[Root] Backup and Restore your Sony Xperia Walkman/Music app playlist

[arul20be]

Dear friends,

We love hearing songs from walkman application(Now it is known as 'Music'). So, we make playlists as per our​

requirements. But, whenever we are switching ROM or doing fresh installations, we lose all our playlists. It must be a difficult one for making playlists again and again. But, no worries. I found a way to backup the playlists we created.

Requirements:
1. Rooted phone
2. Titanium Backup
3. Walkman/Music app installed
4. Playlists created

Instructions for Backing up:

1. Open the app Titanium Backup from app drawer .
2. Goto Backup/Restore tab. There you will find the app Media Storage ****** (Playlists)

3. Backup it along with Walkman/Music app.

4. Now, use any file manager and navigate to Phone Memory. There, you will find a folder named Titanium Backup. Copy that folder into SD card or somewhere else, where it will be safe.

That's all now you have backed up your playlist along with Walkman/Music app.

Instructions for Restoring:

1. After you have installed a new ROM/Fresh installation, install the app Titanium Backup from Playstore.
2. Now copy the Backed up Titanium Backup folder from SD card and paste it to the Phone memory.
3. Open the Titanium Backup app from app drawer.
4. Select the Menu from top right corner in the app.
5. You will see so many Menu options. Among that select Batch actions under,General category.
6. It will navigate to sub menu of Batch actions.
7. There select Run, Left to the Restore all apps Data under the Restore menu

8. Select, Media Storage ****** (Playlists) and, Music app and press the green tick mark on top right corner.

9. It is safe to reboot your phone after the restoration.

Voila!! Your playlists have been restored now.

I have personally verified this method on my Xperia Z2 Music app. Those who are using other mobiles, can confirm it.

 

[adolfovm]

I can confirm that this method works, though it will backup all your "Media Store", so info on pictures, videos, etc will also be there.

I have found a simple program on the play store that backups just the playlists and it works great for restoring them also, its called playlist backup:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.ssi.playlistbackup

I just stumbled upon it but if you guys just want to backup your playlists, it will do. Works great with the "favorites" playlists as well.

Also, no root needed!

 

[Infy_AsiX]

IpThanks I needed this information to restore my playlists after my SD card suddenly broke. I tried restoring them by a nandroid but they would soon disappear after booting.

So I restored Media Storage ****** (Playlists) and Music app. Also using Titanium to freeze ProtectedMediaScannerTrigger prevented the playlists from disappearing soon after booting. I use "Xposed Media Scanner Optimizer" instead to manually trigger (or auto if set) to run scans that somehow doesn't remove tracks after a nandroid restore and also save battery by not running a scan on boot . Note that module breaks MTP but is fine on version 1.3.