A method for storing audio data is disclosed, including: recording basic information of a versatile audio data storage file into the versatile audio data storage file; storing Versatile Audio Codec (VAC) frame data into the versatile audio data storage file sequentially; recording payload information of the versatile audio data storage file into the versatile audio data storage file; and recording index information of VAC frames stored in the versatile audio data storage file into the versatile audio data storage file. A device for storing the audio data is also disclosed, including: a basic information record module, a VAC frame data storage module, a payload information record module and an index information record module. The file generated with this method is simple and is easy to read and access, which can be applied to various applications of the versatile audio frequently.