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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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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacBook Pro 2019Operating SystemmacOS Catalina My Question or IssueWhen I goto install the Spotify app on a beta version of macOS Catalina I get an alert that says the application can not be installed becuase Apple can not ...
Plan Premium Country USA Device MacBook Pro 2019 Operating System macOS Catalina My Question or Issue When I goto install the Spotify app on a beta version of macOS Catalina ...
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I've read other posts but can't find a fix for my issue. I'm using a desktop macOS Macbook Pro mid-2012 model, Catalina 10.15.3 upgrade. The installer and application downloads and opens, but the home screen, search and selection doesn't work when yo...
I've read other posts but can't find a fix for my issue. I'm using a desktop macOS Macbook Pro mid-2012 model, Catalina 10.15.3 upgrade. The installer and application downloads and opens, bu...
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PlanPremium DeviceMac DesktopOperating SystemHigh Sierra 10.13.6 (17G13035) My Question or IssueI have enabled the "process my facebook data" option in my account and the permissions for Spotify in Facebook are also active but I keep receiving the me...
Plan Premium Device Mac Desktop Operating System High Sierra 10.13.6 (17G13035) My Question or Issue I have enabled the "process my facebook data" option in my account and...
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PlanPremiumCountryRussia DeviceMacBook'12 2017Operating SystemmacOS Mojave. Version 10.14 My Question or IssueI can't even see the little window for Friend Activity on my Mac Desktop app as if this function isn't available for me. Yet my friends from...
Plan Premium Country Russia Device MacBook'12 2017 Operating System macOS Mojave. Version 10.14 My Question or Issue I can't even see the little window for Friend Activity on...
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PlanPremium - Family PlanCountryUnited KingdownDevice(Macbook Pro - 13 inch, 2020, iPhone 11)Operating System(macOS Catalina 10.15.5, iOS 13.5.1) My Question or IssueWhen going to replace old playlist cover images with new images, the new image stays...
Plan Premium - Family Plan Country United Kingdown Device (Macbook Pro - 13 inch, 2020, iPhone 11) Operating System (macOS Catalina 10.15.5, iOS 13.5.1) My Question or Issue When goi...
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PlanFreeCountryN/ADeviceMac OS Sierra 10.12.6Operating SystemApple Devices So I was listening to Rap God (Clean Version) on my iPad when I open my Mac to listen in the Mac instead. But it said that the device is connected. I opened my iPad so my iPad...
Plan Free Country N/A Device Mac OS Sierra 10.12.6 Operating System Apple Devices So I was listening to Rap God (Clean Version) on my iPad when I open my Mac to listen in the Mac inst...
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I've been having some trouble with my local files, both before and after i've tried changing song titles and other metadata. - Whole albums just won't play (One album can only play the one song that I changed the title of. All of the other songs in t...
I've been having some trouble with my local files, both before and after i've tried changing song titles and other metadata. - Whole albums just won't play (One album can only play the ...
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Plan MonthlyPremiumUnited States DeviceMac Laptop Mid 2014Operating SystemCatalina 10.5.5. My Question or IssueI updated to Catalina 10.5.5 and not Spotify won't open. It flashes when I click open, but does nothing.
Plan Monthly Premium United States Device Mac Laptop Mid 2014 Operating System Catalina 10.5.5. My Question or Issue I updated to Catalina 10.5.5 and not Spotify won't open. &...
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PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceMacBook Pro Late 2019Operating SystemmacOS 10.14.6Version1.1.36.734.g8731c306 My Question or IssueOne of the latest updates broke filtering in Playlist in Russian language: whatever I type in the filter bar, nothing is ...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device MacBook Pro Late 2019 Operating System macOS 10.14.6 Version 1.1.36.734.g8731c306 My Question or Issue One of the latest updates broke filtering...
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PlanPremiumCountryRO Device(Macbook Pro early 2015)Operating System: macOS Mojave My Question or Issue For about 2 months now, whenever I try to play Spotify on macOS, the desktop app playing any music after about 20-30 seconds and shows the "Can't p...
Plan Premium Country RO Device (Macbook Pro early 2015) Operating System: macOS Mojave My Question or Issue For about 2 months now, whenever I try to play Spotify on m...
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Hey there, I am trying to find my STATISTICS for the 2018 wrapped that were present when they initially came out. I can find the playlists by going to the wrapped url but the statistics aren't present. Is there a place I can still find this? URLS I'v...
Hey there, I am trying to find my STATISTICS for the 2018 wrapped that were present when they initially came out. I can find the playlists by going to the wrapped url but the statistics aren...
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PlanFreeCountryJapanDeviceFirefox version 78.0, Chrome version 65.0.3325.181Operating SystemMac OS X version 10.9.5 My Question or IssueSpotify suddenly gets unloaded yesterday (I am using it with free plan) and cannot be played concurrently.I refres...
Plan Free Country Japan Device Firefox version 78.0, Chrome version 65.0.3325.181 Operating System Mac OS X version 10.9.5 My Question or Issue Spotify suddenly gets unloaded yesterd...
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My Mac is version 10.10.2 I can't open my spotify on MAC since last night. I tried to uninstalled and reinstalled but it didn't help. The application not even popup the account info page and just turn off immediately. But it works perfectly on my iph...
My Mac is version 10.10.2 I can't open my spotify on MAC since last night. I tried to uninstalled and reinstalled but it didn't help. The application not even popup the account i...
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Where can I find the current playlist I am listening to? Before the last update, I could click in the left bottom corner to make the playlist appear.
Where can I find the current playlist I am listening to? Before the last update, I could click in the left bottom corner to make the playlist appear.
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I need help with this. The Spotify menu on my Mac is somehow in Spanish. When on my phone it's English, and I have no idea why it's suddenly spanish when I'm on my Mac - and I can't seem to change it. I find it extremely annoying that there is no eas...
I need help with this. The Spotify menu on my Mac is somehow in Spanish. When on my phone it's English, and I have no idea why it's suddenly spanish when I'm on my Mac - and I can't seem to ...
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I was wondering if I could delete my 'Persistent Cache' folder without damaging my library of functioning of my desktop Spotify app? It is now at 30gb and taking up space I could do with. Also is there a way to cap this folder size or must I manually...
I was wondering if I could delete my 'Persistent Cache' folder without damaging my library of functioning of my desktop Spotify app? It is now at 30gb and taking up space I could do with.  ...
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Plan: PremiumCountry: IndiaDevice:MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)Operating System: macOS High Sierra (10.13.6) My Question or IssueI have recently noticed that local files from my Mac show up in search results despite the Show Local Files opt...
Plan: Premium Country: India Device:MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) Operating System: macOS High Sierra (10.13.6) My Question or Issue I have recently noticed that loca...
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PlanPremium (latest version app installed)CountrySwedenDeviceMacbook Pro 2018Operating SystemmacOS Mojave 10.14.6 My Question or IssueI'm not able to start Spotify connect (for cromecast audio, samsung galaxy S9 plus) from my laptop as I cannot even ...
Plan Premium (latest version app installed) Country Sweden Device Macbook Pro 2018 Operating System macOS Mojave 10.14.6 My Question or Issue I'm not able to start Spotify conne...
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PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceMacBook Pro 15 inch 2013Operating SystemMacOs Mojave Since a few days some songs I have added to certain playlists on my phone wouldn't show up in my playlists on my MacBook. Today I wanted to fix this so I reinstal...
Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device MacBook Pro 15 inch 2013 Operating System MacOs Mojave Since a few days some songs I have added to certain playlists on my phone wouldn't show ...
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Used to work fine, now none of those songs in that folder play, either greyed out and no sound. I have some awesome old mp3s from back in the day I'm talking pre 2000 and songs you can't find anywhere now and custom releases from artist and bands etc...
Used to work fine, now none of those songs in that folder play, either greyed out and no sound. I have some awesome old mp3s from back in the day I'm talking pre 2000 and songs you can't find anywher...
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