[Desktop] Delete (obsolete) tracks in Local Files

Since the ability to modify local file information was unhelpfully removed, I modified some names of the files themselves and re-synced them. The problem now is the old versions still appear in Local Files as well, just greyed out, and there is no option to delete them, so I have two entries for the same track. This could get very messy very quickly if I want to modify further, I will end up with multiple versions of everything I add in the Local Files list making it very difficult to find the tracks I want.

I used to have a huge library of music on my computer. I have recently moved it to an external hard drive due to the fact that Spotify has most of the music I like, and I can find the others on Youtube or Google Play. I now have a huge local library of songs that aren't on the computer but are tied to Spotify's local library, and Spotify defaults to playing the local files when they are available.(Even when they are selected from an artist's page) This means that when I try to play a record that was tied to that name in Spotify, nothing happens, no music. Mine are gone and now I can't listen to my favorite music that i removed specifically because it was avalible on Spotify(and other sources). Please Fix This Now!

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I've added a screenshot of 2 local songs: the top one had information edited before the update, while the bottom one was just added and I can't add any missing information or change the bizarre title, thanks to Spotify's new update.
Not only is editing information useful for clarity, but it is also key for linking local tracks to Spotify's catalogue.
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by Meredith Monday - last edited Monday Options Status changed to: Not right now
Hey everyone, thanks for you continued feedback around the latest Desktop update. We are marking this ideas as 'Not Right Now' since your local files in the Desktop app should just mirror whatever is on your HDD. If you change/ delete something on your HDD it will be mirrored in Spotify. You can of course continue to leave comments and kudos here, thanks!
--------> REALLY? Not right now? Here's another prime example of Spotify not giving a darn about their customers. This IDEA page is about things we absolutely NEED and hate about the new update you released (which, lets face it, is a fail in almost all ways). Then you as a Spotify employee come on here and tell us that its not what we need or want, and tell us what this feature should in fact do. Well then, who needs customer satisfaction, right?

[Desktop] Bring Back Local File Info Editing and Dates Added!

I would like to see the functionality for changing the track info for local files and the sorting of when the local file was added to come back. I used these functions a lot because I have a large amount of music saved on my computer, and I add more often. I liked the ability to change the track's info to make it easier to search for and more organized. The date added function was also essential for organizing my local files because I would have to search through thousands of files just to find the file that I just added. Since these functions were on an older version of Spotify, I don't understand why they would be omitted in the newer versions. Also, fixing the bugs that prevent local files to be synced to my phone for offline playing would be helpful as well.

Updated: 2015-07-09Hi and thanks for your contribution! A similar idea has also been suggested here:
https://community.spotify.com/t5/Live-Ideas/Desktop-Restore-Option-to-Edit-Local-File-Information/idi-p/1045037
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[Desktop] Delete (obsolete) tracks in Local Files

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