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Maren Ruminski
My Apple Music desktop app won't show me my libraries or let me create playlists. It's not connecting to my Apple ID or iCloud accounts, although everything works fine on my iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. It's just the desktop app that isn't working properly. The app recogizes that I have a subscription since I have access to all services except the library and playlists. There is no problem streaming music; it's just the cloud/library part that is not working.
I have checked the Sync Library box in the Preferences, of course. Oddly, I note that when I look in the Account menu my Apple ID is listed, but grayed out. There is a connection that isn't being made.
See Authorize or deauthorize your computer for iTunes Store purchases - Apple Support. Authorize the computer if you haven't already done so, otherwise deauthorize it, then authorize it once more. Sign out of your Apple ID in Music, then sign in again. Now Turn on Sync Library with Apple Music - Apple Support. Any improvement?
Thanks very much for replying, but it didn't work. I had actually tried this before, but I did it again following your suggested steps, just to make sure. I also deauthorized all computers (apparently there were some remnants from Macs long gone) and reauthorized this one. No joy.
There is a new development, though. For the first time, I got an error message that said "Genius results can't be updated right now." That may be a clue. I found a thread from late lat year with dozens of people complaining about the same issue, but I didn't see a solution anywhere. Apparently, this is a Big Sur issue. Has anyone found a solution to this, or do I have to wait for the new OS in October?
Turn off sync library, turn off Genius (File > LIbrary menu), right-click on the Music Library.musiclibrary file and click Show Package Contents, delete the Genius.itdb file inside and empty the trash. Turn on sync library again.
Thanks again for taking the time to help me out. The Genius solution didn't work. I'll try rebooting the router next, as soon as I get a chance. I've already tried rebooting the computer, but will do that again, as well. Thanks again!
Sadly, still no luck. Rebooted router. Restarted computer. Deleted the Genuis file. Not sure what else to try. May have to see if the new OS makes a difference. In the meantime, I can still use the app without the library or playlists. Thanks for trying, turningtest2!
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I downloaded a bunch of songs from Spotify when I had premium but now I can't find any of them on my PC. I'm not sure what folder to look for. They're not in my PC music files so where the heck are they?
What are you paying for? The operating costs, and the artist or label. Yes, every time you listen to a song, whoever owns the song gets paid. I know this, because I am an artist and my label pays me. I also have access to all my stats via Spotify for Artists.
Now, if you want to burn a CD you will need to find these artists on Bandcamp (which pays the artist directly) or if they are more popular artists not found on Bandcamp, you will need to download to your computer via iTunes, GooglePlay, or whatever else available to download songs. You may purchase each song individually or an entire album. These save to your computer as playable files (usually .MP3, sometimes .WAV).
It is my understanding that music saved through iTunes into the iPhone music app sometimes disappears if the album is removed (by the artist or label or apple) from the iTunes Store (this is what my friend told me about his experience) so if you want to keep your music, have it on your computer, in a separate file you can play on QuickTime or VLC or similar (Does windows still have their awesome player?) or burn your favourite mixes to your CDs, or save them to a USB.
I hope this clears up the confusion. I was certainly confused when I first started using Spotify, as well, but now I pay for the Duo subscription so my husband and I have access to whatever songs pop into our heads on a whim and we spend most of our days with Spotify on, playing podcasts.
If you cancel your premium subscription, your account will be reverted to a Free ad-based service- so the songs you've downloaded from Spotify will be removed and you won't be able to listen to them offline.
Spotify uses an encrypted file extention(Ogg Vorbis) as their streaming format- not an MP3 file. It's a way to prevent illegal access and piracy of songs. So you would be able to download and play the songs offline, but only on Spotify; You cannot play them on other platforms.
Okay, I just changed the folder to my Music folder. Before I did that, it said downloads were in progress, but when I went into the old folder area (C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Spotify\Storage) and saw no such folder. Folder that I created for the new location was empty. Where did my old downloads go?? Thanks!
If you scroll back to OP's screenshots you will see there is no "Offline Storage" section in them. I am replying because I have the same situation. After the last update the offline options no longer show in the advanced section.
There was a time prior to 2012 when like iTunes it was possible to purchase tracks or an album for download to your device. There is an old saying, "Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?" Spotify apparently has changed the playing field since then. Selling tracks or albums for download is a onetime profit. Like Micro$oft they decided instead of selling content they would keep the content and make you RENT IT by paying for a Prime Account. If you cancel the payment account and go back to Free, Pffft! All the music you downloaded is gone, gone, gone because you never really downloaded it. You only downloaded offline access. In order to access the music offline, there does need to be a physical residence on your device. But apparently, Spotify has hidden it well and additionally required that the only way you can access it is with the Spotify app with a Prime account. You'd have to be a hacker with advanced storage experience to find where the files are "downloaded" and make them playable outside the Spotify app.
I want to listen to music on my PC and then be able to stream it wirelessly to my Sonos one speaker pair. However I can not find a way todo this and the only way is to stream it from my phone to the speakers or use the SONOS APP :-/
I use Amazon music on my PC and would ideally like to be able to send the output from Amazon (on my PC) to my Sonos speakers. At present I have to use my 19.99 speakers from Currys which do a far better job than my 500 pair from sonos.
So in other words all I want todo is the most basic of tasks and that is play music on my PC and then onto my Sonos one speakers pair without having to use the Sonos app and wirelessly. Can this simple task be achieved some how?
Playing music files is different from playing computer audio. It isn't a basic task it's a different task. And not one that a system designed for multiroom, multisource, multicontroller play of streamed and local music is suited to.
I would like to stream from PC as the music played via my PC is constant and unbroken. However when I use the Sonos speakers the music is broken, songs often restart and since I purchased these speakers two years ago I haven't been able to listen to an entire album without it failing to play all the way through in one go. But, I am sure you will say this is due to my poor Wifi and nothing todo with the poor buffering capability of the speakers?
However when I use the Sonos speakers the music is broken, songs often restart and since I purchased these speakers two years ago I haven't been able to listen to an entire album without it failing to play all the way through in one go. But, I am sure you will say this is due to my poor Wifi and nothing todo with the poor buffering capability of the speakers?
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