[GH-ISSUE #8] IDEA: Auto pause, remove already existing, update tags (maybe?) #114

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opened 2026-02-28 12:10:34 +03:00 by kerem · 5 comments
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Originally created by @DMCHiggens on GitHub (Dec 29, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/afkarxyz/SpotiDownloader/issues/8

just wanted to toss out a couple ideas
auto pause: the gui is pretty good at knowing when the token is expired, maybe if it detects the token has expired it can either auto pause or auto abort.
in my experience, pausing, updating the token, and resuming will still cause all downloads to fail but thats not a huge biggie. my go to has been to just select up to where the download reaches and remove them, and start again. but it can be hard to scroll through all of them to find which one was the last one it downloaded, so i figured i'd suggest an auto abort/pause feature

remove already existing: maybe when i fetch a playlist there's a button i can press where it will scan the selected directory and remove any songs from the dashboard that it can find files for. i like this is an optional method.

update tags: i dont know how possible this would be, as i dont know a lot about code, but the idea is essentially rather than downloading the songs, it can check and make sure the metadata matches what it should, like #, album, artist, album icon, etc, and if it doesnt, update it.

Originally created by @DMCHiggens on GitHub (Dec 29, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/afkarxyz/SpotiDownloader/issues/8 just wanted to toss out a couple ideas auto pause: the gui is pretty good at knowing when the token is expired, maybe if it detects the token has expired it can either auto pause or auto abort. in my experience, pausing, updating the token, and resuming will still cause all downloads to fail but thats not a huge biggie. my go to has been to just select up to where the download reaches and remove them, and start again. but it can be hard to scroll through all of them to find which one was the last one it downloaded, so i figured i'd suggest an auto abort/pause feature remove already existing: maybe when i fetch a playlist there's a button i can press where it will scan the selected directory and remove any songs from the dashboard that it can find files for. i like this is an optional method. update tags: i dont know how possible this would be, as i dont know a lot about code, but the idea is essentially rather than downloading the songs, it can check and make sure the metadata matches what it should, like #, album, artist, album icon, etc, and if it doesnt, update it.
kerem 2026-02-28 12:10:34 +03:00
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@DMCHiggens commented on GitHub (Dec 29, 2024):

that looks like a scam if i've ever seen one lol

also what application for music do you use that allows you to see album art? i am not seeing any on my end still and i think thats probably a me thing since it is working for you

<!-- gh-comment-id:2564746754 --> @DMCHiggens commented on GitHub (Dec 29, 2024): that looks like a scam if i've ever seen one lol also what application for music do you use that allows you to see album art? i am not seeing any on my end still and i think thats probably a me thing since it is working for you
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@afkarxyz commented on GitHub (Dec 29, 2024):

that looks like a scam if i've ever seen one lol

also what application for music do you use that allows you to see album art? i am not seeing any on my end still and i think thats probably a me thing since it is working for you

As I mentioned in the previous question, I only use the K-Lite Codec Pack to read various types of codecs and AIMP as my music player.

<!-- gh-comment-id:2564753566 --> @afkarxyz commented on GitHub (Dec 29, 2024): > that looks like a scam if i've ever seen one lol > > also what application for music do you use that allows you to see album art? i am not seeing any on my end still and i think thats probably a me thing since it is working for you As I mentioned in the previous question, I only use the K-Lite Codec Pack to read various types of codecs and AIMP as my music player.
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@DMCHiggens commented on GitHub (Dec 29, 2024):

that looks like a scam if i've ever seen one lol
also what application for music do you use that allows you to see album art? i am not seeing any on my end still and i think thats probably a me thing since it is working for you

As I mentioned in the previous question, I only use the K-Lite Codec Pack to read various types of codecs and AIMP as my music player.

ahh my bad, i had missed that! i'll check those out

<!-- gh-comment-id:2564754460 --> @DMCHiggens commented on GitHub (Dec 29, 2024): > > that looks like a scam if i've ever seen one lol > > also what application for music do you use that allows you to see album art? i am not seeing any on my end still and i think thats probably a me thing since it is working for you > > As I mentioned in the previous question, I only use the K-Lite Codec Pack to read various types of codecs and AIMP as my music player. ahh my bad, i had missed that! i'll check those out
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@DMCHiggens commented on GitHub (Dec 29, 2024):

k-lite worked for me!

<!-- gh-comment-id:2564756079 --> @DMCHiggens commented on GitHub (Dec 29, 2024): k-lite worked for me!
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@afkarxyz commented on GitHub (Dec 29, 2024):

I’ve implemented your suggestions in the v1.9 update, except for the third one, as it’s beyond the main functionality and to keep the focus solely on being a downloader. Feel free to try it out! v1.9

<!-- gh-comment-id:2564867349 --> @afkarxyz commented on GitHub (Dec 29, 2024): I’ve implemented your suggestions in the v1.9 update, except for the third one, as it’s beyond the main functionality and to keep the focus solely on being a downloader. Feel free to try it out! [v1.9](https://github.com/afkarxyz/SpotifyDown-GUI/releases/tag/v1.9)
kerem changed title from [GH-ISSUE #8] IDEA: Auto pause, remove already existing, update tags (maybe?) to [GH-ISSUE #8] IDEA: Auto pause, remove already existing, update tags (maybe?) 2026-03-01 17:28:10 +03:00
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