How to Delete Arlo Security Camera Footage
Many security cameras record footage around the clock, but that doesn’t mean you need to keep everything that’s recorded.
Many security cameras record footage around the clock, but that doesn’t mean you need to keep everything that’s recorded.
You can manually delete security footage from your Arlo device to protect privacy, clear unwanted recordings, or free storage space, especially if your camera uses a microSD card or captures nonessential clips.
Only administrative users can delete footage on Arlo devices, and the process varies depending on whether you’re using the Arlo Feed, Library, or local storage via microSD.
Deleted security footage can’t be recovered, so it’s important to review recordings before permanently deleting them.
Are you looking to delete footage from your home security camera? Explore the different ways you can erase footage from your security camera.
Most modern security cameras only keep security footage for 30 to 60 days. However, there are a few different reasons why you might want to manually erase security camera footage from your camera:
Privacy: If you share camera access with roommates or family members, you can protect your privacy by deleting footage that you wouldn’t want other people to see.
Save the surprise: Are you planning a surprise party or bringing home a gift for someone in your household? You can delete footage so they don’t see it in the cloud and ruin the surprise.
Unnecessary recordings: If you pointed your camera toward the wrong place, like at a wall, or simply have monotonous footage, you can delete it to focus on the footage that matters.
Free up storage: Some cameras, like the Go 2, support local recording via microSD. Cameras with microSD cards might run out of space for new recordings. You can delete footage from a microSD card to free up storage space.
If you want to delete footage from an Arlo device, you’ll need to be a registered administrative user. If you add someone as a friend in the Arlo Secure App, they still won’t be able to erase devices, even if they have been granted access. If, however, you give a friend Access Rights they will be able to delete footage.
The Arlo Feed presents footage in a single, vertical list of recordings, alerts, and events. In the Arlo Secure App, you can delete video camera footage from a particular day or moment or delete multiple items at a time.
If you want to delete specific moments from the Arlo Feed:
To delete multiple Arlo Feed items:
There are a few different ways you can delete security camera footage from the Arlo Library. You can delete footage using:
Follow these steps to delete security footage from your camera via the Arlo Secure iOS app:
Follow these steps to delete video security footage from your camera via the Arlo Secure app for Android:
To delete your footage online:
Wiping all footage from an Arlo device is easy. To erase all footage from an Arlo device:
Locally stored content will be erased if you’ve chosen that option and the connected storage device allows it. You can’t use this method to erase local footage from the Privacy Center for Arlo Go, Arlo Go 2, Arlo Q, and Arlo Q Plus cameras—you’ll need to delete the footage manually.
Follow these steps to delete footage that’s stored on a microSD card:
Once you delete footage, it can’t be recovered. You might want to review security videos before deleting them to ensure you’re removing the right footage or that nothing important was caught on camera.
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