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Last year I was searching for some podcasts of specific interest but after giving a couple shows a try and not liking what I found I gave up and moved on. Now both of these podcasts are not only looming in my "Your Shows" despite having never followe...
Newbie
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I have a premium account and I just started having this issue... (I'm using the desktop version of Spotify on my MacBook Air)I make a playlist, add songs and a cover if needed then set it to playlist. But, it doesn't show up on my profile and other p...
Newbie
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87 replies
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So lately, I've been neatly sorting my Spotify local files to have the correct name, cover art and artist. I do this by using a third-party application ( Mp3tag ) However, I've come to notice that Spotify keeps assorting my songs to the artist that I...
So lately, I've been neatly sorting my Spotify local files to have the correct name, cover art and artist. I do this by using a third-party application ( Mp3tag ) However, I've come to notice that Sp...
Spotify Legend
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1 replies
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Plan - Premium, 4 month trialCountry - United StstesDevice - iPhone 11Operating System - iOS 15.0.2 My Question or Issue I have local files which i downloaded online which are missing the Artist. It plays on my computer fine but will not sync to my p...
Plan - Premium, 4 month trial Country - United Ststes Device - iPhone 11 Operating System - iOS 15.0.2 My Question or Issue I have local files which i downloaded online w...
Spotify Legend
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1 replies
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueEverything else works just fine, even the older local files that I've downloaded like a year ...
Plan Free/Premium Country Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue Everyth...
Spotify Legend
2435 Views
6 replies
0 likes
PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone XWindows PCOperating SystemiOS 15.0Windows 10My Question or IssueLocal files work fine on my PC, but I am unable to sync my local files with my iPhone. I've gone through all of the steps on all of the troubleshooting...
Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone X Windows PC Operating System iOS 15.0 Windows 10 My Question or Issue Local files work fine on my PC, but I am unable to sync my local files with my...
Spotify Legend
1076 Views
3 replies
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In an effort to put some local files onto my Spotify playlists, I thought I would organise them properly using the artist names, albums, etc. However, when I try to separate the artist names so they show up as distinct from one another, it doesn't wo...
In an effort to put some local files onto my Spotify playlists, I thought I would organise them properly using the artist names, albums, etc. However, when I try to separate the artist names...
Regular
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2 replies
1 likes
PlanPremiumDeviceDellOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've tried to enable local files on the Spotify app on my desktop, but it won't create a folder that displays the local files. I have tried uninstalling, restarting my computer, and ...
Plan Premium Device Dell Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I've tried to enable local files on the Spotify app on my desktop, but it won't create a folder that displays ...
Moderator
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Hello, This seems like an incredibly basic thing, but I just can't seem to find any information on it. I have a bunch of Spotify playlists I created years ago from importing local files from iTunes. That MacBook with the actual files is long gone, bu...
Hello, This seems like an incredibly basic thing, but I just can't seem to find any information on it. I have a bunch of Spotify playlists I created years ago from importing local f...
Casual Listener
9439 Views
4 replies
1 likes
PlanPremiumCountryNetherlands DeviceDesktop (Asus Zenbook)Operating SystemWindows 10 I dont see my local files section on the spotify desktop. In the settings i have turned on the local files option (Show local Files). I've attached a picture where y...
Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Desktop (Asus Zenbook) Operating System Windows 10 I dont see my local files section on the spotify desktop. In the settings i have tur...
Casual Listener
3709 Views
4 replies
3 likes
Spotify Premium Family PlanPremiumUSA DeviceiPhone 12 Pro Max, Macbook Air 13-inch 201714.4.2 on iPhone, macOS Big Sur Version 11.3 Beta on Macbook Air My Question or Issue: I have "Show Local Files" turned on on my desktop software, but in the left ...
Spotify Premium Family Plan Premium USA Device iPhone 12 Pro Max, Macbook Air 13-inch 2017 14.4.2 on iPhone, macOS Big Sur Version 11.3 Beta on Macbook Air My Question o...
Community Legend
700 Views
1 replies
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PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueLocal files have been properly imported from correct foldee on PC and all mp3's are playable outside of Spotify. The songs show as playable the "local files" section aswell...
Plan Premium Country Norway Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Local files have been properly imported from correct foldee on PC and all mp3's are playable outside o...
Spotify Legend
2206 Views
7 replies
0 likes
PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System I am using Windows10 on a Microsoft Surface. I cannot find the dropdown to add "local files" as an option. All the options I have are playlists, artists...
Plan Free/Premium Country Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System I am using Windows10 on a Microsoft Surface. I cannot find the dropdo...
Spotify Legend
485 Views
1 replies
0 likes
PlanPremiumCountryU.S.DeviceiPhone 12Operating SystemiOS latest My Question or IssueI want to sync some local files to my iPhone, which never works, despite following all of Spotify's instructions perfectly.As a test, I added one mp3 file (3mb 256kb)...
Plan Premium Country U.S. Device iPhone 12 Operating System iOS latest My Question or Issue I want to sync some local files to my iPhone, which never works, despite following all of ...
Not applicable
820 Views
4 replies
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PlanPremiumCountryUS Deviceiphone 7 and windows pc My Question or IssueI have 3 local files that I got onto my pc that play fine and have been downloaded fine on there. However I would also like to play them on my phone and they only show up as grey ...
Plan Premium Country US Device iphone 7 and windows pc My Question or Issue I have 3 local files that I got onto my pc that play fine and have been downloaded fine on there. Ho...
Regular
1423 Views
8 replies
0 likes
PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicecomputer: microsoft surface pro 6Phone: iPhone 12 proOperating SystemIOS 14 and Windows 10 My Question or IssueI downloaded local files onto my computer, put them all into a playlist and downloaded the playlist. When I went...
Plan Premium Country USA Device computer: microsoft surface pro 6 Phone: iPhone 12 pro Operating System IOS 14 and Windows 10 My Question or Issue I downloaded local files onto my c...
Spotify Legend
20184 Views
1 replies
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PlanPremiumCountryThailandDevicePhone SE 2020Operating SystemIOS 14.3 My Question or IssueRecently, I have a problem with all of my local-file songs in my Spotify app, I cannot listen to them even I already download them. I linked the songs like I no...
Plan Premium Country Thailand Device Phone SE 2020 Operating System IOS 14.3 My Question or Issue Recently, I have a problem with all of my local-file songs in my Spotify app...
Spotify Legend
949 Views
1 replies
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I've been having this problem for a while that not all my local files were detected from the local folders that I added. I tried a lot of offered solutions from the Community, but none seemed to work. Today I found out that only those files were not ...
I've been having this problem for a while that not all my local files were detected from the local folders that I added. I tried a lot of offered solutions from the Community, but none seemed to work...
Spotify Legend
521 Views
1 replies
1 likes
aight ive been having this problem for 9months and finally ive found the solution for some local files that are not playlable or they are but when u add other files they stop being available SOLUTION: U GOTTA REMOVE ANY WEIRD SYMBOL OF THE NAME OF TH...
aight ive been having this problem for 9months and finally ive found the solution for some local files that are not playlable or they are but when u add other files they stop being available ...
415 Views
0 replies
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDevicePCWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy Spotify Premium was recently updated on 20/11/2020, and I tried to transfer some local files in .mp3 format across from my PC to add to my playlists, download them and sync the...
Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device PC Windows 10 My Question or Issue My Spotify Premium was recently updated on 20/11/2020, and I tried to transfer some local files in .mp3 f...
Moderator
4843 Views
1 replies
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Plan: PremiumCountry: USA Device: iPhone 7, MacBook AirOperating System: iOS 13.3, oS Sierra My Question or Issue: For the life of me, I can't get my local files to play on my iPhone. Yes, I've been able to in the past, but I can't now. I added my fr...
Plan: Premium Country: USA Device: iPhone 7, MacBook Air Operating System: iOS 13.3, oS Sierra My Question or Issue: For the life of me, I can't get my lo...
Spotify Legend
7618 Views
7 replies
1 likes
DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueSome of my files in my local file sometimes just disappear. I don't know if it's being read or not but when I drag that file out and put it back in, Spotify then detects it. It usually occurs when...
Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Some of my files in my local file sometimes just disappear. I don't know if it's being read or not but when I drag that file out and pu...
Gig Goer
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4 replies
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