Step 2. Click 'drop-down menu' in the top-right corner of Spotify and select Settings. Step 3. Scroll down to Local Files. If you are on Windows, any files in My Music, Downloads, and iTunes folders are automatically selected. For Mac users, you will need to load any files you want into iTunes, My Music, or Downloads folder for Spotify to catch them on its own.
Switch off any sources you don't want Spotify to access. Step 4. Click Add Source to select another folder from which Spotify can access your personal music files. Note: Once the folder added, any non-DRM music songs contained within will be immediately imported into the Spotify library.
You can then locate those songs under the 'Local Files' tab in the main menu tree. Step 1. If you followed the guide above but having trouble adding local files to Spotify. You can either try using a different WiFi connectionor adding the files to a different playlist, or even reinstalling the app on all devices. You should note that Spotify only supports. It doesn't support. Help others find this answer and click "Accept as Solution". Reply 0 Likes. Hi Jeremy, Thank you for getting back to me.
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Just to confirm, is this happening on a desktop device where your local files are stored? We'd recommend making sure to follow the steps listed here for each device you're using and then following the steps below to add and access your local files to your iPhone: i.
First, you'll need to make sure your local files are added successfully on your desktop device: Click Click Settings. Any files in your computer's My Music and Downloads folders are automatically selected. Switch off any sources you don't want Spotify to access. Keep in mind that you'll need to have a Premium subscription for this to work: Add the files to a new playlist in the desktop app: Click New Playlist in the menu on the left.
Drag and drop your local files into this playlist. Log in on your mobile or tablet using the same WiFi network as your desktop app. On your mobile device, select the playlist containing the local files. On your mobile device, switch Download on in that playlist. Help others find this answer and click "Accept as Solution". Are you new to the Community? If you are unsure how to do this, temporarily disable them. Check that you haven't already hit the limit of 3, downloads per device or 9, 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.
But that does not work When I connect my laptop to my mobile hotspot, it keeps saying 'waiting for download' and yes, I have enabled the spotify app to download without wifi.
Regarding the other options: my phone and laptop are on the same wifi. It used to work perfectly. I don't now how to check SSID connections I'm kinda a noob. I also do not know how to check router settings Did some research, apparantly I cannot enable UPnP on my modem. I logged in, and also did not see this option anywhere.
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