https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/spotify-linking-tracks-when-synced/m-p/1029044#M39784 If the local track to be synced is on the server Spotify will naturally download this version. If you wish to change this to force your local file you will need to modify the track name (and id3 tag) to make it a little different. Sun, 15 Feb 2015 23:11:24 GMT Daniel 2015-02-15T23:11:24Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/spotify-linking-tracks-when-synced/m-p/1028936#M39761 <P>Hi</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>When i sync my playlists to my android phone local files get linked to the spotify database. I dont want my local files linked. Can this be turned off anyway? As itis screwing up my last.fm scrobbles.</P> Sun, 15 Feb 2015 17:19:17 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/spotify-linking-tracks-when-synced/m-p/1028936#M39761 Asteroid_Alan 2015-02-15T17:19:17Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/spotify-linking-tracks-when-synced/m-p/1029044#M39784 If the local track to be synced is on the server Spotify will naturally download this version. If you wish to change this to force your local file you will need to modify the track name (and id3 tag) to make it a little different. Sun, 15 Feb 2015 23:11:24 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/spotify-linking-tracks-when-synced/m-p/1029044#M39784 Daniel 2015-02-15T23:11:24Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/spotify-linking-tracks-when-synced/m-p/1029256#M39806 I don't want to change the Id3 tag as this will also result in incorrect scrobbles to last.fm. seems crazy spotify won't let you play your own music on the android app. Mon, 16 Feb 2015 11:27:20 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/spotify-linking-tracks-when-synced/m-p/1029256#M39806 Asteroid_Alan 2015-02-16T11:27:20Z