Google Play Music (save to external SD card guide)

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SGH-T999 (4.1.1)
Google Play Music (Version 4.4.811H.526848)


required app: ROM Toolbox

1. Open Settings > Application manager > All > Google Play Music
2. Select "Force stop" and "Clear data"
3. Open ROM Toolbox > Root Browser
4. Create the following folder on your SD card /mnt/extSdCard/GoogleMusic/files
5. Tap and hold the folder named "files" until menu appears, and select "Create shortcut" at the bottom of the list
6. Navigate to /data/data/com.google.android.music/
7. Select "Create" and the "files" folder should be linked
8. Open "Play Music" app and sync
9. Select "Choose on device music" and it should show the available space on your sd card
10. Profit

tl;dr the directory where music is stored has changed from /data/data/com.google.android.music/cache to /data/data/com.google.android.music/files for both music and artwork, so create a symlink from your external sdcard in that location.

Great Guide, and thanks!
I'll give this a shot!

Is there a problem with the ext sdcard bc Im currently trying to figure out why my internal sd is so full from apps and link2sd and apps2sd hasnt worked...let me know if you have any info!

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Do you think it's possible to do the same thing with the Google Play Movies & TV App?

What is the benefit of doing this if I may ask?

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Originally Posted by MorePAIN

What is the benefit of doing this if I may ask?

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Your limited internal sd card won't get full? You'll save precious space?

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Oh. Ok I don't. Save. My Music on my phone I have it all uploaded.

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Originally Posted by MorePAIN

Oh. Ok I don't. Save. My Music on my phone I have it all uploaded.

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I do too but sometimes I have no connection or sometimes I want to use my memory card with my home theater.

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It didn't work for me..

Originally Posted by chronos7

It didn't work for me..

are you using a stock based rom or a CM based rom? the directories are different. on CM10 it would be /storage/sdcard1 or /mnt/sdcard1 instead of extSdCard