Where Does Player FM Store Offline Episodes?
Player FM podcast subscriptions with offline episodes and sync on mobile.
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Player FM keeps subscriptions, playlists and play progress on the account and episode audio in app private storage for offline. Auto download rules per show fill the cache on Wi-Fi; cleanup rules prune played episodes.
The web player shares the same subscriptions, so follows never depend on one phone. Bytes do: each device downloads its own copies under its own storage rules. Reinstalls restore the shelf instantly and forget the audio.
Where Player FM stores this, by platform
App-private storage (episodes auto downloaded per rules)
Per show auto download and cleanup tuning in settings. Progress syncs on login. System Clear Data empties episodes; subscriptions and playlists return by themselves.
App sandbox (episodes auto downloaded per rules)
Same account synced shelf on iPhone and iPad with background refresh. Deleting the app clears downloads only. Redownload or re-enable auto download after reinstalling.
Frequently asked questions
how do auto downloads work in Player FM
Enable per show with episode counts and Wi-Fi only rules. Played episodes auto delete when cleanup is on. Manual downloads pin individual episodes regardless of the rules.
do Player FM subscriptions survive reinstalling
Yes on the same account. Sign back in and follows, playlists and progress return. Episode files need downloading again under the same auto rules.
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