Local files not updating

[cristinadlpuert]

Hi, I am using Spotify Premium on my Mac and have really enjoyed the Local Files feature because there are so many songs that I want in my library that aren't on Spotify. Unfortunately, my local files have stopped updating. Now, when I add files to the folder they do not show up in Spotify. I have tried removing and re-adding the source, renaming the folder to local-files.bnk and all the other solutions that I have seen on previous posts of this sort but nothing has worked. I'd love some help with this. Thank you 

[Jeremy]

Hi there @cristinadlpuert.

Thank you for your post here in the Community. We're happy to help.

Can you double-check so that you're actively logged in to both devices with Spotify open and on the same network? 

Another useful step in is to change the source folder of the local files on the pc. The steps are: Uninstall Spotify on both devices > create a new folder somewhere else on the pc and move the local files there > install Spotify again > remove any potential source folders and add the new one > download the playlist again.

Keep us posted 🙂

Cheers!

[AeroZ]

It might help to delete files related to local files and then enabling local files again in the app. The location of the file is ~/Library/Application Support/Spotify/Users/"your username" and the file is local-files.bnk. I'm not 100% if that's the only one related to local files. You might have to delete some other file(s) as well.

[natashadcruz]

I've tried both the above steps and it's still not updating the newest song I added. Any other tips on what to do? I've been trying to update the local files playlist with 1 song for the past week and it's just refusing to work

[Alex]

Hey @natashadcruz,

Thanks for the post.

Can you try changing the metadata or format of the song and try uploading it again? Some files are not read by the Spotify app.

Let us know how it goes.