If you have an account with Spotify, there’s a good chance that you’ve seen a notice telling you that your music has been removed from the service. This is usually because of a DMCA takedown notice, but it can also be because of other reasons. If you’re not sure why your music was removed, or if you just want to remove it yourself, here are some tips:

  1. Go to your account settings and look for the “Spotify” tab. There, you’ll see a list of all of your songs and albums. If there’s any indication that your music was removed for some reason (like a DMCA takedown notice), then it’ll be listed in this section.
  2. If you don’t have an account with Spotify, then go to the website where your music is stored and look for the “Spotify” tab on that page. There, you’ll see all of the information about how to get your music back on the service.
  3. If everything else fails and you still can’t get your music back on Spotify, then reach out to customer support and tell them what happened. They may be able to help out by getting your songs added back onto the service or by providing some other solution for getting your music back online.

Note: If you deauthorize a computer, make sure to authorize it again if you need access to that machine. If you don’t, songs won’t play on that computer and instead will prompt you with instructions for adding a new computer.

Can I increase my limit? Do these count against my total number of streams per month? What happens if I exceed this limit? Are there any exceptions (e.g., people living at the same physical address)

Scroll down in Spotify Web Player > Settings > Your Devices, or open the mobile app and go to Account > Your Devices. Check next to the device name(s) you want to remove and tap “Remove Device.” Confirm your decision in the popup window. Close this window whenever you’re done removing devices. 

Sort of. The “devices” you see when you look at your account are actually linked computers or devices that have been authorized to play Spotify on your behalf. So, yes, if you buy a new laptop, phone, or tablet you can use it to listen with your Spotify Premium subscription as long as:

You deauthorize any old computers from your previous account first; and You authorize the new computer/device in order for it to be treat as a separate computer/device (see below).

For example, if you have five devices authorized for streaming and your account only gives you three streams per month, you will not be able to listen on the new computer/device until the next billing cycle.

However, buying a new computer doesn’t mean that you deauthorize your old one — it just means that both computers are now authorized with Spotify at the same time (provided they have different IP addresses). This increases your overall usage of bandwidth from Spotify’s service by as much as double. If this becomes an issue for your household, we do offer some tips below. Note that if you’re sharing an internet connection between multiple users in a single house or apartment building then how many devices can stream simultaneously is entirely up to your: