Spotify allows you to save songs, albums, and playlists to your library for easy access later. Over time, your library can get cluttered with music you no longer listen to. Fortunately, Spotify makes it easy to delete large numbers of songs from your library in just a few steps.
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Why You Might Want To Remove Songs
- Clean up your library and remove unused songs
- Save space and reduce bloat
- Start fresh with a clean slate
- Remove songs you no longer like
- Delete songs that are explicit or inappropriate
Before Removing Songs
Before deleting songs, consider creating a backup playlist with your must-have songs. That way you’ll have a copy if you later regret removing everything.
Remove Songs from Desktop
The easiest way to delete all saved Spotify songs is by using the desktop app. Here’s how:
1. Open Spotify Desktop App
Launch the Spotify app on your Mac or Windows PC. Make sure you’re signed into the account with the library you want to remove.
2. Go to Songs View
Click on the Songs icon in the left sidebar. This will display all saved songs.
3. Select All Songs
Click the first song, then Shift + Click the last song to select everything. All songs should be highlighted.
4. Remove Songs
Right click on the selected songs. Choose Remove from Your Library. Confirm by clicking Remove to delete all selected songs.
That’s it! All saved songs have now been removed from your Spotify account.
Remove Songs from Mobile
You can also delete all your saved Spotify tracks from the mobile apps:
1. Open Spotify Mobile App
Launch the Spotify app on your iPhone, Android, or tablet. Sign into the account with songs you want to delete.
2. Go to Library
Tap on Your Library at the bottom.
3. Select Songs View
Tap on Songs to view all saved tracks.
4. Tap Options
On iPhone, tap the … button. On Android, tap the 3 vertical dots for options.
5. Choose Remove from Your Library
Tap to remove all songs from your Spotify library. Confirm removal on the popup.
All songs should now be removed! Close and re-open Spotify to refresh your library view.
Alternative: Remove All Playlists
Instead of removing individual tracks, you can delete entire playlists from your library:
- Go to Playlists view
- Tap the 3 dots next to a playlist name
- Choose Unfollow to remove that playlist
- Repeat this for all playlists to remove them all
This will remove all associated tracks in one step.
Considerations When Removing Songs
- Removed songs will still appear in playlists you’ve added them to. Delete the playlists to fully remove the song.
- Other users may still have your removed songs in playlists they’ve created.
- Deleting local files from your computer does not remove them from Spotify.
- You can re-add removed songs back into your Spotify library from search or playlists. They are not permanently deleted.
