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# resumeRecording()

Resumes recording to the current output file after it was previously paused using [`pauseRecording()`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureFileOutput/pauseRecording()).

```
func resumeRecording()
```

## Discussion

This method causes the receiver to resume writing captured samples to the current output file returned by [`outputFileURL`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureFileOutput/outputFileURL), after recording was previously paused using [`pauseRecording()`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureFileOutput/pauseRecording()). This allows you to record multiple media segments that are not contiguous in time to a single file.

In macOS, if this method is called within the captureOutput:didOutputSampleBuffer:fromConnection: delegate method, the first samples written to the current file are guaranteed to be those contained in the sample buffer passed to        that method.

## See Also

[`isRecordingPaused`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureFileOutput/isRecordingPaused)

Indicates whether recording to the current output file is paused.


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