How to Download Amazon Music to SD Card

By Justin SabrinaUpdated on July 24, 2026

Summary
This article covers two effective ways to save Amazon Music to an SD card. You can download music from Amazon to SD card on Android devices. Also, you can download Amazon Music to MP3 using an Amazon Music Downloader, and then you could transfer Amazon songs to SD card, USB drive and other external storage devices permanently.

Q1: "How to save Amazon Music to SD card, I looking for a way to get Amazon Music download to SD card, so that I can listen to Amazon Music offline on my Sono speaker via SD card. Any suggestions?"

Q2: "Can I download music from Amazon Music to an SD card? My Samsung phone is running out of space, how do I move Amazon Music to SD card so I can run my apps normally. Thanks."

Download Amazon Music to SD Card/USB Drive

TL;DR:

1️⃣ On Android phone and tablet, Amazon Music does offer a download feature, and you also can download songs from Amazon Music to internal SD card. But these Amazon Music downloads are just cache files with DRM protection. You can take, move, or copy any downloaded song output the Amazon Music app.

2️⃣ Third-party Amazon Music converters can help you download and move Amazon Music to external SD card. For example, UkeySoft Amazon Music Converter allows you to download any music from Amazon Music with a Free account and convert them into 320kbps MP3 files. Thus, you can transfer these Amazon MP3 songs to SD card for playback or storing.

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As one of the most popular streaming music services, Amazon Music has a catalog of 100 million songs & podcasts. Amazon Prime Music and Amazon Music Unlimited have the capability to download Amazon Music to listen to offline without an Internet connection. To free up space memory or backup Amazon Music songs, more and more users are looking for effective ways to save Amazon Music to SD card, transfer Amazon Music to USB drive or export Amazon Music to other external drives. Thankfully, Amazon Music allows subscribers to download Amazon Music to SD card on supported devices, such as Android phone or tablet, and Amazon Fire tablets.

This article is written to help you free up space on your phone and store Amazon Music songs on your SD card forever, even your subscription ends. Here we will show you 2 effective ways to download and save Amazon Music to SD card. You can download music from Amazon Music to an SD card on Android device. Or use a third-party Amazon Music Downloader to download Amazon Music to external SD card in plain MP3 format! Let's go!

CONTENTS

Method 1. Download Amazon Music to Android SD Card Directly (With Subscription)
Method 2. Download and Move Amazon Music to External SD Card for Free (Without Subscription) (Best)
How to Fix Amazon Music Won't Download to SD Card?
FAQs About Amazon Music Downloads to SD Card
Conclusion

Method 1. Download Amazon Music to Android SD Card Directly (With Subscription)

Running out of phone storage is a common problem for Amazon Music users, especially when downloading many songs for offline listening. Downloading Amazon Music to SD card is a good option to free up space on your device. As you know, most Android phones and tablets support SD memory card. Therefore, you can download music from Amazon to SD card on your Android devices with an active subscription.

1.1 How to Change Storage to SD Card on Amazon Music

Step 1.

Open the Amazon Music app on your Android device, sign in with your subscription account.

Step 2.

Click "My Music" from the bottom menu.

Step 3.

Go to "Settings" > "Storage Location" options.

Step 4.

Tap "External SD Card". After that, all downloaded Amazon Music will be saved to SD card instead.

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1.2 How to Download Songs from Amazon Music to SD Card?

After changing the storage location, downloading Amazon songs to an SD card is straightforward. Follow below steps:

Step 1.

Launch the Amazon Music app on your Android phone or tablet.

Step 2.

Step 3.

Browse to the song, album, or playlist you want to save for offline listening.

Step 4.

For an album or playlist, find the "Download" button on its main page and click on it.

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Step 5.

For an individual song, tap the three dots (...) next to its title. Select "Download" from the menu.

Step 6.

The download will begin immediately and be saved directly to your SD card as configured.

Tips: All Amazon Music downloads are stored by default in the folder:

Phone\Android\Media\com.Amazon.mp3\files\media\Music.

1.3 How to Import & Play Song Saved in SD Card on Amazon Music

In some case, you may want to play downloaded music saved in SD card through Amazon Music app, it is possible to do that if your subscription is active. Here's how:

Step 1.

Open the Amazon Music app on your Android device. Go to your account Settings:

Step 2.

Tap your profile icon, typically located in the top-right corner, select "Settings".

Step 3.

Scroll within the Settings menu and find the "Music Management" option.

Step 4.

Look for and tap the option labeled "Automatically Import Music From".

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Step 5.

Next, click "Select Folder" and choose your SD Card folder. The Amazon Music app will scan it and import all compatible audio files.

Step 6.

Once the import is complete, the songs from your SD card will appear alongside your Amazon Music library. You can find and play them by browsing "My Music" or through the "Device" section of your library.

💡 Note: While this method is workable for subscribers to download Amazon Music to SD card on Android devices, it comes with several limitations, for instance:

1. Subscriptions of Amazon Prime or Amazon Music Unlimited are required. The Amazon Music songs downloaded to the SD card will be removed after the subscription ends.

2. These Amazon Music downloads stored in the SD card are just cache files with DRM protection. In other words, you cannot access or play these downloads except for the Amazon Music app on your Android device. Moreover, you are unable to take out the downloaded Amazon Music songs from SD card to other players or devices for listening.

Thus, we suggest that you try Method 2 to download Amazon Music to external SD card using a third-party tool. This way, you can keep Amazon Music songs permanently, and even transfer them to other devices for offline playback.

Method 2. Download and Move Amazon Music to External SD Card for Free (Without Subscription) (Best)

With a subscription, Android users can easily download or move Amazon Music to SD card, but all downloaded Amazon Music songs will expire after your subscription ends. Because Amazon Music songs are DRM-protected, which only allows you to enjoy Amazon Music within the official app. Do you want to permanently save Amazon Music to SD card or other external storage device even if you cancel/stop your subscription? We know that SD card supports MP3 files. Therefore, you can use a third-party Amazon Music Downloader to download Amazon Music to MP3 files. Here we highly recommend UkeySoft Amazon Music Converter.

UkeySoft Amazon Music Converter is an intuitive and useful Amazon Music downloader and converter. This powerful tool enables users to download any song, albums, artists, playlists & podcasts from Amazon Free, Amazon Prime and Music Unlimited. Moreover, it allows to download and convert Amazon Music to MP3, M4A, FLAC, AAC, WAV, AIFF formats. Even better, UkeySoft will also keep the original music quality and all the ID3 tags (including Cover, Title, Album, Artist, Artwork, Genre, etc.) after conversion.

As an improved Amazon Music Converter, UkeySoft is very easy to use and comes with a user-friendly interface. With a built-in Amazon Music Web Player, users can directly download Amazon Music to computer without launching any other extra apps. After conversion, users can easily copy the downloaded Amazon songs to an external SD card, USB flash drive, external hard drive and other portable devices. This makes it a great solution for how to download and save Amazon Music to an SD card without subscription and expiration.

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Multiple Audio Formats for Selection: Download all music content from Amazon Music Free/Prime/Unlimited, and then convert to popular yet unprotected audio formats such as MP3, AAC, M4A, WAV, FLAC, AIFF. Thus users can easily move Amazon Music to external SD card for forever backup or offline playback.
Built-in Amazon Music Web Player: This program is equip with a built-in Amazon Music web player to access the music library directly, with no need to install the Amazon Music app. Simply sign in Amazon account, you can browse, choose and download Amazon Music songs/playlists/albums/podcasts with few clicks.
Customizable Audio Parameters Flexibly: Ensure you have an excellent listening experience, the program allows you to change the output quality (with up to 640 kbps) for Amazon Music downloads. The music quality can be kept as the original track after conversion as long as you set up the suitable output settings.
Keep ID3 Tags: It will smartly identify and well preserve the original ID3 tags and metadata like cover, title, album, artwork, artist, genre, etc. This helps you effortlessly organize and manage your converted Amazon Music tracks.
10X Fasted Speed: UkeySoft Amazon Music Converter offers a 10X faster speed for downloading songs from Amazon Music to an SD card in batches. The time for downloading an entire playlist can be shortened within 5 minutes, saving your time!
Built-in Amazon Music Web Player: The UkeySoft Amazon Music Converter comes with a built in Amazon Music web player, you don't need to install Amazon Music app or extra app. Just login in with your Amazon Music free account, you can directly download any song/playlist/podcast from Amazon Music web player.
Save Amazon Music to External SD Card: It helps you download and convert Amazon Music tracks to local MP3 files. This means you can transfer the output MP3 Amazon Music files to external SD card or USB drive without limits. You can inset the external SD card or USB drive with Amazon songs to other devices (such as mobile, smart TV, PSP, Xbox, smart speaker, etc.) for offline listening.

Tip: System Requirements:

Windows 7 or later on 64bit required

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Guide: How to Download and Save Amazon Music to SD Card

Step 1. Install and Run UkeySoft Amazon Music Converter

Click the Download above, download and install the UkeySoft Amazon Music Converter on your Mac or Windows. Run the program and enter your Amazon account.

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Step 2. Reset Output Settings of Amazon Music

Please find the Gear at the top right corner and click on it. In the settings window, you may set the Output Format, Output Quality, Output Folder, Output File Name, etc.

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Step 3. Add Amazon Music into UkeySoft

In this step, all you need to do is select an album, artist or playlist and click the "Red +" icon.

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You need to confirm the track in the playlist that you want to download. You can uncheck songs you don't like.

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Step 4. Download and Convert Amazon Music to MP3

Simply press on "Convert" button, then UkeySoft will begin downloading and converting Amazon Music to MP3 files.

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Once finished, you can click on the "History" icon to check all the converted Amazon Music files, or go to the Output Folder to find the songs.

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Step 5. Copy Downloaded Amazon Music to SD Card

Now it's time to transfer Amazon songs to SD card.

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● Insert your SD card into the SD card reader (it becomes a USB disk).

● Plug the SD card reader into your computer's USB port.

● Open your SD card drive from 'This PC'.

● Drag and drop the downloaded Amazon Music MP3 files to the SD card.

● When finished, eject the SD card from the PC.

How to Fix Amazon Music Won't Download to SD Card?

When you encounter situations like "Amazon songs not downloading to SD card", or "Amazon Music SD card not found, you can follow these troubleshooting tips to solve the problems.

# Check SD Card Storage: Check if there is available storage on your SD card for the Amazon Music download.

# Set Download Location: Ensure you have set the SD card as the download location.

# Clear Cache & Data: Go to "Settings" > "Apps" > "Amazon Music" on your device. Tap "Storage" and then "Clear Cache".

# Check SD Card Format: Ensure that your SD card is formatted properly (e.g., FAT32 or exFAT). If not, you need to reformat it.

# Update Amazon Music App: Go to Google Play Store, update to the latest version of Amazon Music app.

# Reinstall Amazon Music: You can try to uninstall and reinstall the Amazon Music app.

# Try Another SD Card: Try using a different SD card to see if the problem persists.

FAQs About Amazon Music Downloads to SD Card

Can Amazon Music be stored on an SD card?

Answer: Of course. For Amazon Prime members and Music Unlimited subscribers, Amazon Music allows you to download music content on Android, iOS, fire tablet. If you device support micro SD card, you can change download storage to SD card on Amazon Music.

How to move Amazon Prime music to an SD card?

Answer: Open the Amazon Music on your mobile device and tap "My Music". Select "Settings" > "Storage" > "SD card". For more details, please refer to Method 1.

Amazon Music says SD card is offline, how to fix it?

Answer: You can try to format your SD Card as internal storage, and you'll be asked if you want to move files to the card immediately. Click "Yes" and confirm your action, your Amazon Music content will be store on the SD card.

Advantages of Saving Amazon Music Downloads to External SD Card

1. Save space and free up memory on your Android device.
2. Backup Amazon Music songs on SD card without losing them.
3. Play Amazon Music on other devices using an SD card.
4. Insert an SD card into an SD card reader and it becomes a USB drive. So you can insert to your smart TVs, smart speakers, game consoles for playing.

Conclusion

In short, whether you want to save Amazon Music to an SD card or other external storage devices, you can follow the steps above. Changing the download location to Android SD card on the Amazon Music app can be a viable solution for subscribers. But Amazon Music has officially imposed plenty of download limits, making it impossible for you to keep your Amazon Music downloads on SD card forever. So, if you are an Amazon Music Free user, or want to permanently save Amazon songs on an external SD card, UkeySoft Amazon Music Converter is the best option.

It is an all-in-one software, available for all tiers of Amazon Music users, including Amazon Music Free. It supports to download and convert Amazon Music to plain MP3/M4A/FLAC/AAC/WAV/AIFF audio formats and make them accessible on any device and player. With it, you can easily save Amazon Music to external SD card, USB drive, external drive, MP3 player, smartphone, etc. You own these Amazon Music songs locally and permanently! Give it a try right now!

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Justin Sabrina has always had great enthusiasm for writing, programming and web development. He likes writing about software and technology, his works are featured on some tech blogs or forums like Tom's Hardware, CNET, etc.