How to Stop Recording GTA 5: A Guide

Tired of cleaning the unwanted video clips of you roaming around Los Santos? Getting lag while playing? Here’s the guide on how to stop recording GTA 5 clips.

Below, you will read:

• An overview of GTA 5 recordings
• The process of capturing GTA 5 recordings
• How to stop recording GTA 5 on PC and PlayStation
• Where to locate your GTA 5 recordings

How to stop recording GTA 5, an overview

Both the PC and PS4 versions of GTA 5 have a recording feature, and in this post, you’ll read how to disable it as well as show you where your recordings are stored by default and how to erase them using the Rockstar editor.

Process

The gameplay footage in Grand Theft Auto 5 can be recorded and edited with the in-game video editor. You can access the Rockstar editor from the game’s main menu, which provides several features for making and sharing movies. Simply by pushing a button on the gamepad or keyboard, players can capture in-game films that can be viewed and altered at a later time.

Nonetheless, players will occasionally wish to pause the recording, either to save the footage in its current state or to abandon the recording entirely. Here’s how to disable game recording in PC and PS4 versions of GTA 5.

How to stop recording GTA 5 on PC

Pressing the F1 key will halt your PC’s recording of Grand Theft Auto 5. The recording will end, and the files will be saved to the specified location. Rockstar GamesGTA VProfilesprofile name>VIDEOS is where your video files will be stored when you record in GTA 5. The settings menu of the Rockstar editor allows you to modify the default save location.

How to stop recording GTA 5 on PS

You can press the Share button on your PS4 controller to end your recording of Grand Theft Auto 5. By pressing this button, the recording will end, and the footage will be saved to the specified location. The “Capture Gallery” is the default location on your PS4 for saving gameplay recordings made in GTA 5. Select “Capture Gallery” from the menu when you press the Share button.

Where to find the GTA 5 recordings

As was previously indicated, the “Rockstar GamesGTA VProfilesprofile name>VIDEOS” folder on your PC and the “Capture Gallery” on your PS4 are where your recorded GTA 5 footage will be stored. These directories are where your game captures will be stored and managed.

Is there a way to clear the Rockstar editor of previously recorded GTA 5 clips?
To delete recorded GTA 5 videos from the Rockstar editor, follow these steps:

• Use the in-game menu to access the Rockstar editor.
• Choose the video you wish to remove from the “My Projects” section.
• Select the trash can icon (delete button) on the screen’s right side.
• Select “Yes” to confirm the removal.

Videos that have been deleted cannot be restored, so please be sure you want to permanently remove them.

Bottom line

This article detailed the processes for pausing and stopping the recording of GTA 5 on PC and PS4, the locations of saved recordings, and how to remove them from the Rockstar editor. Following these instructions, you should have no trouble organizing your GTA 5 gameplay recordings.