How to recover an audio file stuck in 'Downloading...' state on iPhone?

A recording stuck on “Downloading…” with no waveform usually means the actual audio file never fully saved or uploaded to iCloud. Your best hope is checking other devices or iCloud.com for a complete local copy. Try toggling iCloud sync off/on, freeing storage, restarting, or exporting through Files to force a download. If the file doesn’t exist on any other device or in a backup, the audio was never fully written, and it cannot be recovered.

"How to recover an audio file stuck in 'Downloading...' state on iPhone?: Last monday, I recorded an hour and a half audio to be uploaded today. As I tried to airdrop it from my phone to my computer, I found not only is it unable to play or share, there is no audio wave in the file itself. I have attempted to duplicate it, delete and reload the app, and share it multiple ways, but the file now is in a permanent state of "Downloading..." Is there any other option to save this audio?"

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Thank you for the screenshot.

Music Stuck in a Download Loop:

I've come across a similar issue with my Mac, and a new Apple Account sign in is what fixed this. So, sign out of your Apple Account on your iPhone(Settings > Name at the top>, and then sign back in. Not so certain it would be the same. but it might just fix it: Fixing the Music App Stalled in a “Playing Next Loop" - User Tip

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