Will backing up Fathom videos fill up my Google Drive?

Video backup is a separate per-destination checkbox, so you stay in control: recordings typically run 50-350MB per meeting, and you can turn video backup off at any time while keeping transcript backup on. The storage is your own Drive or Dropbox quota.

Can I back up my old Fathom recordings too?

Yes. The one-time Recordings add-on ($19) bulk-downloads your existing library to your computer through Fathom's official recordings API - in testing, 156 recordings (about 25GB) took roughly 20 minutes. The Pro + Video subscription then handles every meeting after that automatically.

Back Up Your Fathom Recordings Automatically

Q: Can Fathom recordings be backed up to Google Drive or Dropbox automatically?

Yes. The TranscriptExporter Chrome extension's Pro + Video subscription checks for new Fathom meetings every hour and uploads each new meeting's video recording, along with its transcript and AI summary, to a folder in your own Google Drive or Dropbox. Files stream directly from Fathom to your cloud storage.

Your Fathom recordings live in one place: Fathom. If your account closes, your plan's history limit kicks in, or a recording gets deleted, that video is gone. A real backup means a copy you own - on your computer or in your own cloud storage.

There are two halves to that: the meetings you already have, and every meeting from now on. TranscriptExporter, a Chrome extension and Official Fathom Partner, handles both through Fathom's official recordings API.

The backlog: one-time bulk download

The one-time Recordings add-on ($19, added to the $29 license) bulk-downloads your existing library to your computer: pick a date range or take everything, see a size estimate first, and the files land in a folder named to match your transcripts. In our testing, 156 recordings (about 25GB) took roughly 20 minutes. Full details: how to download all your Fathom recordings.

Every future meeting: automatic hourly backup

The Pro + Video subscription ($9.99/month or $99/year) turns backup into something you never think about. Every hour, the extension checks for new Fathom meetings and uploads each new meeting's video recording - along with its transcript and AI summary - to a folder in your own Google Drive or Dropbox. Files stream directly from Fathom to your cloud storage; they never pass through anyone else's servers.

Connect your cloud storage

In the extension's Settings, connect Google Drive or Dropbox (or both) with their own sign-in. The extension only gets permission to create its own files - it can't read your existing ones.

Turn on video backup

Tick "Also back up each meeting's video" next to the auto-sync toggle. It's a separate checkbox per destination, because video uses real storage and that choice should be yours.

Done - it runs hourly

New meetings appear in your Drive or Dropbox folder within the hour: transcript, AI summary, and the video file, named consistently. No popup needs to be open.

About storage: you stay in control

Recordings typically run 50-350MB per meeting, and they land in your own Drive or Dropbox quota. That's why video backup is its own checkbox: you can keep transcript backup on and video off, turn video on for one destination but not the other, or switch it off any time. Nothing is ever uploaded anywhere you didn't connect yourself.

Every meeting backed up, without thinking about it

Pro + Video: $9.99/month or $99/year. Transcripts-only Pro from $6.99/month. Cancel anytime.

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Common questions

Will this fill up my Google Drive?

Only as fast as you hold meetings, and only while the video checkbox is on. A typical meeting is 50-350MB; if that's too much, keep transcript backup on and video off - transcripts are tiny.

Which plan do I need?

Automatic transcript backup is Pro ($6.99/month). Automatic video backup is Pro + Video ($9.99/month). The one-time $19 Recordings add-on covers the backlog you already have. The compare page lays all of it out.

Can I back up recordings from before I subscribed?

Yes - that's the $19 Recordings add-on: a one-time bulk download of your existing library to your computer, which you can then keep anywhere you like.

Where do the files go?

Into a TranscriptExporter folder in the Google Drive or Dropbox account you connected, named to match the transcripts so each meeting's files sit together.