What happens if you move the data folder from /sdcard/Android/data/com.blah.blah.blah to a different location, flash, and then put it back when you boot? I could be WAY off and that folder does nothing but the music has to be going someplace on your "sdcard" for you to move.
Play music backup/restore?
Has anyone figured out a way to backup and restore music from Play Music that you "kept on device"? Titanium Backup doesn't seem to do it unless there's some magical option I'm missing. Painful to have to redownload all of the songs I want to play offline everytime I wipe.
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The music is actually stored in data/data/com.google.music/files or something like that. I think it gets stored in sdcard for devices with external memory but not positive there. Haven't tried manually copy/pasting that files folder but I suppose that's a possibility. A bit terrified as to how long it would take the device to copy GB's worth of data from one location to another though.What happens if you move the data folder from /sdcard/Android/data/com.blah.blah.blah to a different location, flash, and then put it back when you boot? I could be WAY off and that folder does nothing but the music has to be going someplace on your "sdcard" for you to move.
If you do it from the phone using some kind of explorer it shouldn't be too ridiculous. If you do it on a computer it'll take forevvvvveerrrrr.
My play music was installed as a system app. Don't know if there is a downside to converting it to user but I did just to see if it stays next time I wipe.
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Wut? If you wipe, nothing stays. That's the point of wiping. Having it as a user app would actually be better if you update a rom and don't wipe since the rom install would wipe music everytime.My play music was installed as a system app. Don't know if there is a downside to converting it to user but I did just to see if it stays next time I wipe.
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Thinking having it as a user app *might keep the song db as I usually do not restore system data with TBU. Maybe I'm totally off about that, just a quick thought I hadWut? If you wipe, nothing stays. That's the point of wiping. Having it as a user app would actually be better if you update a rom and don't wipe since the rom install would wipe music everytime.
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It does not.Thinking having it as a user app *might keep the song db as I usually do not restore system data with TBU. Maybe I'm totally off about that, just a quick thought I had
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Well that sucks, I haven't been keeping much play music on my device until the recent subscription change. I would be very interested if you find a workaround.It does not.
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The music+ app that someone made has an option for putting the music in a different folder, they probably haven't updated it to the new version though.
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Try helium. When I factory reset my phone it backed up all the music I had pinned to my device.
Still works! Thanks.
Btw did you try this option? How to backup music on Android: List of Effective Methods
Btw did you try this option? How to backup music on Android: List of Effective Methods
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