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Discuss Spotify for Mac
I just purchased a m4 macbook running 26.2 Tahoe. I tried downloading spotify from Safari and Chrome. Every time I try to open the zip file it says Unable to expand "SpotifyInstaller.zip" into "Desktop". (Error 79 - Inappropriate file type or format....
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hi! this is the same question as this one but because it’s marked as solved and the solution doesn’t work for me, I’m posting it again. I’ve double checked:1) I have no “login items” for my user in the Users & Groups pref pane2) when I right click th...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited States Of AmericaDeviceMacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010)Operating SystemMac OS Catalina 10.15.7 My Question or IssueWhen I try to install Spotify the installer says "Unsupported PlatformSorry, this version of Spotify is for mac...
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PlanPremiumCountryHungaryDevice(Macbook Pro mid 2009)Operating System(OS X El Capitan 10.11.6)My Question or IssueThis question got asked, but there is no solution. Problem: I open spotify, a black window opens and I'm unable to use it. I tried: rest...
Plan Premium Country Hungary Device (Macbook Pro mid 2009) Operating System (OS X El Capitan 10.11.6) My Question or Issue This question got asked, but there is no solution. Problem: I open...
Spotify Legend
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Spotify desktop started not working for several months now. Everytime I try and open it, it will close as soon as possible, I'm not even seeing the popup appear. I've deleted everything related to spotify in the library/caches folder.Restart and Shut...
Spotify desktop started not working for several months now. Everytime I try and open it, it will close as soon as possible, I'm not even seeing the popup appear. I've deleted everyt...
Spotify Legend
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PlanFreeCountryMEXDeviceMacBook Pro 2017Operating SystemMojave I'd been using the Desktop App without any inconvenience for +2 years in this mac until last Friday when this error message showed up when I tried to log into my account: "A Firewall may ...
Plan Free Country MEX Device MacBook Pro 2017 Operating System Mojave I'd been using the Desktop App without any inconvenience for +2 years in this mac until last Friday when this err...
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Hi thereI am brand new to Spotify - wanting to download music offline to then transfer to USB to play in the car (have taken out Spotify Premium Duo). Am using macOS BigSur v11.1 I managed to change the download location on my macbook pro so that I c...
Hi there I am brand new to Spotify - wanting to download music offline to then transfer to USB to play in the car (have taken out Spotify Premium Duo). Am using macOS BigSur v11.1 ...
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I have two major complaints regarding the desktop version of Spotify. For reference, I have a Macbook and I keep Spotify open in full-screen and I four-finger swipe between my apps in full-screen:1) It used to be that you could see the album cover of...
I have two major complaints regarding the desktop version of Spotify. For reference, I have a Macbook and I keep Spotify open in full-screen and I four-finger swipe between my apps in full-screen: 1...
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I accidentally clicked on the Artist header in the New Music Friday playlist and now I have it alphabetical by artist instead of the original order (with the biggest stars on top). Can switch to the other headers--track title (alphabetical), length--...
I accidentally clicked on the Artist header in the New Music Friday playlist and now I have it alphabetical by artist instead of the original order (with the biggest stars on top). Can switch to the ...
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So, on two different devices of mine (a mac and a windows 10 computer) I had an incident where suddenly two songs were separated with a gap where they previously weren't. This gap persisted when I shut of Spotify and restarted it. Other songs that di...
So, on two different devices of mine (a mac and a windows 10 computer) I had an incident where suddenly two songs were separated with a gap where they previously weren't. This gap persisted when I sh...
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Hi, I am a premium user with 13,000+ local files. These are stored on a drive connected to my Mac (Catalina macOS 10.15.7). I presume from several posts that there is a limit of 10,000 files, and that that is the reason that new files I add do not pl...
Hi, I am a premium user with 13,000+ local files. These are stored on a drive connected to my Mac (Catalina macOS 10.15.7). I presume from several posts that there is a limit ...
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MacBook Pro 2017Catalina 10.15.7 USA I was having an issue opening up Spotify, it was just a black screen and nothing was happening, so I used instructions found on the Spotify website to clean the app and all files pertaining to the app off my lapto...
MacBook Pro 2017 Catalina 10.15.7 USA I was having an issue opening up Spotify, it was just a black screen and nothing was happening, so I used instructions found on the Spotify...
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PlanPremium CountryJapan DeviceMacbook Pro late 2019 and Mac mini M1 2020 Operating SystemCatalina and Big Sur My Question or Issue I'm using the Mac app and am running into the problem of music stopping when I press the play button. The problem I im...
Plan Premium Country Japan Device Macbook Pro late 2019 and Mac mini M1 2020 Operating System Catalina and Big Sur My Question or Issue I'm using the ...
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When playing music from a playlist clickin on album image in left corner does not take me to the right song on a playlist. Instead it takes me to a wrong song. This happens when the sorting column is activated, but does not happen when the sorting co...
When playing music from a playlist clickin on album image in left corner does not take me to the right song on a playlist. Instead it takes me to a wrong song. This happens when the sorting column is...
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PlanPremium DeviceMacbook Pro 2012 My Question or IssueYesterday and today I haven't been able to change the cover picture for any of my playlists, it says "Failed to save playlist changes. Please try again" I have tried on several playlists, there's...
Plan Premium Device Macbook Pro 2012 My Question or Issue Yesterday and today I haven't been able to change the cover picture for any of my playlists, it says "Failed to ...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceMacbook Pro 2012 Operating SystemMojave My Question or IssueI really keep coming back to my liked song to play a song. But now all gone after new update im installed, checkout the file given.
Plan Premium Country USA Device Macbook Pro 2012 Operating System Mojave My Question or Issue I really keep coming back to my liked song to play a song. But now all gon...
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PlanPremiumCountry : Israel DeviceMacbook Pro 13-inch Catalina 10.15.6 I deleted the Spotify app from my computer about two months ago because it wasn't working well and kept crashing. I haven't been able to reinstall it ever since then. I've tried m...
Plan Premium Country : Israel Device Macbook Pro 13-inch Catalina 10.15.6 I deleted the Spotify app from my computer about two months ago because it wasn't working well and kep...
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Plan: Premium CanadaDevice: Macbook AirMy Question or Issue:When DJ-ing for my community, I create Playlists using Spotify. I'm sure thousands of your clients do, too. So, help us out, please. Simply include the running time in the list of songs in t...
Plan: Premium Canada Device: Macbook Air My Question or Issue: When DJ-ing for my community, I create Playlists using Spotify. I'm sure thousands of your clients do, too. So...
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PlanPremiumCountryBelgiumDevice(Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(MacOSCatalina) My Question or IssueI can't share my playlist or song on facebook, instagram, twitter.I also can not copy the url-link
Plan Premium Country Belgium Device (Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (MacOSCatalina) My Question or Issue I can't share my playlist or song on facebook, instagram, twitter. ...
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It looks like Spotify desktop client on mac OS is based on web-ui. It behaves as webpage when it comes to zoom functionality. I can use pinch-to-zoom or double-finger-tap (one finger) to zoom-in. I was just wondering if this expected? CheersRadek
It looks like Spotify desktop client on mac OS is based on web-ui. It behaves as webpage when it comes to zoom functionality. I can use pinch-to-zoom or double-finger-tap (one finger) to zoom-in. I w...
Spotify Legend
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CountryUnited States DeviceMacbook Air 2020Operating SystemMacOS Catalina 10.15.5 My Question or IssueThe moment I try to launch spotify, it shows up on dock and then goes away. The app doesn't even open for a second. I tried deleting cache, deleting...
Country United States Device Macbook Air 2020 Operating System MacOS Catalina 10.15.5 My Question or Issue The moment I try to launch spotify, it shows up on dock and then goes...
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Music keeps pausing every few second. Can't even finish a song. The problem is happening on all my device, Mac, iPhone 8s, Apple watch SE PlanPremium Device(iPhone 8s, Macbook Pro, Apple Watch SE)Operating System(iOS 14.1)
Music keeps pausing every few second. Can't even finish a song. The problem is happening on all my device, Mac, iPhone 8s, Apple watch SE Plan Premium Device (iPhone 8s, M...
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I have a premium family plan, US. Every time I add a song to the queue (when dragging, usually from a playlist, into the queue icon in the lower right) it always adds two instances. This happens on multiple computers, all Mac, for me. Here's a gif of...
I have a premium family plan, US. Every time I add a song to the queue (when dragging, usually from a playlist, into the queue icon in the lower right) it always adds two instances. This hap...
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