Where Does Pimsleur Store Courses and Progress?
Where Pimsleur keeps courses and progress on Android and iPhone, and what the account holds. Exact folders are covered below.
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Pimsleur pairs account courses with device audio. Your login holds levels, streaks, and driving lessons. The phone caches lesson audio privately for offline commutes.
Moves are login plus redownload. Same email, same languages. Exact cache names vary by premium versus trial builds. Before road trips, open each needed lesson and download it, then test in airplane mode. Hands free mode needs the app open, since background limits pause audio on some phones. Check the in app storage readout when sizes look wrong on different releases.
Where Pimsleur stores this, by platform
/sdcard/Android/data/com.pimsleur.app
Courses follow your Pimsleur login. Lesson audio caches privately. A shared folder may appear under Android data on some builds, varying by release.
On My iPhone/Pimsleur
Lessons live in the Pimsleur container plus cloud. Sign in to restore levels, then redownload packs. Driving mode needs the app open.
Frequently asked questions
How do I move Pimsleur courses to a new phone?
Sign in on the new phone and courses return from the account. Phone holds login and lesson cache only. Driving lessons read from cloud. Check the email before wiping, since a second account shows trial and hides premium levels.
Does Pimsleur work offline in the car?
Yes for lessons you downloaded. They live in private storage plus cache. The shared folder may show cache on some builds. Use the in app downloads list to verify. Progress itself follows your account regardless of files.
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