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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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[Mac OS] Spotify keeps crashing instantly on launch

I was running Spotify on my Mac (Version 10.8.5) and today I went to open the application and it just kept crashing within seconds of opening. I followed all of the instructions to delete the application and found that there were no folders in the /l...

  • Casual Listener
  • I was running Spotify on my Mac (Version 10.8.5) and today I went to open the application and it just kept crashing within seconds of opening. I followed all of the instructions to delete the applica...
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Accidently deleted starred from Facebook

I made a big mistake and deleted all my starred activity from my Facebook. How do I (is is possible to) bring that back? It only shows the last two I starred, when I had ca. 2500 going. Thanks for your help!!

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  • I made a big mistake and deleted all my starred activity from my Facebook. How do I (is is possible to) bring that back? It only shows the last two I starred, when I had ca. 2500 going. 😞   ...
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Local Files -- Adding Art Work

Is there anyway I can add art work to a Local file? The album I have added is not on Spotify and the album did not have any art work attached. Basically I've added a language course and would just like to add some art work instead of the rather bland...

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  • Is there anyway I can add art work to a Local file?   The album I have added is not on Spotify and the album did not have any art work attached.   Basically I've added a language co...
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Mac desktop - Gapless only works after rechecking box after startup

Hi folks, I'm running Mac OS X 10.7.5 (11G63) with the Darwin 11.4.2 kernel with version 0.9.7.16.g4b197456 of Spotify. When I first start Spotify up (With a computer restart or otherwise), gapless playback doesn't work - there is an audible pause be...

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  • Hi folks,   I'm running Mac OS X 10.7.5 (11G63) with the Darwin 11.4.2 kernel with version 0.9.7.16.g4b197456 of Spotify.   When I first start Spotify up (With a computer restart or...
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Browsing broken, constant updates

Recently my browsing functionality has completely broken. If I, for example, search for an artist and click the search result I can't get to the new artist page, or it loads the artist page and no tracks (just spinning wheel). Clicking on anything in...

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  • Recently my browsing functionality has completely broken. If I, for example, search for an artist and click the search result I can't get to the new artist page, or it loads the artist page and no tr...
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Solved!! Spotify app is frozen on iPhone. Keeps saying 'waiting'

My spotify app is just saying waiting and i cannot access my music. Please advise what to do

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  • My spotify app is just saying waiting and i cannot access my music.  Please advise what to do
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Large Cover on screen?

Hallo,   are there a way to see the Cover large on screen?   mfG

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  • Hallo,   are there a way to see the Cover large on screen?   mfG
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Solved!! search results limited to 100?

hi there, i was wondering if you could clear something up for me regarding the results obtained via label search. as an example searching for label:"wackies" gives 100 tracks precisely; however looking at the results via albums/see all it seems that ...

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  • hi there,   i was wondering if you could clear something up for me regarding the results obtained via label search.   as an example searching for label:"wackies" gives 100 trac...
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Importing playlists from Spotify to PC/Android or vice versa

I have a Chromebook using Chrome OS which doesnt allow a desktop versoin to be downloaded, so how do i get my playlists from one to the other without having the device option in my Spotify.

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  • I have a Chromebook using Chrome OS which doesnt allow a desktop versoin to be downloaded, so how do i get my playlists from one to the other without having the device option in my Spotify.
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Solved!! [MAC] After I deleted my library folder for Spotify, I've been having issues.

I noticed the following issues after starting up Spotify shortly afterwards: - My starred playist is gone. It soon gave me 3 songs. (My library is kinda normal) - It crashes - The music stops randomly. It seems to continue playing the song if I comma...

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  • I noticed the following issues after starting up Spotify shortly afterwards:   - My starred playist is gone. It soon gave me 3 songs. (My library is kinda normal)   - It crashes &...
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Solved!! Spotify on a managed (non administrator) Mac account, problems with web helper program

Hello, I use Spotify (Premium) on a Mac user account with restricted access to some programs and web pages to protect my children. Since app 5 days, the setup seems to have changed because the user has no right to use spotify web helper. Usually, the...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello, I use Spotify (Premium) on a Mac user account with restricted access to some programs and web pages to protect my children. Since app 5 days, the setup seems to have changed because the user h...
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[Mac] Spotify freezes (spinning ball)

After opening Spotify and moved 2/3 songs to a playlist, the whole app just freezes. version: 0.9.7.16.g4b197456 (crash dump attached, though it doesn't actually crash) Here is the ouput when running it from the commandline: 11:45:09.816 I [kindling....

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  • After opening Spotify and moved 2/3 songs to a playlist, the whole app just freezes.   version: 0.9.7.16.g4b197456   (crash dump attached, though it doesn't actually crash) &...
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Certain parts of tracks too quiet

In most songs the mix isn't correct as it is with the real thing. Certain solos/riffs/ parts are heard very distant in the background. Nothing is wrong with any speakers as this occurs on all platforms I use Spotify with. YouTube or direct mp3 files ...

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  • In most songs the mix isn't correct as it is with the real thing. Certain solos/riffs/ parts are heard very distant in the background. Nothing is wrong with any speakers as this occurs on all platfor...
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Solved!! Problem with subscribed playlist and next song

Hello, When i'm playing a song in a playlist i'm following (a spotify playlist for example), If i want to play the next song, Spotify always plays a song from a personal playlist and not from the followed playlist i'm currently listening. Does anyone...

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  •   Hello,   When i'm playing a song in a playlist i'm following (a spotify playlist for example), If i want to play the next song, Spotify always plays a song from a personal playlist ...
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Can't see cast of singers

I often listen to opera recordings, which typically include a number of singers in the cast. Maybe I'm missing something simple, but I can't figure out any way to identify all the singers in the cast. Sometimes the cast is shown on the cover of the a...

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  • I often listen to opera recordings, which typically include a number of singers in the cast.   Maybe I'm missing something simple, but I can't figure out any way to identify all the singers ...
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Playlist artwork

Playlist artwork seems to be very inconsistent with local files for me. Sometimes it's there, sometimes it's not. For example, I have a 2 CD set that I ripped today. I ripped the songs from the first disc, put them in a folder, added the folder to iT...

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  • Playlist artwork seems to be very inconsistent with local files for me. Sometimes it's there, sometimes it's not. For example, I have a 2 CD set that I ripped today.    I ripped the son...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How to export playlist text from Spotify to itunes ?

Hey ! I have a trouble that I can't resolve and I hope you can help. A year ago, I have imported all my playlist from itunes to spotify and it works great in Spotify. Don't need anymore to use iTunes on my mac. But now I have a problem with iTunes. M...

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  • Hey !    I have a trouble that I can't resolve and I hope you can help. A year ago, I have imported all my playlist from itunes to spotify and it works great in Spotify. Don't need an...
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How many of the recommendations in Discovery section are in fact advertising?

Hi, I'm on a paid Spotify subscription for almost a year now. And every day - and I mean every single day - when I'm opening the desktop app, in the Discovery section, among other random recommendations, there is a message that one of my friends is l...

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  • Hi,   I'm on a paid Spotify subscription for almost a year now. And every day - and I mean every single day - when I'm opening the desktop app, in the Discovery section, among other random r...
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Solved!! Grey "offline" symbol on Mac

So, when I went to USA I made sure to click the "Available Offline" switch on 2 of my playlists but when one of them was finished it had a grey "offline" symbol on it instead of the regular green one. It still works offline however, first I thought t...

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  • So, when I went to USA I made sure to click the "Available Offline" switch on 2 of my playlists but when one of them was finished it had a grey "offline" symbol on it instead of the regular green one...
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Solved!! Sync iphone to Mac Question

i've got all my music synced for offline availability on my iphone but not my mac. I don't want to redownload all of it again as there is about 7 gigs worth of music. Is there a way to get all the music off my iphone and onto spotify on my mac.

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  • i've got all my music synced for offline availability on my iphone but not my mac. I don't want to redownload all of it again as there is about 7 gigs worth of music. Is there a way to get all the mu...
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