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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.
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Go to the Control Panel. Click Programs and Features. Select Spotify in the list and click uninstall. Follow the instructions on the screen. Download and install Spotify. Click the Start button, then Settings. Click Apps, then Spotify. Click Uninstall. Download and install Spotify from the Microsoft Store. How to use Spotify in offline mode on Android devices. If you're a Spotify Premium user, you can listen to Spotify's 13 million tracks from your Android device. Spotify has released data on their most-streamed songs of the year, but they’ve also created a tool that allows users to see data on their personal listening. I’m always interested in seeing. Since Spotify’s latest (0.5.3.56) update, premium users on Android are not able store their offline music onto their external SD cards, which is a bit of a nightmare considering the limited capacity of standard internal storage of phones. I forgot to mention I don't have any offline items (have unlimeted mobile data, so no need). I already deleted cache and saved data multiple times (and tired of loggin in again and adjusting preferences). One week ago I deleted cache and now the data stored is already 1,14 GB (app indeed only 99.57MB).
Note: this screenshots/images used in this guide are from macOS. If you use the Windows version of Spotify, the steps are nearly identical.
- 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…
- Scroll to the bottom of the Spotify Preferences and click the SHOW ADVANCED SETTINGS
button. - Scroll down until you find the section titled Offline Songs Storage. Click the CHANGE LOCATION button.
- 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.
- 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.
Listening to music on your cell phone can be detrimental to your data plan: if you use any streaming service and choose to always listen to music connected to the internet, your package can disappear in a very short time. But luckily you can download music to your phone and listen even without an available connection.
Not everyone can download music on Spotify: the functionality is exclusive to Spotify Premium subscribers. You can download both complete albums, podcasts and playlists. In all, each user can store up to 10,000 songs per device, and on up to three different devices.
Check below how to download your favorite songs or playlists on Spotify so you can listen whenever you want:
To download albums or playlists
Let’s say you want to hear that favorite disc on your way home, but you don’t trust the data package. With Spotify you can save some songs on your phone; check below how to do it:
- When you open any playlist or album, you’ll find an option Download just above the song list. Activate to download;
- Downloaded albums and lists will have an icon to indicate that the download has been made;
- From there, just listen to music even without access to the internet;
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Download using your data pack
The download will be made from a Wi-Fi connection, and it is also always recommended to use this type of network to download files. But it is also possible to configure the application so that files are downloaded using the data package. See below how to activate the function:
- Enter in Your Library;
- Then, tap To set up;
- Select Music quality;
- In Downloadchoose Download over cellular network;
Remember that the songs will only be available while you are a subscriber of Spotify Premium. The application requires users to go online at least once every 30 days to check the status of the subscription – if it has been canceled, it will no longer be possible to hear what is stored on the device.
Ready! With that, you can listen to music by your favorite artists anywhere in the world.
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