Spotify is a major music streaming platform online that offers its listeners numerous in-app features. Spotify users can listen to songs and podcasts available online. To make a customized playlist, one might need to import local files. Local files are those that are present on your system’s memory rather than on some cloud. However, you can add or remove the local files whenever you want.
In this guide, we will describe two methods to exclude local/imported files from Spotify. The content is listed below:
- How to Exclude Local/Imported Files From Spotify Desktop?
- How to Exclude Local/Imported Files From Spotify Mobile?
Let’s get started.
How to Exclude Local/Imported Files From Spotify Desktop?
On the Spotify desktop, select a directory from where users want to import the music. These local files will be displayed in your Spotify library. These files can be removed anytime. Adopt the procedure below to get local files removed from Spotify:
Step 1: Open Spotify
To exclude local or imported files from the Spotify desktop, open Spotify first. Type “Spotify” in the search bar, present at the taskbar, and then click on the “Open” button:
Step 2: Open Settings
Click on the profile icon present near the control buttons:
A drop-down list will appear. Click on the “Settings” button:
Step 3: Disable the Show Local Files Button
Once users have opened the settings, scroll down the settings. Under the “Local Files” section disable the “Show Local Files” button:
The button will look like the button highlighted below after being disabled:
How to Exclude Local/Imported Files From Spotify Mobile?
Just like on the Spotify desktop, add or remove local files from Spotify mobile. But here is a little bit of difference, enable the “Show local files” option in Spotify mobile, and all of the audio files will be displayed in the “Local files” playlist in the library. However, you disable this option whenever you want. Adopt the procedure below to get your local files removed from Spotify mobile:
Step 1: Open Spotify
To exclude local or imported files from Spotify mobile, you need to open Spotify first. Tap on the Spotify icon from your phone’s menu to open it:
Step 2: Go to Settings
To open settings, hit the gear icon that is placed on the top right side of the window:
Step 3: Disable the Show Local Files button
Open and scroll down the settings. Under the “Local Files” section disable the “Show Local Files” button:
The button will look like the button highlighted below after being disabled:
Local files have been removed from Spotify:
That was all about removing local files from Spotify.
Conclusion
To remove local files from Spotify Desktop, click on the profile picture icon placed near the control buttons. Hit the “Settings” button, and scroll down. Under the “Local Files” section, disable the “Show Local Files” button.
On Spotify mobile, to remove the local files go to settings by tapping on the gear icon placed at the top right side of the window. Scroll down the settings, under the “Local Files” section disable the “Show Local Files” button. That’s how you can exclude local or imported files from Spotify.
