How to take a playlist out of a folder spotify

Spotify is one of the best music streaming services on the market. Not only it offers a vast collection of songs, but it also has a plethora of features that make the app more useful. For example, the streaming giant offers a ‘folders’ feature to let users efficiently manage playlists. The idea is to group similar playlists so that you can easily access them later – saving space in the left playlists side menu in the process. If you’ve never heard of Spotify folders, here’s how you can create and manage them.

Make Folders on Spotify [2021]

To create folders on Spotify, you need Spotify’s desktop or web app. In other words, you can’t use the mobile app to create Spotify folders. I’ve mentioned what you can and can’t do with Spotify folders on the company’s mobile app in a separate section below, so read on till the end to know everything about Spotify folders.

Create and Manage Spotify Folders

1. Open Spotify Desktop/Web and right-click a playlist from the list of playlists in the left sidebar. From the list of options that appear now, choose ‘Create Folder.’

2. A new folder will now be created. You can now assign a folder name relevant to the playlists you’re planning to add for quick access.

3. Now that you’ve created the folder, it’s time to add playlists to the folder. To do this, all you have to do is drag and drop existing playlists into the folder. You’ll see visual feedback when you drag and drop to the folder.

4. Once you’ve added playlists to a folder, you can click on the folder name for easily accessing them. Use the arrow key next to the folder name to expand or shrink the playlist folder from the view. You can even create a folder within a folder – just right-click on a folder and click ‘Create Folder.’

5. In case you change your mind, you can always drag playlists outside the folder and delete the folder. However, do keep in mind that deleting the folder permanently deletes all playlists present inside. Before deleting a Spotify folder, make sure that you’ve moved all your essential playlists outside it.

Spotify Folders on Mobile App

Unlike its desktop and web counterparts, you can’t create new folders on Spotify’s mobile app. The mobile app, however, lets you create new playlists in a folder you’ve already created using Spotify web or desktop. That said, you can’t add existing playlists to a folder from Spotify mobile. Another limitation on mobile is that you can’t move a playlist out of a folder. You can’t delete a Spotify folder from mobile either. In case you’re wondering why there are too many limitations, that’s because Spotify doesn’t officially support the feature on mobile.

Try Spotify Folders to Organize Your Playlists

So, that’s how you can use Spotify’s folders feature to manage and group your playlists. If you found this useful, you should consider checking out our guide on creating radio stations on Spotify. While you’re at it, you may find something you were not aware of in our article on the best Spotify tips and tricks.

I've only been using spotify for a month now. I wanted to see if I could shuffle several playlists, and had found that the way people do that is via Playlist Folders. I read several guides on how to do it, but I can't for the life of me see where the option is to create a playlist folder. Am I missing something here? I'm using the Windows Spotify client.

How do I organize albums on my Spotify? Are you wondering the same thing? For all the super-organized folks, Spotify allows you to make playlist folders. They neatly organize your playlist and ensure you quickly find what you’re looking for. Thus, enabling you to manage your Spotify library effectively. Here’s how to make playlist folders on Spotify and add playlists to them.

Note: You can only create folders in Spotify on the desktop app or the web. It is not currently possible in the mobile app, but the folders will be visible once you create them.

Whether it’s discovering new artists or sharing songs to Instagram Stories, Spotify is my go-to music streaming app. To further enhance your Spotify experience, here’s how you can create a playlist folder;

How to create a playlist folder on Spotify

1. Open Spotify on the web or launch the desktop app.
2. On the left-hand menu, right-click any playlist and click Create Folder.
3. Type a name for your folder and press the enter/return key.

How to add playlists to a Spotify folder

There are two ways you can add a playlist to a folder on Spotify. Firstly, you can drag and drop an existing playlist into the folder as you like. Or:

1. Right-click on a playlist folder and click Create Playlist.
2. Give it a name as usual and add songs to it as you like.

Your folders will appear on the left-side menu just below your playlists. You can click any to view the contents.

To delete a Spotify playlist folder.

Changed your mind or created a playlist folder by mistake? You can easily delete it. Simply drag and drop playlists outside the folder and delete the folder.

Note: Ensure you move all your essential playlists outside the folder. Because once you delete the folder, the playlists inside that particular folder will be permanently deleted.

Unfortunately, NO! Currently, Spotify only allows you to create and delete the playlist folder. It doesn’t support folder sharing.

Organize your music with playlist folders on Spotify

For even more organization, you can even create sub and sub subfolders on Spotify. For this, right-click a playlist folder and select Create Folder. However, I think this can get quite confusing and cumbersome, so I like to stick with just one level of folders.

You might also like to check out how to add a Spotify widget to your iPhone for quick access.

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