topic Re: file location for synced local tracks? in Android

file location for synced local tracks?

personanongrata — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 20:15:34 GMT

When syncing local tracks (MP3s) from a PC to android, where do the files go? Are they playable by other player apps?

Since the new android version can't import local tracks on the phone, the only way to get them playable is to sync them from the PC version of Spotify. Are they brought over in some proprietary format that only Spotify can play? So, if I wanted those tracks to be playable both in Spotify *and* in another player, I'd have to have *TWO* copies of them on my phone? Am I missing something here?

Re: file location for synced local tracks?

personanongrata — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:15:06 GMT

Re: file location for synced local tracks?

licenced — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:25:44 GMT

Spotify stores stuff in /sdcard/Android/data/com.spotify.mobile.andoid.ui

Have a browse in there and see if your tracks are still in .mp3 format - if so then you could point your media player at that directory and it should find and play them

Re: file location for synced local tracks?

personanongrata — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:40:31 GMT

thank you, licenCed!

they are actually in there under /sdcard/Android/data/com.spotify.mobile.android.ui/cache/Users/<username>-user/LocalSync

but, of course they have the cryptic GUID-style names, and apparently contain no metadata whatsover. so they are playable by the stock music app, but you have no idea what you're playing -- guess it was too much to hope for.

Re: file location for synced local tracks?

licenced — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:08:48 GMT

@personanongrata wrote:

thank you, licenCed!

Haha - Kudos due just for that 🙂

Re: file location for synced local tracks?

djbigpoppa — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:06:00 GMT

i just looked on my Galaxy Note and its on the phone, not the sdcard, I added the 32G card after I got the phone and installed spotify. Is there a way to get it moved over? Thanks

Re: file location for synced local tracks?

licenced — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:23:37 GMT

Yes there's other threads about doing that. Unfortunately it requires you to install an old version, set the location and then upgrade