Mar 3, 2023 · Spotify is notorious for having issues with local files. Despite several community issues about issues with local playback, it seems like this will never be fixed. My client periodically crashes …

Jul 4, 2011 · Edit: the fix was to remove ~/.cache/spotify I used spotify-launcher for a long time on my desktop PC without any issue. Now I'm trying to set up Spotify on my laptop, but with both spotify …

Jan 1, 2010 · Spotify for Linux can be installed with the spotify AUR package. If you wish to play local files you will need to additionally install zenity and ffmpeg-compat-57 AUR.

Mar 10, 2014 · Install the “ffmpeg-compat” package from the office repo. Restart spotify and your local mp3 files should now play in your Spotify client. Source: ArchWiki. I’m running Spotify version …

Jan 25, 2024 · This article offers you 9 ways to solve Spotify local files not showing/playing and an ultimate solution to playing the local files and Spotify music free.

Aug 23, 2013 · Spotify when ran using wine will not play local files (mp3's, wma's). When i open the Containing folder the files are present but when selected from the wine explorer it gives the error …

Dec 20, 2024 · Spotify displays the error: "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." I have properly set a local files source within settings. This worked …

Nov 27, 2020 · after you install the Spotify app go to the settings in the app and enable to local files options (pointing to whatever directory you want for example I did the Music folder in my home …

May 15, 2024 · I've encounter the same problem for both spotify-launcher and spotify-snapstore packages. I'm using pipewire. just purely from this message, albeit spotify shouldn't default to that …

May 25, 2025 · In some cases, local files may not play on Spotify, even if they show up in the library. This can be due to issues with the file format, audio quality, or compatibility problems. Now that …