How to Back Up Online Courses Before They Expire
Courses can vanish from your account — unpublished by the instructor, pulled from a subscription, or lost when a plan lapses. Backing them up locally means the courses you enrolled in stay yours to review. Here's how.
What you need
- — An account with courses you want to keep
- — Udemie installed
- — A folder or drive with room for your library
Steps
- 01
Install Udemie
Install Udemie from the Microsoft Store on Windows or the Snap Store on Linux, then open the app. The free tier lets you start right away.
- 02
Connect the account
Sign in to Udemy, Coursera or LinkedIn Learning inside Udemie to list every course you currently have access to.
- 03
Download the courses you want to keep
Queue the courses. Udemie saves the videos, subtitles and resources to your local library on disk.
- 04
Keep learning even after access ends
Your downloaded library stays playable in Udemie even if a course later disappears from the original platform.
FAQ
Can I watch a course after it's removed from my account?
Yes. Once a course is downloaded to your Udemie library, it remains available locally even if it's later removed from the platform.
Is backing up my own courses allowed?
Udemie is for downloading courses you're enrolled in or have purchased, for personal offline use. It doesn't bypass enrollment, payment or access controls.
Where are the backed-up courses stored?
Courses are stored in a local library folder on your own device, so you keep full control of the files.
Ready to start?
Free to start. Install on Windows or Linux.