Google Play Music stopped working in early December, but the files you’ve uploaded to Cloud Locker and other data remain available for export. This will change in late February, when Google deletes all information associated with Play Music.
In addition to all the songs you’ve uploaded to the cloud lock since the service started in 2011, Play Music data includes purchases, playlists, stations, albums / songs saved in your library and likes / dislikes.
After the applications were closed, Google originally planned to give users by the end of 2020 the transfer of this data to YouTube Music using the integrated tool or the download of an offline copy via Google Takeout:
A list of tracks, playlists, radio stations, uploads and purchases in your Google Play Music library, as well as your play and search history.
The year-end deadline has dropped to 2021, but Google now continues with its plans to “delete all of its data from Google Play Music”. According to an email that some customers started receiving today.
On February 24, 2021, we will delete all of your data from Google Play Music. This includes your music library with all uploads, purchases and anything you’ve added from Google Play Music. After this date, there will be no way to recover it.
Google takes note if you have used the transfer tool and offers the option to use it for the last time:
You have already transferred to YouTube Music. But, if you made any changes, you still have the option to transfer again so that your music library is up to date. If you want to download your library and data from Google Play Music, you can do so with Google Takeout before February 24, 2021.
This email has not yet been sent to all Play Music users, but it looks like everyone has the same deadline. Visit play.google.com/music to review your Play Music export options before deleting it.
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