Spotify is one of the biggest music streaming services available to everyone. Despite competition from Apple Music, YouTube Music, and Amazon Prime, Spotify is still standing with over 140 million paid subscribers. The service boasts out-of-the-box algorithms, a group session add-on, and even the ability to upload your own music library to Spotify. You may want to upload your music library to get better recommendations.
Spotify offers the ability to upload your music to your library on one device, and it will be available on all the Spotify-friendly devices you own.
Although Spotify offers a large music library, sometimes you may find that the songs you are looking for are not available. One of the unique aspects of Spotify is that it combines the typical music streaming service with playback of music you’ve stored on your own PC.
In this post, we will talk about how to upload music to Spotify using the desktop app. Start.
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Before we start, let me clarify a few things about Spotify upload functionality.
- You need to sign up for a Spotify Premium account to use it — the ad-supported version won’t play your personal tracks.
- Spotify’s Local Files feature doesn’t actually upload your songs to the cloud. Instead, Spotify allows you to indicate which folder or location on your device is your personal music, then gives you the ability to sync those tracks with another Spotify-enabled device via WIFI network.
In short, the whole process is not as seamless and robust as one would expect.
Upload local files to Spotify
The whole process of syncing tracks is a one-way process, from the desktop to all other devices. You’ll need to use the Spotify desktop app on Windows or Mac to upload local files. Follow the steps below to upload local files to Spotify.
Step 1: First, download and install the Spotify desktop app on Windows or Mac.
Step 2: Open the app and tap on Spotify in the menu bar and open Preferences.
Step 3: Scroll down to the Local Files menu and enable the option.
Step 4: From the Show Songs option below, click the ‘Add Source’ menu.
Step 5: You can select a folder and add tracks.
Repeat this step for all folders located in different parts of the computer. If everything is in a single folder, you should add a home folder containing all your music and let Spotify work its magic.
Where is my local file
You can find local files in the Spotify playlist menu. On the left side you will find your Library menu and below that you will see the Local Files option. User can view total songs and cumulative total playing time.
There is a limitation. Not all of your songs are listed when you browse Local Files — chances are your music isn’t in one of the formats Spotify supports. Only MP3, MP4, and M4P files are compatible with the Local Files feature. That leaves anyone with an extensive FLAC collection or who has chosen to rip their CDs using Apple’s lossless ALAC format.
Add local files to a Spotify playlist
If you want to sync your local songs across devices, you need to add them to your Spotify Playlist. Follow the steps below to add local files to a Spotify playlist.
Step 1: Open the Spotify app on your Windows or Mac.
Step 2: Go to your Library > Local Files.
Step 3: Here you will see all the local files added in the Spotify app.
Step 4: Tap the three-dot menu next to any song and select Add to Playlist.
Step 5: Select Spotify playlist to add songs.
In fact, those playlists act as sync lists, so Spotify doesn’t take up a lot of your music storage on any device if you just want a select few. Playlists are how you dictate which tracks you want on your other devices.
To sync those local files on your Spotify mobile app, you need to make sure that both your desktop and mobile Spotify accounts are the same, and more importantly, both. the two must be on the same Wi-Fi network.
If all goes as described, you should see the local files added in the Spotify mobile app. Download them to your device and you’ll be able to listen to them anywhere.
Use Spotify like a pro
So that’s how you upload your music to Spotify and add it to your library to get better recommendations. Plus, you can stream those songs on other devices instead of searching for them manually. Spotify’s local files feature is a must-have for power users. However, it comes with certain limitations. But once you get over that, you’ll enjoy all your local files with the huge Spotify library.
Next: Looking to master Spotify on desktop? Read the next post below to learn the top eleven Spotify keyboard shortcuts for Windows and Mac.
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