Updated Spotify App for Android: Do I have to Re-download all downloaded playlists?

[BBrandonBarker]

I just downloaded/replaced the new Spotify app on my Samsung Galaxy S3. It looks like all my previously downloaded playlists are not available offline anymore. Do I have to re-download all of them on the phone?

[Peter__]

Unfortunately yes. Have a read here for more details:

https://support.spotify.com/problems/#!/article/downloading-android-update

[Fortmoney]

I uninstalled the old app and am redownloading my songs, but are the old files from old app still located on my memory?

[Peter__]

The new app should of removed them as far as I am aware. It might be worth using File Explorer or something to remove the old folders if they are sticking around.

[gauvins]

I am traveling until the end of the summer. Is there any way to avoid re-downloading? Impossible while roaming

[dinomight]

Unfortunately, there's no way around redownloading them.

[dinomight]

By the way, I just checked on mine with a file explorer, and it looks like the old cached files did stay behind. I just deleted them and freed up a lot of space. Everything seems to be in working order. The folder that needs to be preserved in Android/data for the new app is com.spotify.music.