-Deleted-Recordings-from-the-Recycle-Bin-or-Trash.webp\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-172468\" alt=\"How to Recover Deleted Recordings from the Recycle Bin or Trash\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Recover-Deleted-Recordings-from-the-Recycle-Bin-or-Trash.webp 798w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Recover-Deleted-Recordings-from-the-Recycle-Bin-or-Trash-300x223.webp 300w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Recover-Deleted-Recordings-from-the-Recycle-Bin-or-Trash-768x571.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-34a2cee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34a2cee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b897556\" data-id=\"b897556\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa83540 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa83540\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>4.<\/strong> Right-click the file and select Restore. Windows returns the recording to its original folder.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-87881f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"87881f3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8282edc\" data-id=\"8282edc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0feb58d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0feb58d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"795\" height=\"596\" src=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/How-to-Recover-Deleted-Recordings-from-the-Recycle-Bin-or-Trash.webp\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-172473\" alt=\"Steps to Recover Deleted Recordings from the Recycle Bin or Trash\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/How-to-Recover-Deleted-Recordings-from-the-Recycle-Bin-or-Trash.webp 795w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/How-to-Recover-Deleted-Recordings-from-the-Recycle-Bin-or-Trash-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/How-to-Recover-Deleted-Recordings-from-the-Recycle-Bin-or-Trash-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/How-to-Recover-Deleted-Recordings-from-the-Recycle-Bin-or-Trash-400x300.webp 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75dd9a0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75dd9a0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb978e3\" data-id=\"bb978e3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b05644 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b05644\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>5.<\/strong> Open OBS and select File \u2192 Show Recordings to confirm the file appears in the correct location<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e355f11 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e355f11\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c31bccd\" data-id=\"c31bccd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89957c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89957c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>On macOS:<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>1. <\/strong>Open Trash from the Dock.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>2.<\/strong> Use Finder search inside Trash if many files appear, then locate video files such as <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.mkv<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.mp4<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>3.<\/strong> Right-click the recording and select Put Back, or drag the file to a safe folder such as Movies.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>4.<\/strong> Check the file size in Finder, then open the video to confirm playback.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>6.<\/strong> Open OBS and review Settings \u2192 Output \u2192 Recording to confirm the save path.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When a recording appears in the Recycle Bin or Trash, restoration finishes immediately, and no further actions are required. If the file does not appear there, the next method explains how to proceed after permanent deletion.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-001f1f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"001f1f3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29fb2a7\" data-id=\"29fb2a7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1b99b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1b99b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Method 2: Recover Deleted OBS Recordings with Data Recovery Software<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-08bc450 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"08bc450\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec0d991\" data-id=\"ec0d991\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e7f2be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e7f2be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When an OBS recording no longer appears in the Recycle Bin or Trash, the file usually counts as permanently removed at the system level.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A dedicated<\/span><span style=\"color: #ce3054\"><a style=\"color: #ce3054\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/data-recovery-software.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">data recovery software tool<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> allows access to file traces that no longer appear in the file system and supports recovery when built-in options fail.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">OBS records video primarily in MKV, MP4, FLV, MOV, and TS containers. During remux, conversion, repair, or recovery, recordings may also appear as AVI or MPEG-based files. OBS records video primarily in MKV, MP4, FLV, MOV, and TS containers. During remux, conversion, repair, or recovery, recordings may also appear as AVI or MPEG-based files. Disk Drill supports these video formats and allows recovery of OBS recordings even when the original container does not finalize correctly.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-047b20f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"047b20f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a518e70\" data-id=\"a518e70\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e0663d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e0663d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>To attempt recovery with software:<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>1.<\/strong> Download and install Disk Drill on a drive other than the one where OBS recordings were stored.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>2.<\/strong> Open Disk Drill and select the disk that stores OBS recordings. In the main window, look under Storage Devices and choose the drive where OBS saved files, most often the system drive (for example, Local Disk (C:) on Windows).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ed1bcc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ed1bcc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65f7881\" data-id=\"65f7881\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0666e07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0666e07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"596\" src=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/How-Recover-Deleted-OBS-Recordings-with-Data-Recovery-Software-1024x596.webp\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-172478\" alt=\"How to Recover Deleted OBS Recordings with Data Recovery Software\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/How-Recover-Deleted-OBS-Recordings-with-Data-Recovery-Software-1024x596.webp 1024w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/How-Recover-Deleted-OBS-Recordings-with-Data-Recovery-Software-300x175.webp 300w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/How-Recover-Deleted-OBS-Recordings-with-Data-Recovery-Software-768x447.webp 768w, https:\/\/onestream.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/How-Recover-Deleted-OBS-Recordings-with-Data-Recovery-Software.webp 1335w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ff2105 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ff2105\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a12dec\" data-id=\"4a12dec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bb9779 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bb9779\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>3.<\/strong> Start the scan. Click the Search for lost data button on the right side of the window. Disk Drill will begin scanning the selected disk for deleted files.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>4.<\/strong> Wait for scan results to appear. You do not need to wait until the scan finishes. Once files start appearing, click Review found items in the lower-right corner.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>5.<\/strong> Filter results by video files. In the left sidebar, select Videos to narrow results. You can also use the search bar to filter by extensions such as <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.mkv<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.mp4<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.flv<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, or <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.mov<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, which OBS commonly uses.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>6.<\/strong> Preview files before recovery. Click a file and use the Preview option. A working preview usually indicates the file can be restored successfully.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>7.<\/strong> Recover the recording. Select the desired OBS recording and click Recover. Choose a different drive or external storage as the recovery destination, then confirm the action.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This method works best when recovery starts soon after deletion and the same disk receives minimal new data writes. Continued disk use may overwrite file traces and reduce recovery chances.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-29111f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29111f2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-99fb512\" data-id=\"99fb512\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fbd67b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7fbd67b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Final Summary\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ccc12d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ccc12d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c93893\" data-id=\"8c93893\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d18953 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d18953\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At the end, we want to say one simple thing: most OBS recording losses follow clear patterns, and many of them remain preventable with attention to settings and routine habits. To recover OBS recordings successfully, it helps to pause, review the situation, and act in a clear order rather than rush into tools.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In practice, recovery works best after confirmation of the save path, use of stable formats such as MKV, and sufficient free space on the recording drive. Allow OBS to complete the save process after each session, especially after long recordings. For important content, even a basic backup copy adds protection.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some cases fall outside the main flow. Files that exist but fail to open often point to damage rather than deletion. Other common issues include recordings saved to unexpected folders, interruptions during shutdown, or OBS stuck at the stop stage. In most cases, prevention and clear checks solve more problems than recovery alone.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If OBS is also part of your live streaming setup, a single broadcast can be sent to multiple platforms through OneStream Live. OBS connects to OneStream Live using standard RTMP settings and allows the stream to reach all your social media accounts at the same time.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d55a169 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d55a169\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-964681e\" data-id=\"964681e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84daa9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84daa9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align: center;margin-top: 20px;margin-bottom: 20px\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/app.onestream.live\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=midbutton&amp;utm_campaign=content_mkt\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.onestream.live\/blogs\/BlogAd\/BlogBtn-StartMultistreamingNow.png\" alt=\"Start Multistreaming Now\" style=\"width: 280px;max-width: 100%\" \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fe1d0b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fe1d0b7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-737a56a\" data-id=\"737a56a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af09872 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af09872\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ef33fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ef33fd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8146c5b\" data-id=\"8146c5b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2f3f37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"b2f3f37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1871\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1871\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">1. How can I change the default save location for OBS recordings?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1871\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1871\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To change where OBS saves recordings, open OBS Studio, click <\/span><b>Settings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, go to the <\/span><b>Output<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tab, and modify the <\/span><b>Recording Path<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> field to point to your desired folder. This lets you control where future recordings are stored and can help avoid confusion if you think files are missing.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1872\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1872\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">2. Are OBS recordings automatically deleted after a certain period?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1872\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1872\"><p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No. OBS Studio does not automatically delete recordings unless you set up an automated deletion rule or use a third\u2011party tool. Once saved, recordings remain on your storage until you move or delete them yourself.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1873\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1873\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">3. Can I recover OBS recordings if I formatted my storage device?  <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1873\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1873\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Formatting a drive erases its contents, so recovering OBS recordings becomes difficult. The chances of recovery are greatly reduced after formatting, but specialized data\u2011recovery tools may still be able to retrieve some files.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1874\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1874\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">4. Which recording format improves the chances of recovery after a crash?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1874\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1874\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MP4 recordings often become corrupted if OBS crashes because the MP4 container stores essential information at the end of the file. FLV or MKV formats, on the other hand, are designed to start and stop at any time and tend to survive crashes. 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