Spotify is one of the largest music streaming playlists and allows you to listen to amazing soundtracks. It does, however, leave out a few Indie tracks and acts. Of course, due to licensing difficulties, I don’t discover many regional tunes. After going through this piece of writing, you will be able to know how to sync local files from Spotify desktop to any device.
Spotify offers a local song streaming option on the Spotify Desktop software for these exceptions. In fact, you can sync the playlist to additional Spotify devices and listen to the same songs on all of them. So, here’s how to sync Spotify desktop files to any device. This is, however, a paid function that requires you to be a premium Spotify subscriber using the premium plan.
Sync Local Files From Spotify Desktop To Any Device
1. To begin, go to Spotify and attach the Music Playlist local folder. I’m going to connect my Spotify Windows local folder here. Go to your Spotify Account Settings to do so.
2. Scroll down to the Local Files section in Account Settings. The slider must be turned on to stream local files. After that, you’ll be presented with two default folder options: Downloads and Music Library. You can skip to Step 5 if you have your songs and playlists in those directories. Otherwise, we’ll have to attach our folder. Click “Add a Source” to attach a different local folder.
3. After you click the “Add a source” button, a little File Explorer window will appear. Navigate to your local machine’s song folder. To add the folder, choose it and click OK.
4. After you’ve chosen the folder, it should display beneath the Local Files section. If the slider is not switched on, tracks from that folder will not be displayed.
5. The music will be available to stream on Spotify once you’ve attached the local folder. On the right-hand side, click Local Files Library to listen to local music. In the “Your Library” section, it should be present.
6. We’ll need to add your Local Files to a separate playlist once you’ve seen them. To do so, hover your mouse over the three dots beside the songs. Select “Add to Playlist” from the extended menu. The existing playlist names will be displayed in an enlarged tray, and you can add to any of them. If you have a lot of local songs and want to listen to them all at once, I recommend making a new Playlist. I’ve already created a playlist named Local Tunes, to which I’ll add 3-4 local songs.
7. We can now move to the other device when you’ve added all of the desired music to a playlist. For example, if I want to listen to the same music on my Spotify mobile device, I only need to download the playlist. All I have to do now is make sure I’m connected to the same Wi-Fi network as my laptop. Go to the local songs playlist on the Spotify mobile app once you’re connected to the same Wi-Fi network.
8. After you’ve located the playlist, press it to open it. It will contain all of the local tunes, but they will all be greyed out. You are now unable to listen to them. So, in order to listen to that local music, we’ll need to download the playlist. To do so, go to the upper right corner and tap the three buttons, and then finally tap Download.
This is a one-time operation that must be completed each time a new local song is added. You can go to a different network now that you’ve downloaded the music and still have access to the playlist. The nicest part about this method is that the songs take up very little space. To be more specific, if your download preference is set to usual, each song will take approximately 2.8 MB, 4.7 MB per track, and 9.4 MB per track.
Closing Words : Sync Local Files From Spotify Desktop To Any Device
The extensive third-party app integration compatibility is what makes Spotify the ideal choice for music streaming. Also, the Spotify music recommendation is the greatest I’ve ever received. If you’re just getting started with Spotify, check out our article on 12 Spotify Tips & Tricks Every User Should Know.
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