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title: How Long Is Recorded Audio Stored? | Nextvisit
description: Understanding audio storage duration and security for your clinical documentation.
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Security and data
# How Long Is Recorded Audio Stored?

Understanding audio storage duration and security for your clinical documentation.
        Published May 6, 2025  ·  Updated July 9, 2025
Storage duration depends on which recording method you use.

## Session recorder and mobile app

Audio is stored for **30 days** from the date of recording.

## Live transcription mode

Audio is **not saved**. Transcription happens in real time with no storage.

## Downloading audio files

To keep a recording beyond 30 days:

 1. Navigate to the session
 1. Click the **Audio** tab
 1. Select the download option

Once you download a file, you are responsible for its security and compliance with local laws, regulations, and your organization’s data policies. Nextvisit cannot track or manage downloaded files.

## Security

All stored recordings are protected with AES-256-CBC encryption.

## Best practices

 - Download important recordings before the 30-day window closes, only if you need them long-term
 - Store downloaded files according to your organization’s data retention policies
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