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deleting songs from library

MaryAlex — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 20:19:59 GMT

There are all these RANDOM songs in my library that I can't get rid of!

Help.

Re: deleting songs from library

jvanderb — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 20:31:21 GMT

Items should only show up in your library if they are on your computer, or in a playlist. Chances are they are songs located in your downloads, music folder, or in iTunes. Try this: Open Spotify, click the Spotify menu at the top of the screen, then select Preferences. In the preferences screen, look in the section labeled 'Local Files.' Uncheck one item at a time, then recheck your library for the random songs you are referring to. If they go away, you will have found the source of the songs in your library that you don't want.

Re: deleting songs from library

Bchicago — Wed, 02 May 2012 17:49:51 GMT

I had an album that didn't exist on my hard drive and could NOT be deleted from my Spotify!

I just used your advice^^^ and it worked perfectly. Thank you!

Re: deleting songs from library

Valentinas_Dad — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 21:18:01 GMT

I am unable to get rid of songs in my library. I went under Local Files in Preferences and uncheked everything.

How to remove songs from library

TT0431 — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:22:14 GMT

Well If you want to delete some songs you first go to Local Files You click on the one you don't want if it's more than 1 Press command before clicking the other one and when your done clicking all of them press the delete button and when your done you look in your library your song(s) are gone!! 🙂

TT0431

Re: How to remove songs from library

Sylaous — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 18:00:00 GMT

I am trying to remove songs from my library that are NOT on my computer, they came from spotify's database. This is problematic as I now have the songs to transfer to my computer and do not want duplicate track listings. Please help.

Re: How to remove songs from library

Peter__ — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 19:47:56 GMT

@Sylaous wrote:

I am trying to remove songs from my library that are NOT on my computer, they came from spotify's database. This is problematic as I now have the songs to transfer to my computer and do not want duplicate track listings. Please help.

Hey 🙂

Your library will collect all of your local files as well as any tracks you have in any of your playlists. So removing the corresponding tracks from your playlists will remove them from the library.

In regards to adding local files, as long as the Spotify client can link those tracks to the tracks in its catalogue (which happens automatically when you import) then it shouldn't show the duplicates in your library since it knows you own the track.

Peter

Re: deleting songs from library

tomwaitsfan1 — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:30:33 GMT

Somehow I've managed to Sync my iTunes library into my Spotty Library and Local Files. I don't want them there. Anyone know how to remove them/un-sync?

Cheers.

Re: deleting songs from library

Peter__ — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 23:42:51 GMT

@tomwaitsfan1 wrote:

Somehow I've managed to Sync my iTunes library into my Spotty Library and Local Files. I don't want them there. Anyone know how to remove them/un-sync?

Cheers.

Hey! Welcome to the community 🙂

Head to Edit/Spotify > Preferences and untick all of the Local File source boxes.

Then go to the "Local Files" tab on the left, select a track, then highlight all (via Ctrl/Cmd+a or Edit > Select All), right click and select "Unlink Track".

No more local files 😉

Peter

Re: deleting songs from library

tomwaitsfan1 — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 11:32:53 GMT

Hey Peter, DUDE!!!! Fixed in a trice. Many thanks both for your fast response and for your clear concise remedial instruction. Worked a treat. Ha! They're messin' with the wrong guy here!!

FYI: I think I now know how this suddenly happened. I had a Spotty problem a couple of weeks back, had to de/re-install. Spotty must tick those library folders as default. Also, the prog was taking an age to open, not surprising when I tell you in excess of 24,000 music files were sucked in from my iTunes library.

Anyway, all's well now. Thank you again

Cheers

den.

Re: deleting songs from library

Peter__ — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 11:34:59 GMT

No worries den, enjoy your music! 🙂

Peter

Re: deleting songs from library

jjcalefan — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 08:26:43 GMT

Hi Peter,

A similar problem occurs on my Windows desktop Spotify (9.9.1.57): can't remove Library items; these items are neither flagged, part of a playlist or existing locally (as I understand that these properties affect 'deletability'). The context menu keeps showing me a greyed out delete option.

Have any solution?

Thanks in advance!

Re: deleting songs from library

Joe — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 10:07:03 GMT

Hi. Files shown in the library must be either local files or included in a playlist. If the have a note symbol in a rectangle showing, they are local files and you should be able to delete them from the local files view. However, this will only delete them from your library, not physically from your desktop and will be reimported the next time you restart spotify unless you uncheck the imprt options in settings.

Another way to identify local files is if right-clicking shows the option to open the containing folder.

Re: deleting songs from library

jjcalefan — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 10:33:54 GMT

Thanks Joe,

I did some experiments, and things became clear to me:

A 'title' (record, item) in the library is either a favorite, a local file or part of a playlist (created by yourself); deleting is not possible explicitly, but can be done by deleting a file on the other lists, or if the item is marked as favorite, it can be deleted from the library by 'unstaring' the item. Not directly intuitive, but workable..

cheers,

Igor

Re: deleting songs from library

Joe — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 10:35:42 GMT

Glad you sorted it out 🙂

Re: deleting songs from library

tracychester10 — Wed, 07 Aug 2013 22:36:18 GMT

I have alot of unwanted songs that are old in my Library on Spotify that I also starred and I want to delete them and put new songs, how do I do this?

Re: deleting songs from library

Rollo_ — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 04:07:40 GMT

@tracychester10 wrote:

I have alot of unwanted songs that are old in my Library on Spotify that I also starred and I want to delete them and put new songs, how do I do this?

Did you happen to read jwylot@Joe's post, 3 posts above your own?

Re: deleting songs from library

higaby — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 09:13:53 GMT

Hello Good Day:

I tried your solution Mr. But it did not remedy the situation. The songs are still in my library ;(

Thank you,

Ms. Frustrated

Re: deleting songs from library

Watersgraphics1 — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 12:53:27 GMT

It won't let me change the settings?

Re: deleting songs from library

lauraallen_92 — Tue, 02 May 2017 20:07:10 GMT

Somehow I've managed to Sync my iTunes library into my Spotty Library and Local Files. I don't want them there. Anyone know how to remove them/un-sync?

Cheers.

This also happened to me. I tried following your instructions below but after unticking the Local File source boxes and returning to to the 'Local Files' tab there was nothing in there. However, if I go into my songs all the songs from my itunes library are still there. Please help!