Heres how you’re free to get it to show your music in the Spotify app for Windows.

On Windows, Spotify will only play MP3 and audio-only MP4 files.

Unfortunately, the files in the cache can become corrupted, causing Spotify to misbehave.

the spotify dropdown menu that appears when you click the username and the settings option is selected

If that doesnt work, youll have to force-refresh the local files.

Heres how to do that.

Now Spotify will refresh the list of local files, which can make them reappear.

the local files and show songs from sections in spotify settings

Reset Spotify

When an app is misbehaving on Windows, resetting it can fix it.

And if all else fails, you might consider backing up your Windows computer and resetting it.

the storage section of spotify settings

the index.dat file selected in spotify’s storage folder

the windows firewall defender window

spotify selected in the allowed apps window

selecting advanced options for spotify in the installed apps page in the settings

reseting an app in the Windows settings app