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Not downloading, zip file corrupted 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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Solved!! How to stop Spotify from starting on login on macOS

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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Solved!! Cant download Spotify on Mac OS 10.15.7

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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Solved!! someone hacked my accont

Plan PremiumCountry Czech Republic DeviceImac 10.11.6 My Question or IssueI cannot listen to my music, it plays only few seconds and then it switches to something else (always the same). It also switches automatically to a different device (chrome).O...

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  Plan Premium Country Czech Republic   Device Imac 10.11.6   My Question or Issue I cannot listen to my music, it plays only few seconds and then it switches to something else...

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Solved!! Cannot READ spotify app Mac Desktop

Plan: Not sureFree/Premium: PaidCountry: USA Device(Mac Mini)Operating System(Mojave 10.14) My Question or Issue:I cannot read the text. It is seriously ridiculous. I estimate it is the equivalent is about 4 pt text on a printed page. Why aren't ther...

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  Plan: Not sure Free/Premium: Paid Country: USA   Device (Mac Mini) Operating System (Mojave 10.14)   My Question or Issue: I cannot read the text. It is seriously ridiculo...

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Solved!! Why won't my playlist picture change?

I recently bought a new Macbook Air, and I made a new playlist just today. When I uploaded a picture, it worked just fine and it showed up perfectly. However, when I tried to change the picture of an older playlist, it just wouldn't change. While I w...

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I recently bought a new Macbook Air, and I made a new playlist just today. When I uploaded a picture, it worked just fine and it showed up perfectly. However, when I tried to change the picture of an...

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Solved!! SPOTIFY APP Ver. 1.1.12.451.gdb77255f DROP with Enterprise PROXY.

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDeviceMBPOperating Systemmojave 10.14.6 (18G87) My Question or IssueHi there,I normally use spotify app at work. My enterprise uses Cisco WSA proxyes with Spotify connection allowed.With this last version, the connection drops ...

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  Plan Premium Country Italy Device MBP Operating System mojave 10.14.6 (18G87)   My Question or Issue Hi there, I normally use spotify app at work. My enterprise uses Cisco W...

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Solved!! Plays for 6 seconds then says "can't play current song"

PlanPremiumCountryUSA Device Macbook Pro late 2016Operating SystemMac os a Mojave I have had this problem for at least a years. I have premium: Works on phone - Only works for 6 seconds on Mac desktop (OS Mojave) ... then the blue error message (cann...

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  Plan Premium Country USA   Device  Macbook Pro late 2016 Operating System Mac os a Mojave   I have had this problem for at least a years. I have premium: Works on pho...

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Solved!! Don't like button is not active if I unliked the song.

Looks like I can not mark the song as Don't like if I liked it once before and unliked after.

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                        Looks like I can not mark the song as Don't like if I liked it once before and unliked after.  

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Solved!! How to stop Desktop Spotify from sharing the queue with a Phone or any other device?

PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceMacBook Pro, iPhoneOperating SystemEl Capitan, 12.4 My Question or IssueWhen I go to work while listening in my car via Spotify I get into the office and when I fire up my desktop Spotify, the same queue (along with repeat ...

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Plan Premium Country US   Device MacBook Pro, iPhone Operating System El Capitan, 12.4   My Question or Issue When I go to work while listening in my car via Spotify I get into t...

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Solved!! Album stuck in queue

Premium account, Sweden DeviceDesktop Mac, iPhone and Spotify Connect (Lightning DS to an Aries) Since 1–2 months I have an album that repeatedly adds it self to my queue. It doesn't matter if I remove it, once the queue is empty it comes back. If I ...

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Premium account, Sweden   Device Desktop Mac, iPhone and Spotify Connect (Lightning DS to an Aries)   Since 1–2 months I have an album that repeatedly adds it self to my queue. It...

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Solved!! Go to song in playlist not displaying proper position

Spotify Version: 1.1.10.540.gfcf0430f When I go into a playlist and play any song, I then want to left click on the album in the bottom left corner to go to the songs position in the playlist. However, when the playlist is sorted from Newest -> Oldes...

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Spotify Version: 1.1.10.540.gfcf0430f   When I go into a playlist and play any song, I then want to left click on the album in the bottom left corner to go to the songs position in the playlis...

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Solved!! "Downloading of offline songs failed. Maybe the disk is full?" when computer has lots of space

Plan: Premium (Family)USA Device: Macbook Air 13-inch 2019Operating System: macOS Mojave I have been using Spotify for two years and this issue has never happened to me. I downloaded the Spotify App onto my new Macbook Air. All of my songs were there...

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Plan: Premium (Family) USA   Device: Macbook Air 13-inch 2019 Operating System: macOS Mojave   I have been using Spotify for two years and this issue has never happened...

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Solved!! "Save to your favorite songs" icon is misaligned

Plan: FreeCountry: USADevice: Macbook Pro 2018Operating System: MacOS 10.14.5 The save icon is not centered on the actual button and is right aligned. Twice I have accidentally clicked just to the right of the icon and actually clicked remove. The ex...

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Plan: Free Country: USA Device: Macbook Pro 2018 Operating System: MacOS 10.14.5   The save icon is not centered on the actual button and is right aligned. Twice I have accid...

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Downloading Playlists Names and Artists

Is it possible to download the list of song names, artist, album and playlist order in the event i want to purchase ths songs? PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Win...

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Is it possible to download the list of song names, artist, album and playlist order in the event i want to purchase ths songs?     Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8,...

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Solved!! Spotify client keeps playing on a strange device called STOREID

Plan: PremiumCountry: USA Devices: MB Pro, Iphone XR My Question or IssueMy spotify clients keep halting playback, playing on a device called "STORE_STOREID-CPU" - see the attached screenshot. What is this device and how do I remove it from my accoun...

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Plan: Premium Country: USA   Devices: MB Pro, Iphone XR   My Question or Issue My spotify clients keep halting playback, playing on a device called "STORE_STOREID-CPU" - see the ...

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Solved!! Spotify for Macbook Kaput

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacBookOperating SystemHigh Sierra 10.13.6 My Question or IssueI couldn't download recently added Mac "Local Files" onto my android Pixel phone. In desperation, I uninstalled Spotify on my mac, and have since found Apple no...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device MacBook Operating System High Sierra 10.13.6       My Question or Issue I couldn't download recently added Mac "Local Files" onto my android...

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[iOS][Connect] MacBook 10.9.5 - Spotify only available in Web Player

I can only use Spotify on the MacBook via "Web Player (Chrome)". Clicking on the Spotify in the menu bar simpy elicits yet another download and all I get is a black Spotify page that does nothing, altho it's shown in finder as another drive (like a b...

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I can only use Spotify on the MacBook via "Web Player (Chrome)".  Clicking on the Spotify in the menu bar simpy elicits yet another download and all I get is a black Spotify page that does nothi...

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Solved!! [Bug] Sort on time and you're not able to jump back

PlanPremiumCountrySweden DeviceiMacOperating SystemOS XMy Question or IssueIf I sort a playlist on time (ie. latest on top and not the order when added which is default) and play something in the list. If I now press the litte preview icon in bottom ...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden   Device iMac Operating System OS X My Question or Issue If I sort a playlist on time (ie. latest on top and not the order when added which is default) and ...

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Solved!! Missing album on Desktop version

Plan: FreeCountry: India Device(Macbook Air Early 2015)Operating System(macOS mojave) My Issue: Desktop app is unable to find this album https://open.spotify.com/album/27TKwEelJrpmDzs9RYh0ZM i

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Plan: Free Country: India   Device (Macbook Air Early 2015) Operating System (macOS mojave)   My Issue:  Desktop app is unable to find this album https://open.spotif...

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How do I eliminate iPhone memory used by Spotify?

My iPhone says that Spotify is using more than 16 GB of memory. But how can that be when I have verified that there are no songs downloaded? I deleted some of the "Recently Played' in case these were holding onto memory, and then I checked the memory...

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My iPhone says that Spotify is using more than 16 GB of memory. But how can that be when I have verified that there are no songs downloaded? I deleted some of the "Recently Played' in case these were...

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Solved!! Help with playing on multiple devices data usage

PlanFreeCountry India Device - Iphone 5s / Macbook air Operating System Latest on both My Question or IssueI was listening to Spotify on the cellphone and opened the app on the mac. It shows me what's playing on the phone. But I'm worried about if it...

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Plan Free Country India   Device - Iphone 5s / Macbook air   Operating System Latest on both     My Question or Issue I was listening to Spotify on the cellphone and ope...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Screeching glitchy sound before next song starts

In this playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6O7rRsMOLUtyM3f06aXDI0?si=x5HgI7KYQgyd3kSDATOd1g at the end of this song https://open.spotify.com/track/634RD2vI2WNv1hhnJ0117w?si=pqC5BdWXQsOiyGrpSWTcsw and before the next song https://open.spotify...

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In this playlist:   https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6O7rRsMOLUtyM3f06aXDI0?si=x5HgI7KYQgyd3kSDATOd1g   at the end of this song   https://open.spotify.com/track/634RD2vI2WNv1hhn...

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