topic Re: Moving Local Files in Desktop (Windows)

Moving Local Files

NeilN — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 22:43:47 GMT

Currently all my local music files are under D:\My Music. I will be moving everything to V:\My Music. What's the best way of preventing Spotify (Windows) from freaking out and messing up my playlists (a mix of local and online tracks) and offline playlists (also a mix of local and Spotify tracks) which have been synced to my mobile devices?

Re: Moving Local Files

MichaelJerzak — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 22:57:33 GMT

i believe adding the new File Location for your Local Files through Spotify preferences would be the best way.

Re: Moving Local Files

NeilN — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 23:11:36 GMT

Do you have any experience with this? Or are you guessing? Not to sound harsh but I'd like to avoid spending hours relinking/rebuiding playlists if at all possible. How will your suggestion handle local files in playlists which have multiple identical artist/song tags in my library (different versions of the same song). Will it link on the unique album/track #/artist/song combo?

Re: Moving Local Files

MichaelJerzak — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 23:24:47 GMT

@NeilN wrote:

Do you have any experience with this? Or are you guessing? Not to sound harsh but I'd like to avoid spending hours relinking/rebuiding playlists if at all possible. How will your suggestion handle local files in playlists which have multiple identical artist/song tags in my library (different versions of the same song). Will it link on the unique album/track #/artist/song combo?

is the V: Drive an External Drive? if so, it'll mess up if you unplug it while attached there via Spotify.

Re: Moving Local Files

NeilN — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 00:08:29 GMT

V: is a NAS drive. It will always be connected.

Re: Moving Local Files

MichaelJerzak — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 01:12:03 GMT

@NeilN wrote:

V: is a NAS drive. It will always be connected.

then it'll transfer just fine. just remove the local file location under preferences and change it to wherever it is on the V: drive

Re: Moving Local Files

Rollo_ — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 19:07:23 GMT

I've moved files to a different computer with different folder structure and they imported into playlists just fine, though you may have a few tracks here and there that will not. Like Michael said, just change your default Local Files folder[s].

When you change file names you'll run into trouble. Sometimes changing file TAGS will cause problems too, but seldom. Best to change them within Spotify if you have to. I use Tag Scanner to tag all my files BEFORE I place them in the import folder. Its a nice, full featured freeware program.

Re: Moving Local Files

NeilN — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 02:54:50 GMT

@MichaelJerzak wrote:

@NeilN wrote:

V: is a NAS drive. It will always be connected.

then it'll transfer just fine. just remove the local file location under preferences and change it to wherever it is on the V: drive

I see an "Add Source..." button in the Local Files section but where do I change/remove an existing source?

Re: Moving Local Files

Joe — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 16:52:34 GMT

You have to move your local files yourself and add the new location so Spotify can find them. Restarting spotify once the files have been moved will force a rescan.

Re: Moving Local Files

NeilN — Mon, 16 Sep 2013 20:53:10 GMT

I copied the files to the new location, wiped my Local files, and the added the new location. All my playlists were left intact except for Van Morrison tracks (which I always have problems with, locally or syncing to mobile). Thanks.