I like to extract playlist information (i.e. path and filenames) I've created on Android's builtin MP3-player, since I have trouble with the way the Samsung s3 mini deals with them:

Whenever I remove the SDHC memory card (after turning off the device of course), and re-insert it, then it forgets all files in the playlists which I have created with the built-in MP3 player (I want to create playlists while I am travelling in the train - so it is not of much use to create M3Us externally and put them in a folder of the SDHC card).

Now I have bought a bigger memory card, transferred all MP3 files to it and want to use it in the phone as replacement of the smaller card.

So I am looking for a way to backup the playlists (not the entire MP3 files, just the list containing the file names and path) and use them with the new memory card (paths are exactly the same, just more space available). Shouldn't be a problem, I thought, but the vendor of the phone made it complicated. 

The phone has a playlist folder, containing the `Playlists`, but when I use a USB cable to connect it to the PC, I can see them (`*.pla` files) but they have 0 bytes and cannot be copied. Also, if I connect the SDHC card via cardreader, the files aren't useful.

Samsung Kies also did not work for me, it does not seem to support the playlists created on the phone.

I found [this interesting question](http://android.stackexchange.com/q/15045/81963), which explains that Android stores playlists in SqlLite databases, but unfortunately, on my Samsung phone I could not find the database file (although there is a folder `Computer\GT-I8190\Phone\Android\data\com.google.android.music` which should contain it, but no `databases` subdirectory and no database files).

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So to **summarize my question (one of the options below would help me):** 

 - Do you know how I can backup the playlists on the phone and then extract the file/path info contained in them in Windows? <br/> `Phone Playlist -> Windows PC -> Extract Path/Filename to text file`

 - Or do you know if there is a tool available (for Android, or for Windows reading it from the mobile phone) converting the playlists into a compatible text format (like [`.m3u` playlists](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M3U))? <br/> `Phone Playlist -> M3U file`<br/><br/>(**Note:** The other way round it is possible, as [this forum post](http://androidforums.com/threads/tutorial-m3u-playlists-on-android.291803/)
   explains). Here's an example of a M3U file, note that relative paths are allowed as well:

     `#EXTM3U`    
     `#EXTINF:123, Sample artist - Sample title` <br/>
     `/storage/extSdCard/Sounds/Sample.mp3`

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Your help is much appreciated!