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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...

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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...

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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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Solved!! Why does spotify desktop suck on mac?

I've deleted the program and re-installed it about a dozen times the past few months. Works extremely well on my old PC laptop. Never has issues. It freezes between songs, can't load playlists I'm searching for, can't sync with my phone, and delays o...

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  • I've deleted the program and re-installed it about a dozen times the past few months. Works extremely well on my old PC laptop. Never has issues.    It freezes between songs, can't load p...
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Can't download songs with Spotify Premium

I was adding a song to one of my playlists which I set o download, waited it for ages to finish downloading and it never finished. I started to have this problem since yesterday. Oh btw, I tried to unset and set the playlist to download and any of my...

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  • I was adding a song to one of my playlists which I set o download, waited it for ages to finish downloading and it never finished. I started to have this problem since yesterday.   Oh btw, I t...
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Solved!! Spotify Connect not working on Pioneer XW-SMA3

Hi guys, So after a clean install of Spotify (even after AppCleaner) and a quick reboot of my Router and even plugging my speaker into LAN mode, I believe I have exhausted all my options. Has Spotify updated as of recently? This functionality worked ...

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  • Hi guys,   So after a clean install of Spotify (even after AppCleaner) and a quick reboot of my Router and even plugging my speaker into LAN mode, I believe I have exhausted all my options. &...
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Shuffle on Big Playlists with Google Home

Not much to say other than that this feature is absolutely broken. Here's the steps to reproduce:Open Spotify app on androidClick on "Devices Available" and connect to my Google Home as the active deviceClick a song near the bottom of a playlist with...

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  • Not much to say other than that this feature is absolutely broken. Here's the steps to reproduce: Open Spotify app on android Click on "Devices Available" and connect to my Google Home as the...
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Songs not being downloaded to the correct location

I have two disk drives in my macbook pro, in spotify I have it set so it saves songs to my secondary drive, yet I just downloaded a lot of tracks and it's filled up my primary drive (a small SSD) meaning that I'm now almost out of space. I also can't...

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  • I have two disk drives in my macbook pro, in spotify I have it set so it saves songs to my secondary drive, yet I just downloaded a lot of tracks and it's filled up my primary drive (a small SSD) mea...
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com.spotify.client is six gigs

My ~/Library/Caches/com.spotify.client/ folder is over six gigs. What's in here? How can I reduce the amount of space this folder is taking?

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  • My ~/Library/Caches/com.spotify.client/ folder is over six gigs. What's in here? How can I reduce the amount of space this folder is taking?
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songs unavailable

I had a playlist set up in itunes that i imported to spotify. Now, only 4/6 songs are available to play. I'm not sure what the issue is or how to fix it. There's nothing different about the files from the others that would make it unavailable

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  • I had a playlist set up in itunes that i imported to spotify. Now, only 4/6 songs are available to play. I'm not sure what the issue is or how to fix it. There's nothing different about the files fro...
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ads playing abruptly during music

This is a recent development: not only do ads sometimes kick in while the music is still playing, right now I have spotify paused and it's trying to randomly play an ad (at twice the volume, no less) while it's still PAUSED. Like, I get a split-secon...

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  • This is a recent development: not only do ads sometimes kick in while the music is still playing, right now I have spotify paused and it's trying to randomly play an ad (at twice the volume, no less)...
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Local File Podcast?

I have about 12 hours of podcasts saved to local files as mp3's. Is there some way to get Spotify to recognize them as podcasts instead of regular songs? I use Spotify for multiple things so not being able to save my place in a 6 hour podcast makes t...

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  • I have about 12 hours of podcasts saved to local files as mp3's. Is there some way to get Spotify to recognize them as podcasts instead of regular songs? I use Spotify for multiple things so not bein...
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Solved!! Add Airplay option to Spotify App (instead having all my computer sounds streamed)

Hi, That will be awesome if you can add the option in Spotify to Airplay the music.I know you can do it using the top menu Airplay icone but the problem using that method is all your computer sound is getting passed to the speakers, and I don't want ...

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  • Hi,   That will be awesome if you can add the option in Spotify to Airplay the music. I know you can do it using the top menu Airplay icone but the problem using that method is all your compu...
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Disable automatic download for certain device

Because the space of my desktop is so limited and I usually use it with WiFi. I don't want Spotify to automatically download songs. However, I still need it for my mobile phone so that I cannot just simply turn off the DOWNLOAD function of my playlis...

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  • Because the space of my desktop is so limited and I usually use it with WiFi. I don't want Spotify to automatically download songs. However, I still need it for my mobile phone so that I cannot ...
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Repeat Track Mode Disappeared...

Why can't I repeat a single song?! I do not want to repeat the whole albulm, just the latest song I have stuck in my head. This occurred after I updated spotify enmass through several updates, now have version 1.0.73.345.g6c9971ef. If it's due to the...

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  • Why can't I repeat a single song?! I do not want to repeat the whole albulm, just the latest song I have stuck in my head.   This occurred after I updated spotify enmass through seve...
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Problemas con chromecast Audio

Hola, no veo el dispositivos chromecast audio desde la APP oficial de Spotify en OSX, He reinstalado y nada, como se puede abirir un caso con los desarrolladores para que solucionen ente problema. Esta demas decir desde la APP en android y Spotify we...

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  • Hola, no veo el dispositivos chromecast audio desde la APP oficial de Spotify en OSX,  He reinstalado y nada, como se puede abirir un caso con los desarrolladores para que solucionen ente probl...
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Blank Page

So, I use the spotify web play and the past few months it has worked amazingly. But, I went to open it today and it was just a blank white page. I could not do anything on it what so ever. If you could help with this problem it would be greatly appre...

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  • So, I use the spotify web play and the past few months it has worked amazingly. But, I went to open it today and it was just a blank white page. I could not do anything on it what so ever. If you cou...
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Pause button not working on Mac

I have recently updated my Mac to High Sierra and found that my play/pause, forward and back play buttons wont work for spotify. To fix the problem click on Spotify in the menu bar, then services then system preferences. Once opened go to keyboard on...

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  • I have recently updated my Mac to High Sierra and found that my play/pause, forward and back play buttons wont work for spotify. To fix the problem click on Spotify in the menu bar, then services the...
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parcourir ne fonctionne pas !!!

BOnjourLa fonction parcourir ne fonctionne pas... Et visiblement aucun service technique.

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  • BOnjour La fonction parcourir ne fonctionne pas... Et visiblement aucun service technique. 
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Insane 157% CPU usage for an app sitting idle

Hi,there is a big issue with the app.On my pc - an Apple MBP - the app is just open, idle and the helper is sucking 157% of CPU making the pc to heat up and the fan to spin increasingly loud.What does the helper do?I'm wondering if it is safe to use ...

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  • Hi, there is a big issue with the app. On my pc - an Apple MBP - the app is just open, idle and the helper is sucking 157% of CPU making the pc to heat up and the fan to spin increasingly loud...
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Solved!! Need Offline for more than 1 moth

Hi guys! I've been on Spotify Premium for a long time and now am planning to travel the world for a few months. Of course I need my music with me. Now I checked and was extremely surprised when I've read the following: ".. and stay offline for up to ...

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  • Hi guys!   I've been on Spotify Premium for a long time and now am planning to travel the world for a few months. Of course I need my music with me. Now I checked and was extremely surp...
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How to delete your local files on Windows 10

If you were trying to delete your local files in Spotify and were also struggling to find the "local-files.bnk" file in the /AppData/ folder, give this new directory a try because this is where I ended up finding that file. Hope this helps. C:\Users\...

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  • If you were trying to delete your local files in Spotify and were also struggling to find the "local-files.bnk" file in the /AppData/ folder, give this new directory a try because this is w...
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