Recover a take that stopped early
If a tab closed or Chrome quit during a take, the library shows it under Needs attention. Press Recover to get back what was recorded.
Mac appChrome
Where to find it
- Library
- Needs attention
- 1Open the library.
- 2Look for Needs attention at the top.
- 3On the take, press Recover.What was recorded up to the moment it stopped comes back as a normal take.
What each message means#
- It stopped mid-take. What was recorded can be recovered.
- Press Recover.
- It is in the extension. The footage survived and can be recovered.
- Press Bring in to copy it from the extension into the library. Nothing is uploaded.
- It stopped mid-take and left nothing to recover.
- The take ended before any footage was saved. Delete it.
- The page closed before it was done.
- An import was cut short. Delete it and import the file again.
Read next
Find your recordings, guides and screenshotsThe library keeps everything you make on three shelves: Recordings, Guides and Screenshots. Search, sort, and pick up the last thing you edited.Record a browser tabClick PointerCam in Chrome’s toolbar, keep Tab selected and press Record this tab. Every click on the page is followed, and Stop opens the take in the editor.The editor did not open after I stoppedOpen the library. A take that did not arrive is listed under Needs attention, where Bring in or Recover gets it back.
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