Google Drive Playlist Backup & Restore
Back up a single playlist — its M3U8 index and every media file — into your Google Drive, then restore it on any Android device. Requires the Google Drive app to be installed.
How It Works
RideStream does not use a Google login or a background sync. Instead it relies on Android's Storage Access Framework (SAF): you pick a Google Drive folder, and RideStream writes the playlist there through the system picker.
Backing up a playlist copies two things into a RideStream_Backup_<playlist-name> folder:
- A
.m3u8playlist file that records the track order and titles. - All of the playlist's media files (audio and video), uploaded chunk by chunk.
Restoring reads the .m3u8, downloads the media files back into RideStream's local Playlists folder, and recreates the playlist in the library.
Requirements
- Android device — the backup/restore buttons are Android-only.
- The Google Drive app must be installed on your device so RideStream can access Drive folders via SAF.
- Existing backup folder: keep the
RideStream_Backupfolder on your Drive; RideStream stores each playlist in aRideStream_Backup_<name>sub-folder inside it.
How to Back Up a Playlist
- Open the playlist you want to back up.
- Tap the ☁️ Cloud Upload button in the top-right toolbar.
- Read the confirmation dialog and tap Accept.
- In the system folder picker, choose a folder inside Google Drive. If you pick a local or other folder, RideStream shows "Please select a Google Drive folder, not a local folder."
- RideStream creates the
RideStream_Backup_<name>folder, writes the.m3u8, and uploads each media file with a progress bar.
How to Restore a Playlist
- On your new device, open the RideStream home screen.
- Tap Import from Google Drive (the ☁️ download action).
- Confirm and select your Google Drive backup folder in the system picker.
- RideStream finds the
.m3u8, downloads the media files, and rebuilds the playlist. An existing playlist with the same name is replaced.
Desktop (Windows / macOS / Linux)
On desktop the same backup/restore flow uses the local file system instead of Google Drive — you pick any backup folder with a file picker. Media files are copied into a RideStream_Backup_<name> sub-folder and can be restored the same way.