topic Re: Remove Folder without removing playlist in Desktop (Mac)

Remove Folder without removing playlist

Gibbon_Man — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 10:37:01 GMT

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I have made folders but i can't seem to get my playlist out of them without deleting them

Re: Remove Folder without removing playlist

Loxer — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 13:20:52 GMT

Hey @Gibbon_Man, welcome to the Community.

Hope you're doing great!

I tested it on my end and you can drag and drop the playlists out of the folder then delete the folder:

Hope it helps! 🙂

Re: Remove Folder without removing playlist

Gibbon_Man — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 23:47:44 GMT

Thanks it did help. I then look at it again and realised that you have to
expand the folder out
[image: Screen Shot 2018-11-14 at 9.46.23 AM.png]

and then drag the playlist out

Re: Remove Folder without removing playlist

catswithbenefit — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 08:29:57 GMT

The recommended solution does not work for me on Mac.

While dragging the playlist into the "Your Library" section does show the drag & drop cursor it does not actually copy or move the playlist.
Thus right now I can't remove playlists from folders.

Can anybody reproduce this problem? It looks like a bug in the Spotify client to me.

Re: Remove Folder without removing playlist

Loxer — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 10:02:55 GMT

Hey @catswithbenefit,

Sorry but you cannot drag and drop the playlists or folders from the Playlists section into the Your Library section.

Does it work if you try what I've suggested above?

Thanks 🙂

Re: Remove Folder without removing playlist

catswithbenefit — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 10:19:09 GMT

I tried to move the playlists in to the "Playlist" section - not the "Your Library" section, sorry I was not clear on that.

When hovering the mouse it does show the exact same icon as it did for you.

BUT: The playlist keeps in its folder and it does not appear as a "top level" playlist either. Nothing happens.

Re: Remove Folder without removing playlist

sophiet — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 19:09:01 GMT

I'm not on Mac, but I was playing around with this and couldn't figure it out either!

It turns out the solution that worked for me is clicking the arrow next to the playlist title. The arrow will shift from pointing right to pointing down, and a list of playlists will appear under the folder name.

Check out the screen shot below. 2020 is an example of an unexpanded folder. 2019 is an expanded folder with all of the playlists inside under the folder name. From here, you can drag and drop playlists freely using THE PLAYLIST TITLES ON THE LEFT.

Hope this helps anyone looking for the answer in the future!

Re: Remove Folder without removing playlist

Lilkathy106 — Sun, 25 Jul 2021 19:50:36 GMT

Drag your playlist just above your folder name. A green line will appear. Drop your playlist. Hope that works for you.

Re: Remove Folder without removing playlist

Michelangello-4 — Sat, 13 May 2023 09:46:08 GMT

I have had the same problem. What worked for me was to go to Your Library > Playlists, then to sort by Custom Order, and only then to drag the playlist out of the folder.

I hope this helped anyone dealing with this issue.

Re: Remove Folder without removing playlist

wildpanda — Sat, 13 May 2023 23:36:58 GMT

Thank you so much!!

Re: Remove Folder without removing playlist

Flowsy — Tue, 16 May 2023 00:59:04 GMT

On the last version of Spotify for desktop it's unfeasible. Can you make an update if you know any other way ?

Re: Remove Folder without removing playlist

DolTort678 — Tue, 16 May 2023 08:32:26 GMT

It didnt work!!

Re: Remove Folder without removing playlist

dcminika — Tue, 30 May 2023 17:14:01 GMT

for some reason i dont have a 'custom order' in sort by, is there a way to fix that?

Re: Remove Folder without removing playlist

paulc716 — Tue, 30 May 2023 20:25:53 GMT

Just figured it out, go on the Spotify website on a computer, not the app. Log in, then click the arrow next to the playlist to expand it and drag it UNDER the folder. Worked for me.

Re: Remove Folder without removing playlist

luluvch — Sat, 03 Jun 2023 09:21:31 GMT

thank youuuu

Re: Remove Folder without removing playlist

davlo — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 13:31:59 GMT

this is the way 👏

Re: Remove Folder without removing playlist

k4ti3 — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 07:22:32 GMT

tysm this finally worked 🙏🙏🙏

Re: Remove Folder without removing playlist

k4ti3 — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 07:23:59 GMT

tysm!! this finally worked 🙏🙏🙏

Re: Remove Folder without removing playlist

Gillzeee — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 16:09:25 GMT

This is the only one that worked for me thanks