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title: How to manage the recordings
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# How to manage the recordings

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Learn how to manage, access, copy, download, and delete your VoxWrite voice recordings. All recordings are stored locally in your browser for complete privacy.

## Manage Recordings

VoxWrite automatically saves all your voice recordings locally in your browser. Access them anytime from the Side Panel.

  ![VoxWrite Side panel structure](https://voxwrite.app/assets/images/voxwrite-feature-6.webp)

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## Accessing Your Recordings

**Open the Side Panel:**
- Click VoxWrite icon in Chrome toolbar => "Record"
- Use keyboard shortcut: `Ctrl + Shift + R` (Windows/Linux) or `⌃ + ⇧ + R` (Mac)

**Location:** Recordings appear below the recording microphone interface.

  ![Manage recordings](https://voxwrite.app/assets/images/docs/manage-recording-image-1.webp)

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## Recording Actions

### Copy Options

Click **"Copy"** button to access:
- Transcribed text (with Custom Rule applied)
- Audio-to-Text Output

### Download Options

Click **"Download"** button to save:
- Transcription - Save as .txt file
- Audio - Save as .mebm

### Delete

- **Delete single recording** - Click "Delete" button on any recording card
- **Delete all recordings** - Click "Delete All" button at the top

⚠️ **Warning:** Deleted recordings cannot be recovered.

### Reprocess

Click **"Reprocess"** button to re-process any recording with different settings. Choose from three options:

- **Transcription only** - Re-transcribe audio using current model
- **Post-processing only** - Apply a different rule to existing transcription
- **Full reprocessing** - Re-transcribe and then apply post-processing

Select which **Custom Rule** to apply from the dropdown menu "Rule to apply".

  ![Reprocess recording options](https://voxwrite.app/assets/images/docs/manage-recording-image-2.webp)

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## Storage & Privacy

**Where recordings are stored:**
- All recordings are stored in your browser's **local storage**
- Nothing is stored on external servers
- Recordings are browser-specific (not synced across devices)

**Storage limits:**
- Chrome allows 10-50 GB per extension
- 1 minute of audio ≈ 1 MB
- Clearing browser data deletes all recordings

[Our Privacy Policy](https://voxwrite.app/policy)

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