Since all the music tracks from Spotify are restricted by the DRM technology and encoded in a special OGG Vorbis format. You may now be aware that officially you're not allowed to download Spotify music to your USB drive even with Premium. It is legal to download Spotify music to a USB drive for personal use only. Is it legal to download Spotify music to a USB drive? To download Spotify music to a USB drive, you need to use a third-party software tool that can convert and download the tracks in a compatible format, such as ViWizard Music Converter. How do I download Spotify music to a USB drive? Spotify music needs to be converted to a compatible audio format such as MP3, AAC or WAV to be downloaded to a USB drive with a third-party software tool. What format does Spotify need to be in to download to a USB drive? See more: How to Find Downloaded Songs on Spotify for Desktop/Mobile.(I have allowed the folder that the MP3 files are in to be an exception for scans and shields from my antivirus program if that is important information to know. I have also read other posts mentioning disabling a firewall on my computer, but knowing I am not the most tech-savvy, I am not sure how I would do that correctly with my antivirus program. I understand that the songs will play from the device the files are located, so I have also placed a copy of all the MP3 files into my Apple Music and iPhone files yet I haven't found a way to connect those to the Mobile Spotify app. I have put the songs in an active playlist that I can also see on the mobile app, but they are shown as greyed out, and when I attempt to play the playlist a screen comes up stating 'Song Not Downloaded, if you own the song, you can sync it from your computer.' As I follow the steps to download the songs on the Computer Spotify app, it will not allow me to download the songs (the download arrow next to the songs never lights up green.) My main goal though is to be able to listen to the songs on the mobile Spotify app without my computer by my side.

These songs are downloaded as MP3 files to my computer, and I have transferred them to the Local Files playlist in Spotify where I can listen to them just fine. Hello! I have downloaded a few songs that I would love to add to various Spotify playlists. I just had to press the download button on the mobile app rather than the computer app in the playlist that holds the local files. Update: I figured out the issue, it was super simple, really. Listening to Local Files on Spotify Mobile.

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