# ◾ How can video recordings be prevented from deletion?

To make sure that a recording does not get deleted, select the desired recording by ticking its checkbox in the list view, then click the **lock** button in the bottom left part of the screen:  ![](https://outline-production-attachments.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com/uploads/6c0da235-ff99-49fd-81af-d32f613692dd/a30f9d48-ea2f-49b5-8a90-38476de86e6a/70386953.png?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA4EOUDTOVUICLPZ4P%2F20260909%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20260909T151500Z&X-Amz-Expires=86400&X-Amz-Signature=d76e635ca8be04a5963e4a4329a1232a767de4ebb6ccac616ab9c78f29ecd2e1&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)


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***NOTE:*** Any number of recordings can be selected for locking.

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 ![](https://outline-production-attachments.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com/uploads/6c0da235-ff99-49fd-81af-d32f613692dd/8b19d22d-fe3d-4000-b63b-77d8ee033e7d/70386952.png?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA4EOUDTOVUICLPZ4P%2F20260909%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20260909T151500Z&X-Amz-Expires=86400&X-Amz-Signature=e517c75ef0bd9905918225e8a6fdeba83c778997231439ce8ae238d7bea8e991&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject "left-50 =35x")Locked videos are listed with a **black lock** icon  at the beginning of the row, and if selected for deletion, the system will not conclude the action.

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For unlocking a recording, the same process should be carried out.

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For information about the **automatic deletion of recordings,** go to the [General System Information](/doc/general-system-information-CCiKzgoAzH) page.

See also [Recording Deletion](/doc/9ff15523-0ee8-47ff-b7e9-b33b6c7e94a9).

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Learn more on our [Video Review - FAQ](/doc/600162e6-1da8-4e05-9860-d6b7a94d0482) pages.

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- [User Guide](https://kb.learningspace.elevatehealth.net/s/ess-hs/doc/user-guide-QPZfKJ0BV1)
- [FAQ](https://kb.learningspace.elevatehealth.net/s/ess-hs/doc/faq-AZnS7tDFgM)
- [Release Notes](https://kb.learningspace.elevatehealth.net/s/ess-hs/doc/release-notes-fqaGSPScxH)
- [iPad support - Technical information](https://kb.learningspace.elevatehealth.net/s/ess-hs/doc/ipad-support-technical-information-iHec00YAzm)
- [Customer Aftercare One-Pager](https://kb.learningspace.elevatehealth.net/s/ess-hs/doc/customer-aftercare-one-pager-GOIZYTEgud)
- [Preventing Copy-Paste in LearningSpace](https://kb.learningspace.elevatehealth.net/s/ess-hs/doc/preventing-copy-paste-in-learningspace-uEubHwXVD2)