Where Does Podbean Store Offline Episodes?
Podbean podcast app downloads, playlists and creator stats on mobile.
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Podbean (the listening app from the podcast host) downloads episodes into app private storage for offline with auto rules per show, while subscriptions, playlists and progress sync on the account. Creator studio stats live server side for hosts.
Listening and hosting share one login but different storage: listener downloads are disposable cache, published episodes and analytics live on Podbean servers permanently. Phone wipes never touch a hosted show.
Where Podbean stores this, by platform
App-private storage (episodes downloaded per show rules)
Auto download and auto delete played toggles per subscription. Playlists sync on login. Clearing app data empties episodes; the shelf and hosted content are unaffected.
App sandbox (episodes downloaded per show rules)
Same listener cache on iPhone with CarPlay and background play. Hosts manage shows in the web dashboard or creator app. Deleting the listening app drops audio only.
Frequently asked questions
does reinstalling Podbean delete my hosted podcast
No. Published episodes and stats live on Podbean servers under the creator account. Only listener downloads on that phone vanish. Sign back in everywhere and both sides return.
how do auto downloads work in Podbean
Set counts and Wi-Fi only per show; played episodes auto delete when enabled. Manual pins override the rules for keepers. Manage from the downloads screen before storage runs out.
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