Google Play Music offline files

[efyoiphone]

Can someone tell me where Play Music stores files that I have chosen to be kept on my device? I have used my file manager app to check Play Music data cache music folder and the default music storage folder. I have also searched the entire SD card folder with the search option in the app. I know it is on the device somewhere because my storage analysis says Play Music has 662 mb stored. I am also able to play the files with all data connections turned off. Thanks for any help.

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[jj14x]

Android-->data-->com.google.android.music-->cache

the files will not have the same name though - it will just be a number

 

[jean15paul]

It doesn't store them as .mp3 or any standard format does it?

 

[efyoiphone]

I checked there and I don't see any files stored there. I wonder what format they are stored in though if not .mp3.

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[jj14x]

Hmm - that's interesting. that folder in my device has a lot of my music (from google music) in mp3 format.

As a test, I deleted all the files in that folder, and tried to pull the music from the cloud again. It no longer stores the music there. I suspect that in Jellybean, they have moved the location somewhere. (the older files on my device are all from before I installed the JB update - when I had ICS) <-- I don't know for sure though.

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If you have root explorer, try /data/data/com.google.android.music/cache/music/

Ref: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1752072

 

[jean15paul]

Hmm - that's interesting. that folder in my device has a lot of my music (from google music) in mp3 format.

As a test, I deleted all the files in that folder, and tried to pull the music from the cloud again. It no longer stores the music there. I suspect that in Jellybean, they have moved the location somewhere. (the older files on my device are all from before I installed the JB update - when I had ICS) <-- I don't know for sure though.

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If you have root explorer, try /data/data/com.google.android.music/cache/music/

Ref: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1752072

I just checked there with my root explorer. It's there in MP3 format, but the filenames are just numbers, nothing descriptive. I wonder if they moved it there to prevent people (without root) from being able to copy it.

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[efyoiphone]

My phone is stock Jelly Bean. So I would have to root my phone to see them? How hard is it to root this phone?

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[jean15paul]

My phone is stock Jelly Bean. So I would have to root my phone to see them? How hard is it to root this phone?

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A Nexus is really easy to root but you'll have to unlock the bootloader which will wipe everything.

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[jj14x]

I wonder if they moved it there to prevent people (without root) from being able to copy it.

hmm - not sure how that prevents me from copying music on my google account. I can always go to my desktop and run google music manager to download my music to the computer, and transfer to any device from there.

 

[efyoiphone]

That's exactly what I did. I wanted to make a few ringtones so I just copied the songs I wanted to music folder then erased them when I was done.
Thanks for the info though. I'm planning on buying a Nex7 when I hear someone has gotten a C90 in hand. I'll try my first hand at rooting then.

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[prEvo]

The songs are in some folder you can find when you hook it up to the computer. Just drag them into the music folder. Personally, I got rid of Google Music, and am using a cheezy android music player that is no frills.

 

[ninjaunmatched]

I found them somewhere else...

/data/data/com.google.android.music/files/music/