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Downloads storage. On iPhone, Spotify saves downloaded music in an encrypted form on your device’s storage. If you need more room for a new download, iOS automatically frees up space by deleting any unused stored data. If no more stored data can be deleted, you need to free up space by manually removing downloaded tracks. To play Spotify songs offline on MP3 player, Windows Media Player or any other device, all you need is a Spotify music downloader, to convert Spotify songs to MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV or any other popular formats. Clear the Spotify cache. Deleting the cache to free up disk space is another thing that you may want to consider, especially if you do not save songs for offline listening. All you have to do is clear the contents of the Spotify 'Storage' folder. The default location on Windows Vista or newer is C: Users Martin AppData Local Spotify Storage. Spotify is a digital music service that gives you access to millions of songs. Spotify is all the music you’ll ever need. Listening is everything - Spotify.
The following is a step-by-step guide on how to download music from Spotify to Windows PC with NoteBurner Spotify Music Converter. Please make sure you’ve downloaded the Spotify music downloader to your computer before we get started.
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Note: If you are a Mac user, please refer to How to Download Music from Spotify on Mac for detailed steps.
1 Import Spotify Songs from Spotify to NoteBurner
Launch NoteBurner Spotify Music converter. Copy and paste or drag and drop the song/playlist link from Spotify (Free) to NoteBurner, the program will read and list all songs very soon.
2 Choose Output Format and Output Path
Click “Settings” button on the upper right. Here you can choose output format (MP3/ AAC/ FLAC/ WAV), output quality, as well as output path.
3 Download Music from Spotify to Windows PC
Click the 'Convert' button and the Spotify song or playlist you selected in Step 1 will soon be converted and downloaded to your local computer. When the conversion is done, click “Converted” button on the left side and you can check all the songs that have been converted successfully.
Now you can enjoy your Spotify songs offline, play them on Windows Media Player or transfer them from your PC to any other devices as you wish.
Note: The free trial version of NoteBurner Spotify Music Converter enables users to convert the first 3 minutes of each song. To ulock the time limitation, please purchase a license.
If you have Premium, you can download your favorite songs, albums, playlists, and podcasts, so you can listen to them without an internet connection.
You can download up to 10,000 songs on a maximum of 5 different devices.
Note: If you use the free service you can download podcasts on mobile and tablet.
Note: An internet connection is initially required for downloading. You need to go online at least once every 30 days to keep your music and podcasts downloaded.
Select your device below for more information:
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Download music
Note: It’s not possible to download albums or podcasts in the desktop app.
- Go to the playlist you want to download.
- Switch Download on .
A green arrow indicates the download was successful.
Set the app to Offline Mode
Note: In Offline Mode, you can only play music you’ve downloaded.
- Open Spotify.
- For Mac: In the Apple menu at the top of the screen, click Spotify.
For Windows: Click File in the Windows menu at the top of the screen. - Select Offline Mode.
Download music and podcasts
- Go to the playlist, album, or podcast you want to download.
- Tap to download.
Note: On Android, tap Download on to download an album or playlist.
A green arrow indicates the download was successful.
Note: Podcasts you download are automatically saved to Your Library .
Set the app to Offline Mode
Note: In Offline Mode, you can only play music and podcasts you’ve downloaded.
- Tap Home .
- Tap Settings .
- Tap Playback.
- Switch Offline on.
Download with mobile data
By default, downloading with mobile data is disabled. To enable it:
- Tap Home .
- Tap Settings .
- Tap Music Quality.
- Under Download, switch on Download using cellular.
Tip: We recommend downloading over WiFi to avoid mobile data charges.
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