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Jam now available on Desktop

Spotify is bringing Jam to the desktop app! 拾 ️ Now you can start or join a listening party with your friends, family, colleagues, and classmates, with the Spotify desktop app in addition to the mobile app. Although you can listen on your own, Jam in...

MattSuda
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2024-03-14 3:40:52 PM
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MattSuda
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New "Now Playing View" sidebar

Spotify is introducing a new "Now Playing View" sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player to go along with the recently released "Your Library" sidebar. The Now Playing View in the right sidebar shows the album art and info of the current song or pod...

MattSuda
Spotify Star
2023-06-26 9:00:58 AM
2023-06-26 9:01:14 AM
MattSuda
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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...

MattSuda
Spotify Star
2023-04-28 8:09:54 PM
2023-04-29 10:41:09 PM
MattSuda
Spotify Star
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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....

mariomrt
Casual Listener
2019-04-20 2:00:15 PM
2023-05-18 3:32:12 PM
bfteach
Regular
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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...

Goodman
Spotify Legend
2012-07-19 10:29:25 AM
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Local files on NAS

Hi all I keep most of my music on my NAS. I've added the folder to Spority and it works great, just until restart. After every restart I get the message "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it". Sometimes ...

SnifferDog
Newbie
Hi all I keep most of my music on my NAS. I've added the folder to Spority and it works great, just until restart. After every restart I get the message "This song is not available. If ...
2018-05-14 9:59:36 AM
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Collaborative Playlists

Im very confused on how to change the images on my collaborative playlists. The playlist i have created offer an edit image pencil when I hoover my mouse over the cover, but my collaborative playlist dont allow me to. Im a premium member, Please help...

Tiffanyticktock
Newbie
Im very confused on how to change the images on my collaborative playlists. The playlist i have created offer an edit image pencil when I hoover my mouse over the cover, but my collaborative playlist...
2018-05-14 1:16:18 AM
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Can play song on iPhone but not on Mac App

Hi everyone, Just been having a problem of not being able to play some songs on the Mac app, but it being okay on the iPhone app. When I try to change from playing on my phone to my laptop, it gives me the "This song is not available. If you have the...

adriansjahid
Newbie
Hi everyone, Just been having a problem of not being able to play some songs on the Mac app, but it being okay on the iPhone app. When I try to change from playing on my p...
2018-05-14 1:12:52 AM
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20,000 songs in local files. Most won't play

I have just over 20,000 songs in my local files and most of them won't play on my desktop. I can't find any way to clear or delete the local files. I have already searched other related threads and tried all the fixes I can find. I have reinstalled S...

korryhildebrand
Casual Listener
I have just over 20,000 songs in my local files and most of them won't play on my desktop. I can't find any way to clear or delete the local files. I have already searched other related t...
2018-04-21 5:36:10 PM
2018-05-13 6:33:05 PM
korryhildebrand
Casual Listener
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Superuser Contribution With the #MeToo movement, I think you need to reconsider the option to "ban" artists from my Spotify

Everytime I hear about an artist being accused by multiple people of sexual misconduct I have to go through all of my playlists, sorting, make sure I don't have their songs anywhere as I want nothing to do with people who do this type of thing. I und...

Hypnoz123
Casual Listener
Everytime I hear about an artist being accused by multiple people of sexual misconduct I have to go through all of my playlists, sorting, make sure I don't have their songs anywhere as I want nothing...
2018-03-15 12:43:38 AM
2018-05-12 8:53:00 PM
mjans
Newbie
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Sick of Spotify removing features?

Is anyone else tired of Spotify progressively making the app worse and repeatedly ignoring feature requests or removing useful functionality? I am utterly sick of the way Spotify handles updates and restricts the way we can access our music.- They ha...

steve_sjbc
Music Fan
Is anyone else tired of Spotify progressively making the app worse and repeatedly ignoring feature requests or removing useful functionality? I am utterly sick of the way Spotify handles upd...
2018-05-11 11:52:53 AM
2018-05-12 8:51:28 PM
rednblu
Roadie
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No videos - is it the country I'm in?

Hi,The help guide says that to play videos, I need to:Scroll down in the main screen. Click Video Series.Browse our full range of videos. Click any for more information.I don't have that and I can't find any info why. Thanks for help.

pawelbaron
Newbie
Hi, The help guide says that to play videos, I need to: Scroll down in the main screen. Click Video Series. Browse our full range of videos. Click any for more information. I don't have th...
2018-05-12 2:52:35 PM
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Playlist in alphabetical, date created, inverse order, etc.

I can't order my playlists on the spotify premium mac desktop app.WHY are there no plans to implement these very simple ideas? Spotify users have asked for them time and time again.This community request/problem was never solved. And the thread where...

GTHOM
Casual Listener
I can't order my playlists on the spotify premium mac desktop app. WHY are there no plans to implement these very simple ideas? Spotify users have asked for them time and time again. This community...
2018-05-12 2:43:11 PM
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My Library are not showing songs

All the songs that I've saved are not showing up in my library, rather it displays a message asking me to browse to add more songs when I got about 900 songs in my library. I've tried installing and reinstalling Spotify on my Macbook Pro but it still...

anthony2101
Casual Listener
All the songs that I've saved are not showing up in my library, rather it displays a message asking me to browse to add more songs when I got about 900 songs in my library. I've tried installing and ...
2018-05-12 1:45:27 PM
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Touchbar DOESN'T WORK anymore with Spotify (just F1 F2 ...)

Beim MACBOOK werden in SPOTIFY auf der TOUCHBAR nur noch die Funktionstasten angezeigt, wie kann das wieder auf die alte Appbelegung umgestellt werden???

JonasGamper
Casual Listener
Beim MACBOOK werden in SPOTIFY auf der TOUCHBAR nur noch die Funktionstasten angezeigt, wie kann das wieder auf die alte Appbelegung umgestellt werden???
2018-05-11 12:49:19 AM
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recently played not showing up

My recently played section isn't showing up. If I click on it, it'll say "Nothing here yet, music will appear as you listen," but I'm listening to stuff currently and nothing is popping up. I've had this problem for almost a week.I've tried quitting ...

elenabowie
Casual Listener
My recently played section isn't showing up. If I click on it, it'll say "Nothing here yet, music will appear as you listen," but I'm listening to stuff currently and nothing is popping up. I've...
2018-04-30 4:15:56 AM
2018-05-11 12:21:18 AM
JLetz
Casual Listener
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Happyaudio77
Music Fan
Please delete, wrong thread.
2018-05-11 5:29:03 PM
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10,000 song limit

This is more just a plea to the people at spotify: Why have you put a limit on how many songs we can have in our own music? It just makes no sense!! I've filled up my 10,000 song limit allowance already and now want to save more music but can't. The ...

cknapp123
Newbie
This is more just a plea to the people at spotify: Why have you put a limit on how many songs we can have in our own music? It just makes no sense!! I've filled up my 10,000 song limit all...
2014-05-18 6:29:30 PM
2018-05-11 4:11:46 PM
mogulvogel
Newbie
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Spotify stops playing after songs with big duration

After the upgrade to MacOSX 10.13.4 I am facing the following issue with the spotify client. When I am in a playlist or an album that has a song with a large duration (usually over 10 minutes) after playing the full song the player stops and doesn't ...

user-removed
Visitor
After the upgrade to MacOSX 10.13.4 I am facing the following issue with the spotify client. When I am in a playlist or an album that has a song with a large duration (usually over 10 minutes) after ...
2018-05-06 12:28:45 PM
2018-05-11 9:47:37 AM
FireHydrant
Newbie
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Solved!! help ?

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arteiio
Newbie
2018-05-11 2:43:11 AM
2018-05-11 5:14:32 AM
Bethany_Dawn
Community Legend
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Save Playlists to Library

Many people have asked about how they could save all their songs from a playlist. But, their methods were from years ago, and now it seems that they don't work. So, I'll ask again: how do I save all the songs from a playlist to my Library? Thank you

user-removed
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Many people have asked about how they could save all their songs from a playlist. But, their methods were from years ago, and now it seems that they don't work. So, I'll ask again: how do I save all ...
2018-05-04 11:42:15 PM
2018-05-11 3:06:24 AM
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My Library

All my songs from my library is missing and I had over probably 600 songs! I want my music back and it took me more than 5 weeks to put my all of songs together!

Sapphire_Ivy
Newbie
All my songs from my library is missing and I had over probably 600 songs! I want my music back and it took me more than 5 weeks to put my all of songs together!
2018-05-07 4:45:59 PM
2018-05-10 8:25:18 PM
JackBeau
Composer
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Play/Pause, forward and back button not working (f7, f8, and f9)

My keyboard keys for play/pause, skip forward, and skip back are no longer working with spotify. I have looked online for solutions, but none seem to work. It works for iTunes. What should I do?

vernondursley
Newbie
My keyboard keys for play/pause, skip forward, and skip back are no longer working with spotify. I have looked online for solutions, but none seem to work. It works for iTunes. What should I do?
2018-05-08 7:26:36 PM
2018-05-10 8:01:02 PM
JackBeau
Composer
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Right sidebar activity feed not showing

Hello, Since a few months ago I can't see my friends activity feed, the right bar is simply not showing. I double checked all my settings and it should be showing. Any ideas on how to fix it?My Spotify version is 1.0.80.474.gef6b503e, and I'm using a...

Hanabcn
Newbie
Hello, Since a few months ago I can't see my friends activity feed, the right bar is simply not showing. I double checked all my settings and it should be showing. Any ideas on how to fix it...
2018-05-10 8:39:20 AM
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Can't scroll

Hi all: I have tried using the arrow buttons on my Macbook Pro and the trackpad to scroll down playlists, settings, you name it in the Spotify window and none of these work. I also don't see any scrolling bars in the Spotify window. Can someone help ...

ssdesign
Casual Listener
Hi all: I have tried using the arrow buttons on my Macbook Pro and the trackpad to scroll down playlists, settings, you name it in the Spotify window and none of these work. I also ...
2018-04-08 1:06:20 AM
2018-05-10 3:49:10 AM
yakonorekordz
Newbie
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