> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.getmotif.page/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# What is Tracked?

> Keep selected external music sources visible without mixing them into your local Library.

# What is Tracked?

Tracked lets you follow specific places where music arrives outside your computer: a Discord channel, Telegram chat or topic, Google Drive folder, Dropbox folder, or YouTube channel.

It is designed for sources you revisit, not for importing an entire connected account.

## Sources, not services

Connecting Discord, Telegram, Google Drive, Dropbox, or YouTube makes that service available to Motif. A public YouTube channel can also be followed by link without connecting YouTube. It does not automatically follow every server, chat, or folder.

You then add individual **Tracked sources** from the places you are allowed to access. Each source becomes a card in **Library → Tracked**.

## What a source card tells you

A Tracked card can show:

* source name and service;
* cover art or an automatically available service image;
* number of audio files;
* latest activity in list view;
* a red new-audio count;
* loading or disconnected state.

Open the card to see audio from that source. Opening it clears the source's new-audio badge because Motif now considers the source reviewed.

## Listen without importing

Remote audio can play from its connected service. A cloud indicator identifies an item that has not been saved locally; a green downloaded indicator identifies a local copy.

The Tracked detail view offers **Play**, **Shuffle**, and **Refresh source** when the source is available.

## Local and remote stay distinct

Tracked audio does not automatically enter the local Library. This matters because the two areas have different purposes:

* **Library** reflects watched folders on your computer;
* **Tracked** reflects selected external sources;
* **Download** saves a local copy under `Documents\Motif\<Service>`;
* moving or dragging that copy into a watched folder is what makes it part of Library.

Read [Save Tracked music locally](https://docs.getmotif.page/tracked/save-locally.md) for the complete flow.

## Refresh behavior

Opening a source refreshes it when necessary. You can also choose **Refresh** from the card menu or **Refresh source** inside the source.

Refresh retrieves the current audio listing and updates expiring links. It does not copy every remote file to your computer.

## Disconnected services

If a connection expires or is removed, its cards become unavailable. Open the source and choose **Connect *Service*** to restore access.

Reconnecting preserves the source card and allows Motif to refresh and play it again. Removing the card is a separate action.

> [!NOTE]
>
> Cloud audio larger than Motif's playback limit cannot be streamed in the app. Download or open that file through its original service instead.


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