How to quit Spotify without losing your music
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The backlash against Spotify has also inspired some of the service’s users to jump ship, though the company doesn’t exactly make it easy.
Spotify’s massive reach — as of last October, it had more than 380 million users — meant it could turn popular podcasts like “Heavyweight” and “Armchair Expert” into exclusive properties. Entire social communities have developed around the Spotify playlists some people have created, which some might hesitate to give up on. And let’s not forget that Spotify doesn’t offer any tools to help you migrate your carefully curated music collection anywhere else. But if you do decide to give up on Spotify — no matter the reason — making the switch can be easier than you think.
In one way, Spotify’s enormous influence is a good thing for would-be switchers. That’s because the service is a big enough target that its competitors — not to mention some independent programmers — have cooked up ways for people to transfer their playlists and music libraries to other services.
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