How To Delete Spotify Downloads Made Easy

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While it may be the easiest thing to do for some people, others may experience a hard time trying to delete Spotify Downloads.

If you belong to the second category of people, don’t fret as this guide will provide you with all the necessary details you need to delete Spotify Downloads whether on Mobile or on Tablet.

Let’s delve right into it.

Delete Spotify Downloads – How To Do It

Whether you want to delete the Spotify Downloads on your mobile or on your Tablet, this section will guide you on what to do.

All you need to do is to adhere to the steps given to you in this guide.

Steps To Delete Spotify Downloads (Mobile)

To delete Spotify downloads from your Mobile, follow the steps listed below:

Step 1: Open up the Spotify app on your device and sign in if you haven’t

Step 2: At the bottom-right of the homepage, click the ‘Your Library’ icon.

Step 3: You’ll see a row of filters (playlists, artists, albums, etc.) below the ‘Your Library’ title at the top of the screen,

Keep scrolling until you see ‘Downloaded’, tap on it to apply this filter to your Library.

Step 4: A list of only the media you have presently downloaded onto your device will be displayed. Locate the download(s) you wish to delete.

Step 5: Click and hold on the download(s)

Step 6: Choose ‘Remove Download’ from the pop-up menu.

Please, note that if you are trying to remove a downloaded playlist, you’ll be requested to confirm the deletion, simply click ‘Remove’ to achieve this.

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Steps To Delete Spotify Downloads (Desktop)

Follow the steps listed below to delete Spotify Downloads from your desktop:

Step 1: Open the Spotify app on your desktop and sign in if you haven’t.

Step 2: Go to the homepage, and click on ‘Your Library’ from the menu located in the top-left of the page

Step 3: Scroll through your Library until you locate the download(s) you want to delete.

NB: In case you are wondering how to identify the media you have downloaded to your computer/desktop device, you can spot them by the small grey downward-facing ‘downloaded’ arrow located in the bottom-right corner of the media’s thumbnail

Step 4: Tap on the downloaded media

Step 5: You will notice next to the big green play button that the ‘Download’ arrow is bold and highlighted green. So, to delete this media from your downloads, click this arrow and the download will be deleted from your computer/desktop device immediately.

Frequently Asked Question About Deleting Spotify Downloads

-Will deleting downloads prevent me from listening to this music again?

The answer is no, it won’t.

Deleting downloads simply means that you won’t be able to listen to that music offline, however, when you are online, you can listen to anything on Spotify, whether you downloaded and/or deleted it before.