At the beginning of December, the Google Play Music website and mobile applications officially stopped working for all users worldwide. It was the biggest milestone in the transition to YouTube Music, but there is one last step. Upload your Play Music library to the replacement YouTube service before February 24th, or download it using Google Takeout.
Upload or download your Play Music library
Visit music.google.com or the Android and iOS apps offering a “Transfer to YouTube Music” prompt today. This is the easiest way to turn off Play Music, and it includes: upload purchases, playlists, stations, albums / songs stored in your library, likes / dislikes, and billing information.
Alternatively, there is the option to ‘manage your music’ by deleting your music library and / or recommendation history. The third option is to download your Play Music library using Google Takeout:
A list of tracks, playlists, radio stations, uploads and purchases in your Google Play Music library, as well as your playlist and search history.
Playlists, radio stations and track information will be provided in CSV format, while your previous uploads and Google Play purchases will be available as MP3 files. You can choose to receive the download link via email for local storage, or have it stored on Google Drive, Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive or Box. This allows you to store audio locally or switch to another music program.
Play Music transfer deadline
Back in August, Google said that the ability to download or transfer your Play Music library would be available shortly after the app was turned off. This follows other parts of Play Music – desktop Music Manager app, Play Music Store and assistant speaker integration – which are gradually becoming obsolete
On February 24, 2021, we will delete all your Google Play Music data. This includes your music library with any uploads, purchases and anything you have added from Google Play Music. After this date, there is no way to recover it.
According to Google’s original timeline, the deadline is December 31, 2020, but there are still a few weeks to go. In early February, Google gave three weeks notice (by email) that it plans to automatically delete all Play Music user data on Wednesday, February 24th.
In the message, Google identifies users who have already transferred to YouTube Music to give them the option to transfer again. [their] music library is up to date ”if they have made any changes to GPM.
If you want to download your Google Play Music library and data, you can do so with Google Takeout before February 24, 2021.
Updated with deadline
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