Where are the downloaded songs stored?

[XxRiKxX]

Checklist

• I am able to reproduce the bug with the latest debug version.
• I've checked that there is no open or closed issue about this bug.
• This issue contains only one bug.
• The title of this issue accurately describes the bug.

Steps to reproduce the bug

Cant find downloaded contents anywhere

Expected behavior

Files stored in a normal folder

Actual behavior

Nowhere to be founs

Screenshots/Screen recordings

No response

Logs

Nothing

InnerTune version

0.5.3

Android version

13

Additional information

I read some of the issues and the innertune debug you mentioned is nowhere to be found in your release. You should add a option to store it in a specified directory

[DarkCrypt]

Duplicate.

Downloaded songs are inaccessible from outside the app.

There are many closed issues about this and cache.
See: #1049, #1046, #1040, #1035, #987, #895, #893, #817, #813, #810, and #774.

[XxRiKxX]

Then how do I transfer the downloaded media to pc? I need to change my rom

[DarkCrypt]

I don't think this is possible. There is a backup and restore option but I'm not sure if that transfers downloaded songs.

Users that want to download and transfer songs as files will need to use a music downloader instead. This app is only intended to stream with the added ability for offline play.

[XxRiKxX]

The backup and restore just copies liked songs, playlists but not downloaded songs. its not storing files in thin air so they must be somewhere. this app is great but I dont get the point of not stroing them where we can actually see it

[DarkCrypt]

Right, the downloaded files are still in a folder. They're just inaccessible which was a decision made by the dev.

Users can still see which songs they downloaded within the app by going to Songs -> Downloaded tab. I know that's not the same as access to a folder but it is what it is.

What reasons would make z-huang decide to make this change?

1. Already been stated.
2. Avoid legal issues.

[dev232644]

The backup and restore just copies liked songs, playlists but not downloaded songs. its not storing files in thin air so they must be somewhere. this app is great but I dont get the point of not stroing them where we can actually see it

Just put all the downloaded songs in a playlist