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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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PremiumFree/PremiumMalaysia Device(MacBook Pro 2012)Operating System(MacOS Mojave Version 10.14.2) My Friends' Spotify Playlists are empty ever since I downloaded the new update, they have not deleted the playlist since it still appears on my phone.I...
Premium Free/Premium Malaysia Device (MacBook Pro 2012) Operating System (MacOS Mojave Version 10.14.2) My Friends' Spotify Playlists are empty ever since I downloaded the new ...
Spotify Legend
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I have a small visual issue with the Mac application. As a Spotify artist, I changed my avatar image almost a week ago, and it is correctly updated on all platforms I checked (iPhone, iPad, web player) except the Desktop Mac which still displays the ...
I have a small visual issue with the Mac application. As a Spotify artist, I changed my avatar image almost a week ago, and it is correctly updated on all platforms I checked (iPhone, iPad, web playe...
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Spotify FreeItalyiMac Late 2015 macOS 10.13.4 Hi, i wanted to listen to a newly released song so i searched for it, pressed play but... nothing happened. In the bottom i had the progress bar empty, an empty album icon and no infos. So i uninstalled S...
Spotify Free Italy iMac Late 2015 macOS 10.13.4 Hi, i wanted to listen to a newly released song so i searched for it, pressed play but... nothing happened. In the bottom i had the p...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSAOperating SystemAndroid & MacOS My Question or Issue Your Daily Drive is an amazing playlist, and now its gone! It has not been opening up for weeks! At first it would close out now it just won't open! PLEASE HELP!
Plan Premium Country USA Operating System Android & MacOS My Question or Issue Your Daily Drive is an amazing playlist, and now its gone! It has not been opening up for wee...
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PremiumUnited States Macbook Air Mac OS Mojave 10.14.5 Many of the songs on Spotify are blank and have no content for me. How do I fix this?
Premium United States Macbook Air Mac OS Mojave 10.14.5 Many of the songs on Spotify are blank and have no content for me. How do I fix this?
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Premium PlanCountry UKMacBook Pro Mid 2014Operating System iOS 10.14.3 My Question or Issue Since last Spotify Update my main playlist (which is also often offline) - is on shuffle but the song displaying on the desktop app is not the same as the one...
Premium Plan Country UK MacBook Pro Mid 2014 Operating System iOS 10.14.3 My Question or Issue Since last Spotify Update my main playlist (which is also often off...
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Hi,I have a MacBook, and since April my playlists don't get updated, but I can see that on my phone they do get updated.What can I do?
Hi, I have a MacBook, and since April my playlists don't get updated, but I can see that on my phone they do get updated. What can I do?
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I was having a different issue unreleated to this which said reinstalling would fix it. I am now unable to play any song longer than 2 seconds. Whatever is the issue its in your latest build / update. My previous issue is that whenever spotify reache...
I was having a different issue unreleated to this which said reinstalling would fix it. I am now unable to play any song longer than 2 seconds. Whatever is the issue its in your latest build / update...
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Greetings, Has anybody managed to install the Spotify PWA from Chrome on MacOS ? No matter what I do, the web player wants me to download the native installer. This blog post seems to imply (at the very end of the post) that it's only available for C...
Greetings, Has anybody managed to install the Spotify PWA from Chrome on MacOS ? No matter what I do, the web player wants me to download the native installer. This blog post seems to imply ...
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Desde hace un tiempo Spotify no me reproduce canciones que no haya escuchado con anterioridad es decir, tan solo puedo escuchar canciones que ya haya reproducido pero, si inicio una nueva búsqueda de canción no se reproduce, todo se queda en blanco, ...
Desde hace un tiempo Spotify no me reproduce canciones que no haya escuchado con anterioridad es decir, tan solo puedo escuchar canciones que ya haya reproducido pero, si inicio una nueva búsqueda de...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceMacbook Pro Mid 2012Operating System10.14.4 My Question or IssueHow do I access my list of local files? The only options that show are Made For YouRecently PlayedSongsAlbumsArtistsStationsVideosPodcasts
Plan Premium Country United States Device Macbook Pro Mid 2012 Operating System 10.14.4 My Question or Issue How do I access my list of local files? The only options that show are &...
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PlanPremiumCountryGermany DeviceiMac (late 2006)Operating SystemMacOS 10.7 My Question or IssueI installed the desktop app and no album cover art is loading in the "album art corner" or on other lists like "albums". When I open a certain album or go ...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device iMac (late 2006) Operating System MacOS 10.7 My Question or Issue I installed the desktop app and no album cover art is loading in the "al...
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PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceMacBook Pro, Early 2015Operating SystemMac OS X 10.13.6 When I have a playlist open and click on the three dots icon next to the play button, and I select "Make Secret", then I check my profile in a web browser (https://open.s...
Plan Free Country USA Device MacBook Pro, Early 2015 Operating System Mac OS X 10.13.6 When I have a playlist open and click on the three dots icon next to the play button, and I sele...
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Plan - FreeCountry - Au Device - macbook pro late 2016 (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue at first I had an issue of error code 4 and tried to fix it by loo...
Plan - Free Country - Au Device - macbook pro late 2016 (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)...
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Family PremiumUSA DeviceMacbook Pro 2017Operating SystemmacOS 10.14 Mojave The album art that usually shows up in the lower lefthand corner above the song title, artist, and etc. information has disappeared. I saw threads for this issue in 2018 but i...
Family Premium USA Device Macbook Pro 2017 Operating System macOS 10.14 Mojave The album art that usually shows up in the lower lefthand corner above the song title, artist, and...
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DeviceiMac Mid-2011Operating SystemmacOS High Sierra (10.13.6) My Question or IssueHi, I'm having difficulties installing Spotify on my Mac. I've downloaded the installer, but it won't open when I double-click on it. I've launched the installer throu...
Device iMac Mid-2011 Operating System macOS High Sierra (10.13.6) My Question or Issue Hi, I'm having difficulties installing Spotify on my Mac. I've downloaded the installer, but it won...
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I wonder if there's a faster way to get to the playlist I want to listen to. I'm talking about playlists I am following already. It seems like I have these options:1) Scroll through the list until I find it2) Use global search, and click on the first...
I wonder if there's a faster way to get to the playlist I want to listen to. I'm talking about playlists I am following already. It seems like I have these options: 1) Scroll through the list until ...
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I need some help!!I've been having trouble with the Mac desktop version of Spotify for a while now, I can't seem to view my saved songs. I know I have saved songs as I can view them on the web and mobile version of Spotify. Whenever I try to view my ...
I need some help!! I've been having trouble with the Mac desktop version of Spotify for a while now, I can't seem to view my saved songs. I know I have saved songs as I can view them on the web and ...
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Icons for two of my playlists suddenly stopped loading after i restarted the app today. Instead, the default music cover is showing. On web player icons are loading properly for both playlists, and I am not sure what exactly caused this. I have tried...
Icons for two of my playlists suddenly stopped loading after i restarted the app today. Instead, the default music cover is showing. On web player icons are loading properly for both playlists, and...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacbook Air 2018Operating SystemMacOS Mojave My Question or IssueI've been slowly getting back into Spotify for the last month or two after not using it for a few years, but one thing that hasn't changed is my Discover Week...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Macbook Air 2018 Operating System MacOS Mojave My Question or Issue I've been slowly getting back into Spotify for the last month or two after not usi...
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