In the app, tap on the menu icon (the three dots) by the track and tap download.
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The download button is your only (legal) hope. If there isn't a download option, the track can't be downloaded. This will download the track to your device. On the SoundCloud website, go to the track you want and tap on the Download button on the lower left-hand side. The only legal way to back up your tracks is to download them from the track screen. Tracks that you created and those that have been cleared for download can be backed up, but it's a tedious process. Downloading others' tracks without the owner's permission is illegal. There isn't a way to legally backup your entire library or playlists, from what I've found, due to copyright.Įven if you pay a subscription, it doesn't mean you own whatever is in your library. If the person who uploaded the track originally decided that it can't be downloaded, you won't be able to save it. Unfortunately, you can't save every track. This article will be updated if we receive any new information. SoundCloud did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Will it find more funding by then? No one knows for certain, but when it comes to your music library, it's much better to be safe than sorry.Įven if it doesn't close, many SoundCloud users have complained that music has disappeared from their playlists. The company recently laid off nearly half its staff. Unnamed sources told TechCrunch this week that founders Alex Ljung and Eric Wahlforss said they have enough money to make it to Q4, which is less than three months away. SoundCloud has more than 175 million users in 190 countries, so you'd think that it would be around forever.