Local files "waiting to download"

[thunderbruins]

Hey guys,

     So up until about a week ago, I was donloading local song files not on spotify onto my computer and then phone, and it worked great. Then, when i downloaded two new songs and accidently hit the go offline button back. Now when i try to go offline with the imported songs so that I can play them, i am stuck on "waiting to download"... What is it waiting for? the world to change??? Could it be a lack of space on my phone or something? I am soo lost. Please helpp.. Also i noticed my internet randomly gets bad once I try to go offline with the imported songs. 

[Joe]

Any issues are normally down to communication issues so here's a list of things to check if local files won't download.

• Your PC and mobile must be connected to the same Network/SSID and spotify should be running on your PC.
• In your router settings, check that UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) is enabled.
• Make sure that Windows shows your network as private and not public.
• Set exceptions for spotify in any firewall or internet security programme. If you are unsure how to do this, temporarily disable them.
• Check that you haven't already hit the limit of 3,333 downloads per device or 9,999 downloads across all devices.
• If you are using a wifi network outside of your home, there is every chance that the protocols used by spotify for downloading are blocked.

If you still can't make it work, you can create a mobile hotspot on your mobile and connect your PC to this hotspot via wifi. Syncing the local files should then work.