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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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[Mac] Why is this recent update so very bad??

Just updated my Mac (10.7.5 ~ OS X Lion) desktop client to version 0.9.0.128.g3134f863 and I have to say this is TERRIBLE. Lets forgo the fact that the 'what's new' tab is just plain crap now, emphasis on the PLAIN. Oh, and search results... Also abh...

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  • Just updated my Mac (10.7.5 ~ OS X Lion) desktop client to version 0.9.0.128.g3134f863 and I have to say this is TERRIBLE.  Lets forgo the fact that the 'what's new' tab is just plain crap ...
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Receiving error message 802 frequently in the last 2 days

As per subject. I am based in Italy. Mac os x 10.8.3. Everything has worked flawless until yesterday.In the last two days I keep receiving this message after a few stuttering issues. Not sure if this is related to the latest sw update but pretty anno...

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  • As per subject. I am based in Italy. Mac os x 10.8.3.   Everything has worked flawless until yesterday. In the last two days I keep receiving this message after a few stuttering issues. &nbs...
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iTunes ticked in prefs but does not appear in "Local Files"

Mac OS X 10.8.3 - I have just installed the Spotify client and although I have checked iTunes to appear in preferences, my iTunes library doesn't appear in "Local files". Tried restarting to no avail.Any ideas?

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  • Mac OS X 10.8.3 -   I have just installed the Spotify client and although I have checked iTunes to appear in preferences, my iTunes library doesn't appear in "Local files".   Tried rest...
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Accidentally deleted playlist

I accidentally deleted my playlist, thinking I was going to delete a song. Is there any way of getting it back? The playlist was called 'NY Party'. PLEASE HELPPPP!

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  • I accidentally deleted my playlist, thinking I was going to delete a song. Is there any way of getting it back?  The playlist was called 'NY Party'. PLEASE HELPPPP! 
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search options

Hi all I used to be able to search keywords (a song name for example) within playlists by using command+F. Since the update I can't any ideas? Cheers

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  • Hi all   I used to be able to search keywords (a song name for example) within playlists by using command+F. Since the update I can't any ideas?   Cheers
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Songs that exist in iTunes cannot be played with Spotify

Hi everybody,I transfered my iTunes library to an external harddrive which is usually not connected to my MacBook. When I try to play a song from Spotify that also exists on my external iTunes library it seems that Spotify tries to connect to this li...

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  • Hi everybody, I transfered my iTunes library to an external harddrive which is usually not connected to my MacBook. When I try to play a song from Spotify that also exists on my external iTunes libr...
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Mac App Crashing

I have a macbook and run OS X 10.5.8 and recently tried to update my spotify app. I clicked the link on the blue bar that kept showing up and supposedly it updated. Now every time I try to open Spotify it crashes. I've tried redownloading, restarting...

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  • I have a macbook and run OS X 10.5.8 and recently tried to update my spotify app. I clicked the link on the blue bar that kept showing up and supposedly it updated. Now every time I try to open Spoti...
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serious streaming/performance issues?

For the last week or so I've been experiencing severe performance issues with spotify. Whole sections of content not loading (like bios or new stuff), songs not playing, songs stopping in the middle and freezing, spotify constantly crashing. I've rei...

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  • For the last week or so I've been experiencing severe performance issues with spotify. Whole sections of content not loading (like bios or new stuff), songs not playing, songs stopping in the middle ...
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Streaming songs from iTunes library when library is disconnected (external hard drive)

Hello, I use an external hard drive for my iTunes library. Now when I'm on the go, I sometimes want to listen on Spotify to some albums I have in my iTunes library, but Spotify seems to want to play them exclusively from the iTunes library, and thus ...

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  • Hello,   I use an external hard drive for my iTunes library. Now when I'm on the go, I sometimes want to listen on Spotify to some albums I have in my iTunes library, but Spotify seems to want...
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Mac OSX 10.5.8

I got Spotify in November of 2012, and it worked perfectly fine.Last week, I was forced to "quit" Spotify, and as I restarted it, it sent an error report and would not open. (This is because when you shut it down, it automatically updates itself, but...

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  • I got Spotify in November of 2012, and it worked perfectly fine. Last week, I was forced to "quit" Spotify, and as I restarted it, it sent an error report and would not open. (This is because when y...
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Trouble downloading Mac OS X

Hi! Last week Spotify would not open; it kept quitting unexpectedly. I uninstalled the application. Since then, I have tried to download it eight times. Each time, it will download, but then won't open, and I get an error "The application Spotify has...

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  • Hi!   Last week Spotify would not open; it kept quitting unexpectedly. I uninstalled the application. Since then, I have tried to download it eight times. Each time, it will download, but then...
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liked playlist on computer?

I just started using the liked from radio feature. I liked a bunch of things yesterday while listening on my phone and they were immediately added to the playlist. Now, I'm liking things on my macbook and the songs are not being added to the playlist...

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  • I just started using the liked from radio feature.  I liked a bunch of things yesterday while listening on my phone and they were immediately added to the playlist.  Now, I'm liking things ...
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Solved!! Spotify refuses to work on my Mac. HELP ME PLEASE.

Okay, so I have a Mac OS X version 10.5.8. And when I got it, the first thing I did was download Spotify, since it's kinda my life. It worked great for about 3 or 4 weeks. Then one day I got this message that said "Spotify quit unexpectedly; Mac OS X...

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  • Okay, so I have a Mac OS X version 10.5.8. And when I got it, the first thing I did was download Spotify, since it's kinda my life. It worked great for about 3 or 4 weeks. Then one day I got this mes...
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installation and usage

Hello, I couldn't open spotify on my mac anymore. So I uninstalled it and tried to reinstall it which doesn't work. I always get an error message. I also reinstalled adobe flash and tried the following:Delete the folders: /Library/Caches/com.spotify....

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  • Hello,   I couldn't open spotify on my mac anymore. So I uninstalled it and tried to reinstall it which doesn't work. I always get an error message. I also reinstalled adobe flash and tried th...
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Mac spotify will not down load. help fast!

I had spotify for the longest time, but now it just wont open. So I deleted it and tried to re-download it, but this has not worked. Each time it tries to open but says it cant. Please help.

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  • I had spotify for the longest time, but now it just wont open. So I deleted it and tried to re-download it, but this has not worked. Each time it tries to open but says it cant. Please help.
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My playlists are disapeared but my girlfriend can still follow them

My playlists had disappeared but my girlfriend can still follow them.How can I rehabilitate them in my account?Thanks,Federico

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  • My playlists had disappeared but my girlfriend can still follow them. How can I rehabilitate them in my account? Thanks, Federico
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Spotify won't work on my Mac

A few weeks ago, my Spotify application refused to open. It would bounce in the dock for a few seconds and then a message popped up saying that Spotify could not open and even when I tried to relaunch it, it did the same thing. I tried cleanly uninst...

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  • A few weeks ago, my Spotify application refused to open.  It would bounce in the dock for a few seconds and then a message popped up saying that Spotify could not open and even when I tried to r...
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8.8.450 - Freezing during playback

I'm on a 2.4ghz Intel Core 2 Duo with 8gb of ram running OSX 10.8.3. Since this last update playback seems to freeze in the middle of playing a song and I have to restart the app to get it to work again. You guys have been going down hill sine the Fo...

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  • I'm on a 2.4ghz Intel Core 2 Duo with 8gb of ram running OSX 10.8.3.  Since this last update playback seems to freeze in the middle of playing a song and I have to restart the app to get it to w...
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