How does a beginner add files from my computer to Spotify playlist (the right way)?

[Asketa]

Plan

Free

Country

Serbia

Device

PC

Operating System

Windows 10

My Question or Issue

Hi everyone! 

I am completely new to Spotify, installed it an hour ago without any previous experience. For the past 25 years I have been listening to music like this: I have a folder on my PC titled "Music" with .mp3 files that I was playing using Winamp (yes, I know, I'm a dinosaur). I would like to transfer my entire library and music listening over to Spotify, because I like all the cool features like lyrics, recommended, sorting, etc.

So, here is the problem. I am aware of the feature "Local Files" - I select my folder, but it loads only 3,169 tracks of 3,325 .mp3 files. I bet it is impossible to go 1 by 1 and see which files were not loaded. 

The second problem I have is that items in Local Files are not, so to speak, "linked" to Spotify library. In other words, there are no options for album, lyrics, recommended, etc. Spotify operates simply as media player.

TL;DR: What I would like to do is somehow scan my music folder and find those songs in Spotify to create a single playlist that will then function as any other playlist created in Spotify.
Note: I am aware that not every song could be found on Spotify, but those that are not I would then add regularly as Local Files.

Is it possible?

[Elena]

Hey there @Asketa,

Thanks for reaching out and welcome to the Community!

It's possible that not all Local files that you have available on your device can be synced to Spotify. This could be due to many reason, for example it might be related to the formatting or the material's copyright. You can check this page for more info on why some files won't play.

Unfortunately, it's currently not possible to have the songs automatically be added as tracks on Spotify. However, you can submit this as an idea here on the Community. We also suggest checking this help article for useful tips on how to submit an idea. 

We hope this clear things up! Let us know if you have any other questions.