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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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Download times out

Hi everyone, I'm running OS X Yosemite 10.10.1 on MacBook Air.Spotify was having serious connection/network issues so I deleted the app. When I run the installation package, there is a dialogue box that tells me Spotify is downloading, and the reques...

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  • Hi everyone,   I'm running OS X Yosemite 10.10.1 on MacBook Air. Spotify was having serious connection/network issues so I deleted the app. When I run the installation package, there is a dia...
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1.0.1.1060... - Network share prevents loading

I have a network share that's in my "login items" on Mac. If the machine thats serving the share is not online, no problem i usually get a "cannot connect to network drive" message upon login to my mac and thats the end of that. With the new update i...

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  • I have a network share that's in my "login items" on Mac. If the machine thats serving the share is not online, no problem i usually get a "cannot connect to network drive" message upon login to...
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Slow and sometimes not playing on Mac/iPad/iPhone every evening

Hi All ! Since using Spotify (premium) I do have the problem that the system is very slow (searching, discovering new songs and even playing some songs which are not stored in offline playlists - these songs stop sometimes for several seconds before ...

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  • Hi All !   Since using Spotify (premium) I do have the problem that the system is very slow (searching, discovering new songs and even playing some songs which are not stored in offline...
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Solved!! Music stops every 5 seconds - desktop only!

I've had this problem for some time now. My 27" iMac cannot run the desktop app without the music starting and stopping every few seconds. This happens whether connected via ethernet or WiFi. I've checked my cable signal throughput and it's a consist...

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  •   I've had this problem for some time now.  My 27" iMac cannot run the desktop app without the music starting and stopping every few seconds.  This happens whether connected via ether...
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start up screen

when i go to spotify.com, i log in and i don't see the usual list of "search, browse, my music" etc on the left. only my account, settings, etc. how do i get to that screen? if i click on the spotify logo it takes me to an offer to sign up. help!

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  • when i go to spotify.com, i log in and i don't see the usual list of "search, browse, my music" etc on the left. only my account, settings, etc. how do i get to that screen? if i click on the spotify...
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Album art not visible via apple tv

Spotify on iMac. Stream via airfoil to apple tv. Apple tv shows Mac icon and std text that streaming is done from spotify. When streaming iTunes same iMac I get the album art displayed on apple tv.All software is latest. Any idea why album art is dis...

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  • Spotify on iMac. Stream via airfoil to apple tv. Apple tv shows Mac icon and std text that streaming is done from spotify. When streaming iTunes same iMac I get the album art displayed on apple tv. ...
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How do I sync my 7th gen iPod nano?

I have an iPod nano running software version 1.0.3 and Spotify 1.0.3.101 and I've been trying to sync my iPod enabling and disabling disk use, iTunes closed, iTunes open but cannot get it to sync. Actually, I haven't been able to sync it ever. But no...

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  • I have an iPod nano running software version 1.0.3 and Spotify 1.0.3.101 and I've been trying to sync my iPod enabling and disabling disk use, iTunes closed, iTunes open but cannot get it to sync. Ac...
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Re-add Ability to Change Location of Cache on OS X

I have both an SSD and an HDD in my MBP. However, Spotify removed the ability to choose the location of the cache files. This used to be under Preferences. Now I have it taking up precious space on my SSD inside Library/Caches instead of being locate...

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  • I have both an SSD and an HDD in my MBP. However, Spotify removed the ability to choose the location of the cache files. This used to be under Preferences. Now I have it taking up precious space on m...
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Spotify randomly autoplays

I'm using Spotify premium on an macbook pro. Spotify starts up at random times. I close the app and it pop itself randomly and play music. I find most annoyingI try few times fresh inastall without success. My OS is 10.8.5 Only solution till now is d...

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  • I'm using Spotify premium on an macbook pro.  Spotify starts up at random times. I close the app and it pop itself randomly and play music.  I find most annoying I try few times fresh inas...
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Music does not work

Hello I use Spotify for several days Macbook Air but there's a problem. In fact I had to turn off my computer off and on the music I was listening does not work at all remaining block at 0:00. Other music works perfectly. Music block is as follows: M...

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  • Hello I use Spotify for several days Macbook Air but there's a problem. In fact I had to turn off my computer off and on the music I was listening does not work at all remaining block at 0:00. Other ...
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Other users playlists

Usually when you go to any catalog in Genres and Moods you find "official" playlists and next to it "users" playlists.(4 square cover).But right now i see only official. Where i can find users playlists by Genree/Mood? Thanks.

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  • Usually when you go to any catalog in Genres and Moods you find "official" playlists and next to it "users" playlists.(4 square cover). But right now i see only official. Where i can find users play...
  • Soundofus
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Searching within a playlist using the Ctrl+F hotkey to find songs/artists/album titles

There used to a way to search within a playlist and I can no longer to get it work. What I mean by this is that I have a big playlist and I want to search for a certain song wthout scrolling so I will hit the 'Ctrl' + 'F' keys together to bring up a ...

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  • There used to a way to search within a playlist and I can no longer to get it work.  What I mean by this is that I have a big playlist and I want to search for a certain song wthout scrolling so...
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Crash On Play OSX

So I have done a clean install and made sure that all prefs caches have been removed. On playing a track (any remote or local) the application crashes On starting using the terminal I can see the following problem:spotify(35717,0xb7481000) malloc: **...

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  • So I have done a clean install and made sure that all prefs caches have been removed.   On playing a track (any remote or local) the application crashes   On starting using the ter...
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Keeps deleting dowloaded playlists

I've been using Spoitfy on Mac for more than a year now. But every few months my downloaded playlists get erased comletely. I am not sure if it may be related to System Updates on OSX? I am wondering about that because just yesterday I updated to 10....

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  • I've been using Spoitfy on Mac for more than a year now. But every few months my downloaded playlists get erased comletely. I am not sure if it may be related to System Updates on OSX? I am wondering...
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spotify is a piece of garbage.

1st: If I start a radio station based on a genre or a song and I thumbs up a song within this playlist that I like, 'Spotify' starts to recycle the same 2-5 songs and keeps them on repeat. i have no idea why this happens and they have no releation to...

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  • 1st:  If I start a radio station based on a genre or a song and I thumbs up a song within this playlist that I like, 'Spotify' starts to recycle the same 2-5 songs and keeps them on repeat. &nbs...
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local files play on macbook but not on iphone 6, even though it says it synced.

My local files are all imported from iTunes on the Spotify app on my macbook, and they all play fine on my mac. I dragged and dropped them into my playlists, and some of the tracks synced to my phone fine, but a lot of them are still greyed out in th...

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  • My local files are all imported from iTunes on the Spotify app on my macbook, and they all play fine on my mac. I dragged and dropped them into my playlists, and some of the tracks synced to my phone...
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Downgrade feels SOOO GOOD!!!! Thanks everyone!!

Just did the downgrade trick to go back to 0.8.5 and omg it feels sooooo good to be home again!!! It runs so smooth, looks beautiful and does everything I need. Thanks everyone who has been posting the instructions on how to do it, this means i get t...

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  • Just did the downgrade trick to go back to 0.8.5 and omg it feels sooooo good to be home again!!! It runs so smooth, looks beautiful and does everything I need. Thanks everyone who has been posting t...
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Solved!! Question about specific song

I have a question about a specific song. It's about "Soleil Soleil" from the artist "Ilya". For some reason I can't add the song to my "songs" since there is no + button and when I play it via Spotify Connect it won't play. It appears on my mac and i...

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  • I have a question about a specific song. It's about "Soleil Soleil" from the artist "Ilya". For some reason I can't add the song to my "songs" since there is no + button and when I play it via Spotif...
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[Bug] Cross platform connect

I opened Spotify on my Mac and my Windows 8.1 machine, selected a song on my Windows 8.1 pc then selected a different one on my mac, then opened my queue on my windows pc and played the current song on my windows pc, then opened spotify on my nexus 5...

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  • I opened Spotify on my Mac and my Windows 8.1 machine, selected a song on my Windows 8.1 pc then selected a different one on my mac, then opened my queue on my windows pc and played the current song ...
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I accidentally deleted a song from a playlist and can't undo

Guys, I accidentally pressed "delete" on a song in a playlist using my Mac, and the song deleted without a prompt. And, I cannot undo this action. This sucks. Now I have no idea which song I've lost. I swear this functionality was available in an ear...

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  • Guys, I accidentally pressed "delete" on a song in a playlist using my Mac, and the song deleted without a prompt. And, I cannot undo this action.   This sucks. Now I have no idea which song I...
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