Unable to find downloaded files. | spotDL | Page 1

novel badger Mar 13, 2025, 8:23 PM

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i ran below command in my windows cmd (admin)
C:\Windows\System32>python -m spotdl https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6Shp0U4CIFVS5VGHW3vqz

It completed 400 tracks as i can see in cmd console but when i look into system32 folder it is empty. I tried to search my c drive my song name but still windows can't find the song. Can anyone help me to locate the spotDL downloaded?

whole sapphireBOT Mar 13, 2025, 8:23 PM

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@novel badger

novel badger Mar 13, 2025, 8:25 PM

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SpotDL Version: 4.2.11
Windows 11

whole sapphireBOT Mar 13, 2025, 10:06 PM

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Where are my files downloaded / How can I change download location?

By default, spotDL downloads to the working directory aka Where you ran spotDL from

You can change the working directory with cd. On Windows, the default working directory is C:\Users\YOURNAME\

Changing Output Directory

Use the --output flag to change ouput directory, e.g. spotdl download [songUrl] --output /home/music/

You can use flags to specify a custom path template. For example, your music could be sorted into nested folders per album. (spotdl [songUrl] --output '{artist}/{album}/{title} - {artist}.{ext}'
You can use the following variables in your path template: {title}, {artists}, {artist}, {album}, {album-artist}, {genre}, {disc-number}, {disc-count}, {duration}, {year}, {original-date}, {track-number}, {tracks-count}, {isrc}, {track-id}, {publisher}, {list-length}, {list-position}, {list-name}, {output-ext}.

#Unable to find downloaded files.