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New Your Library sidebar

Spotify is introducing a new Your Library sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player. The new Your Library sidebar is rolling out to all desktop users now, so you will be seeing it soon if you haven't already. The new Your Library sidebar improves nav...

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Solved!! Spotify free: Music stops on MAC

Edited: Thank you very much everyone for helping! Finally I managed to correct the error and the steps are those that DerpyNerd offered and highlighted as a solution. Hi! I have a MacBook Pro, and for a week now I have a problem with the desktop app....

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[Mac] Troubleshooting Spotify

Having trouble with Spotify on your Desktop app? Here’s what to try first. Search the Community Someone might have asked your question on the Community before. So type your issue into the search box and have a look. Tip: Don't forget to check our Spo...

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Song stuck in “songs” playlist

hello, i have had the song hey ya by OutKast stuck in my songs playlist for the past 6 months. Both on my desktop app and iOS app. Every time I try to remove it, it just keeps coming back. What can I do to get rid of it

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  • hello,   i have had the song hey ya by OutKast stuck in my songs playlist for the past 6 months. Both on my desktop app and iOS app. Every time I try to remove it, it just keeps coming back. W...
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Superuser Contribution Weird Hidden Album

I have a bunch of songs saved from an album that are playable through my "songs" and the album is still there if I click the link to it. However, if I go to the artist's page the album has been replaced - same album, same songs (except for one) but i...

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  • I have a bunch of songs saved from an album that are playable through my "songs" and the album is still there if I click the link to it.  However, if I go to the artist's page the album has been...
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Two Songs Playing At Once

I (regretfully) updated to the new version of Spotify for mac and it seems buggy, noteably because it keeps playing two songs at once. If I'm clicking through a playlist to different songs, it ends up having 2 songs going. I can pause/control one of ...

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  • I (regretfully) updated to the new version of Spotify for mac and it seems buggy, noteably because it keeps playing two songs at once.   If I'm clicking through a playlist to different songs, ...
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Friend feed not working today

The friend feed is not working today...does anyone know what is up? PlanPremium CountryUSA DeviceMacbook Pro 2016 Operating System(High Sierra)

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  • The friend feed is not working today...does anyone know what is up?   Plan Premium   Country USA   Device Macbook Pro 2016   Operating System (High Sierra) 
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History on desktop... more than 50 tracks possible?

Plan:Premium Family Country:USA Device27” iMac (current second to bottom build w/32GB RAM added post purchase) Operating SystemmacOS current build and current OS My Question or Issue I'm looking to find larger ‘listory’© (by me;)) ... Listen history,...

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  •     Plan: Premium Family    Country: USA   Device 27” iMac (current second to bottom build w/32GB RAM added post purchase)   Operating System macOS current b...
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Different library on Mac and iPhone

Plan PremiumCountry AustraliaDevice iPhone 6, and Macbook Pro 2017Operating System iOS 11.4.1, Mac OS 10.12.6My Question or IssueSongs I have saved from my spotify on my phone no longer appear in the desktop version of Spotify even though it is the s...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia Device iPhone 6, and Macbook Pro 2017 Operating System iOS 11.4.1, Mac OS 10.12.6 My Question or Issue Songs I have saved from my spotify on my phone no longer a...
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Is it possible to change 'Favorite Songs' back to 'Songs'?

The update doesn't really bother me that much but over half of my saved songs were lost when Spotify decided to make the change. Is there any way to either revert back to the old format or recover my songs? Thanks. PlanFree/Country U.S.DeviceMacbook ...

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  • The update doesn't really bother me that much but over half of my saved songs were lost when Spotify decided to make the change. Is there any way to either revert back to the old format or recover my...
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Superuser Contribution [Radio] Prevent Repeats

PlanPremiumCountry AustraliaDeviceMacbook Pro late 2016Operating SystemmacOS 10.13.6 My Question or Issue Radio songs repeat way too often, is there a way to fix this?

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  • Plan Premium Country  Australia Device Macbook Pro late 2016 Operating System macOS 10.13.6   My Question or Issue  Radio songs repeat way too often, is there a way to fix th...
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Solved!! Sorting a playlist back to the Author's Default

I found some playlists I want to follow that have the beatport top 100 tracks for certain genres. When i was looking at the playlist to see how recently it had been updated I changed the sort to date. I realized later that the author had the playlist...

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  • I found some playlists I want to follow that have the beatport top 100 tracks for certain genres. When i was looking at the playlist to see how recently it had been updated I changed the sort to date...
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Why the cache Spotify app on OSX takes up 10G of space?

Whenever I restart my computer the ~Library/Caches/com.spotify.client takes up a small amount of space. By the end of my working day the said folder takes up 10GB of space! Why is this happening? Some smart garbage collection for this cache would hel...

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  • Whenever I restart my computer the ~Library/Caches/com.spotify.client takes up a small amount of space. By the end of my working day the said folder takes up 10GB of space! Why is this happening...
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iMac V10.13.4 Pathetically slow startup

PlanPremiumCountry UKDeviceiMac desktop v 10.13.4 High SierraOperating Systemv 10.13.4 High Sierra My Question or Issue Running Spotify via an app on the above desktop machine - everytime i start it up Spotify either takes at least 10 minutes to star...

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  • Plan Premium Country  UK Device iMac desktop v 10.13.4 High Sierra Operating System v 10.13.4 High Sierra   My Question or Issue  Running Spotify via an app on the above desk...
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library details

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceMacbook My Question or Issue hi, this is probably very simple but need help....in my playlists on windows 10 laptop details show, SONG, ARTIST, ALBUM...great.....BUT on MACBBOOK (oldish)....it only shows SONG, ARTIST.......

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   DeviceMacbook    My Question or Issue hi, this is probably very simple but need help....in my playlists on windows 10 laptop details show, SONG, ART...
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[Playlists] Spotify Mac Playlist Order Problem

PlanFreeCountryNZDeviceMacbook Pro late 2016Operating SystemmacOS Sierra 10.12.6 My Question or IssueOn Spotify for Mac the order of the songs in my playlists keep getting scrambled (This has happened, on seperate occasions, to two of my playlists) a...

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  •   Plan Free Country NZ Device Macbook Pro late 2016 Operating System macOS Sierra 10.12.6   My Question or Issue On Spotify for Mac the order of the songs in my playlists keep ge...
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[MacOs Mojave] Touch Bar support is gone.

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDeviceMacbook Pro 15 A1707 2017Operating System MacOS MojaveMy Question or Issue On new MacOS TouchBar support is gone and media controll buttons are not working.

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  • Plan Premium Country Poland Device Macbook Pro 15 A1707 2017 Operating System  MacOS Mojave My Question or Issue  On new MacOS TouchBar support is gone and media controll buttons a...
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Autoplay/Radio Won't Turn off

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceMacBook Air Early 2015 Running High Sierra Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI can not turn the Autoplay off! Every time an album or playlist finishes, Spotify starts a new Radio Stat...

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device MacBook Air Early 2015 Running High Sierra  Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue I can not tur...
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Superuser Contribution Trouble syncing iTunes

I have a ton of music in my iTunes music library. I'd like to get it all into my Spotify library so I don't have to manually go through and add all the artists I like. It allegedly looks like an easy thing to do; there are several articles like this:...

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  • I have a ton of music in my iTunes music library.  I'd like to get it all  into my Spotify library so I don't have to manually go through and add all the artists I like.  It allegedly ...
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Save a video song?

On playlists song of the tracks have videos (ex: live version). I can't save any of those songs to a playlist. Why not?

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  • On playlists song of the tracks have videos (ex: live version). I can't save any of those songs to a playlist. Why not? 
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Is there any way to reverse marking a podcast as played?

PlanPremiumCountry United StatesDeviceMacbook Pro late 2016Operating SystemMacOS High Sierra My Question or Issue I accidentally marked an entire podcast playlist as played. I can no longer view the entire podcast and I cannot listen to it at all. Is...

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  • Plan Premium Country  United States Device Macbook Pro late 2016 Operating System MacOS High Sierra   My Question or Issue  I accidentally marked an entire podcast playlist a...
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Can't view followers

I can't view my followers on the desktop app for mac. Someone else's similar question was answered with this image:But my app only looks like this:Is this intentional or a glitch? How else can I view my followers?Thanks!

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  • I can't view my followers on the desktop app for mac. Someone else's similar question was answered with this image: But my app only looks like this: Is this intentional or a glitch? How else can I ...
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Saved Songs Sync/Update Issue

Plan: PremiumCountry: USA Device: Macbook Pro early 2015Operating System macOS High SierraSpotify Version: 1.0.86.337.ga8d5cef9 I've been recently experiencing saved songs disappearing. For instance, I would save a song and then a few hours later it ...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: USA  Device: Macbook Pro early 2015 Operating System macOS High Sierra Spotify Version: 1.0.86.337.ga8d5cef9   I've been recently&...
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