I like to extract playlist information (i.e. path and filenames) I've created on Android's builtin MP3-player, to copy it with the MP3 files to a bigger SDHC card. Playlist information is lost when doing this:

- Removing the SDHC memory card (after turning off the device), and re-insert it later, causes the MP3-player to forget all files in the playlists which I have created. This is especially annoying if you want to replace the SDHC card by a bigger one and want to backup all files including playlists from the old one

Hence I am looking for a way to backup the playlists or at least their content (i.e. path filename etc).

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**More information:**

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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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!