• Spotify Can't Download Local Files

1. If you're not connected to the same network as the machine where the music's stored, the playlist will still download, but the songs won't be downloaded until you do hook up to the same network.
2. If local files from your Mac or PC don’t get synced with Spotify and instead, Spotify shows you ‘similar’ tracks that you can download instead, that’s going to be one big headache. This usually happens when you have music tracks with metadata that’s way too similar to the ones Spotify has on its server. Why does this happen?
3. First, download the Google Home app from the Google Play or App store, and follow the prompts to set up your new Google Home device. Once connected, go to “Settings,” select “Music,” and then tap “Spotify” to set it as your default music service.
4. The Spotify app on Android and iOS now lets you clear your cache without affecting your downloaded songs. That’s a minor quality of life improvement for users who want Spotify to take up less.

This guide will show you how to change the location where Spotify stores any files that you flag to download in order to be able to play them when you’re offline. This can be particularly helpful if you have a large library and want to store it on an external drive.

ps. If you’re an Android user, you may want to check out this guide for instructions on how save Spotify files on an SD card instead of the internal storage.

The Groove Music iOS and Android apps were removed from download from the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store on June 1, 2018. They were retired on December 1, 2018. After that date the apps won’t work and should be uninstalled. Close down Spotify or computer tasks using up too much PC memory; The steps for each of the methods have been discussed in detail below. Method 1: Clean Re-Install. One of the reasons for the Spotify not running problem can be corrupted Spotify files. We should do a complete reinstall of Spotify to check whether the problem is solved. If Spotify won't download your music, there are a few different ways to try and troubleshoot the problem. Here are five ways to troubleshoot Spotify if music or other audio won't download on your.

Note: this screenshots/images used in this guide are from macOS. If you use the Windows version of Spotify, the steps are nearly identical.

Spotify Can't Download Local Files

1. Open the Spotify Preferences by selecting Spotify from your Menu Bar, and then Preferences from the pull-down list. Windows users: select Edit and then Preferences…
2. Scroll to the bottom of the Spotify Preferences and click the SHOW ADVANCED SETTINGS
   button.
3. Scroll down until you find the section titled Offline Songs Storage. Click the CHANGE LOCATION button.
4. Now select the folder where you want Spotify to save files for offline listening etc. It’s worth mentioning that Spotify creates a bit of a ‘mess’ when it stores files – it utilizes a lot of coded folder and file names. You will almost certainly want to create a specific folder to store all of the other folders that Spotify will create.

   When you’ve selected the new location, restart Spotify.

5. When you re-start Spotify it’ll move all of the files to the new location. As illustrated in the screenshot below, it does create a rather confusing series of folders with just as “strangely” named files inside them. It’s OK – you’re not meant to really be sorting through them, it’s just the way Spotify stores things.