Watching videos on Amazon Prime is becoming increasingly popular. You can, obviously, enjoy movies via Amazon Prime's Android mobile software or Windows 10/11 desktop applications online. But sometimes, you may want to download titles from Amazon Prime for offline playback.
The question is, where are the Amazon video downloads stored? Scroll down and read this article, you will find the answer.
Normally, your Amazon Prime desktop application for Windows PC is installed by default in the C: drive. In this case, your downloaded Amazon Prime titles are saved in the following file:
C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Packages\AmazonVideo.PrimeVideo_pwbj9vvecjh7j\
LocalState\Downloads
The tricky part is, the above file folder is by default hidden, if you want to locate the above file folder, there are two ways to go:
A pop-up window will be shown, and you can go to the View tab, scroll down to find the Files and Folders settings, check the option Show hidden files, folders, and drives, and then press OK to Save. Now all files and folders are shown, and you can find the folder where the Amazon Video downloads are stored.
Note:
the "C:" refers to where you installed the Amazon Prime App, and it will always be in the C: drive, you can not change the location; and the "UserName" means your PC account username.
Because you are not allowed to customize the output path, so sometimes they can take up a lot of computer memory. And although you find the downloaded titles, you can not play them on other media players except for the Amazon Prime desktop application.
The Amazon Prime app is available on the Microsoft application store, and you can easily download and install it on your Android device. Where are Amazon videos stored on Android? Open the File Management on your Android device, and navigate to the following folder:
"/data/data/com.amazon.avod.thirdpartyclient" or
"internal storage/android/data/com.amazon.avod.thirdpartyclient"
You may not be able to copy and paste the above address, so you need to follow the above address and scroll down to find the corresponding folder. The output formats of the downloaded titles are encrypted MP4 Video File, so you can only watch them via the Amazon Prime Android application.
Now you have figured out where Amazon Prime video downloads are stored on PC and Android. However, as an Amazon Prime subscriber, you may also know that all rented or bought videos on it can only be downloaded and watched in the software within a certain period. All downloaded content is saved as encrypted files and can not be opened and watched by other media players.
That sometimes is inconvenient, especially if you want to copy the videos to other devices for offline playback. So, is it possible to download Amazon videos to open source MP4 format? Here we recommend reliable and powerful third-party software to you — the MovPilot Amazon Prime Video Downloader. It safely and conveniently converts DRM-protected Amazon Prime videos to common MP4 files, so you can watch them offline whenever and wherever you like.
This professional MovPilot Amazon Prime Video Downloader is designed to download all available video content on Amazon Prime. The downloader features:
Professional as MovPilot Amazon Prime Video Downloader is, it is really user-friendly and easy to operate. Just follow the below restrictions:
Step 1. Launch MovPilot Amazon Prime Video Downloader.
The downloader is compatible with Windows PC and MacOS. So you can install it on your computer easily. Then, log in to your Amazon account.
Step 2. Set up the output parameters.
Click the upper-right gear icon in the main interface to access the Settings tab. Main output parameters can be set up in the pop-up Settings window, including the Video Format, Audio Language, Subtitle Language, and other output settings. You can change the default settings here and customize the quality of your output videos.
Step 3. Search for the videos you would like to download.
Just type the name of the movies or TV shows you would like to download in the search bar. MovPilot Amazon Prime Video Downloader features a built-in browser for Amazon Prime which helps you to get access to Amazon Prime's video library.
Step 4. One-click to download the videos.
If your desired video is shown in the search results, just click the download button (a downward arrow icon) to download it. You can also choose which episode you want to download from a TV series.
After the download process is done, the selected file is converted to an MP4/MKV format video file and can be played via any media player you want. You can copy it to an external hard drive, a USB drive, an SD card, etc. You are free to enjoy the titles wherever and whenever you want!
Conclusion
This article tells you where Amazon video downloads are stored on your PC and your Android device. But titles downloaded by the official Amazon Prime app are only playable within the Amazon app. Also, you can’t customize the storage location of Amazon video downloads.
If you want to change the location to free up your internal memory or transfer them to other media player, try MovPilot Amazon Prime Video Downloader to convert Amazon video to DRM-free MP4 format. You are then free to enjoy the downloaded videos on other devices for offline playback, regardless of Amazon Prime restrictions.