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.
If not available change option, you can’t move apps to SD card in android Oreo devices. Now download third-party apps to transfer data to SD card. Step 6: Tap on change, choose microSD card instead of internal memory. Now all newly downloaded app and other data stored to internal memory in your android Oreo 8.0 and 8.1 devices. Spotify, why can't I have separate Add Next and Add to Queue buttons? Originally published on July 13, 2017. 6, 2018: Added information about the latest version of Spotify Premium. I can't change offline storage location e.g to a different disk. Every time when I'm trying to change it to a new location, it is back to default folder path after program restart. In new location there is bunch of new folders, but when I download playlists they are dowloading to a default folder location.
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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Note: this screenshots/images used in this guide are from macOS. If you use the Windows version of Spotify, the steps are nearly identical.
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- 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.