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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!! Problema autoplay en iMac

Buenos días, tengo un problema con la preferencia del Autoplay, hace unos días que estaba escuchando mis listas de misica al finalizar ya no sobana niguna cancion, y busque en preferecias y algo se habia desactivado pero no todo segun yo estaba igual...

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    Buenos días, tengo un problema con la preferencia del Autoplay, hace unos días que estaba escuchando mis listas de misica al finalizar ya no sobana niguna cancion, y busque en prefere...

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Solved!! Album art not showing in Spotify

PlanPremiumCountryBrazil DeviceMacMiniOperating SystemMacOs 10.13.6 My Question or Issue I used to have the cover of the album playing in the bottom left on Spotify. Apparently, I've clicked on it by mistake, and it disappeared, as can be seen on the...

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  Plan Premium Country Brazil  Device MacMini Operating System MacOs 10.13.6   My Question or Issue  I used to have the cover of the album playing in the bottom left on...

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Solved!! Friend feed activity STILL not loading

Device: Macbook ProOS: High SierraSpotify version: Most current version, free My friend feed activity has not loaded since June. It does not load when I hit 'try again' or when I update Spotify or when I restart the app/my computer. According to this...

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  Device: Macbook Pro OS: High Sierra Spotify version: Most current version, free   My friend feed activity has not loaded since June. It does not load when I hit 'try again' or when I...

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Solved!! Single/Specified song just stopping

So i've run into an issue with the latest update where when I search a single or specified song, it just stops there; before it would play a related/similar song but now it just stops. I'd like to revert it back to where it would find new relevant ar...

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So i've run into an issue with the latest update where when I search a single or specified song, it just stops there; before it would play a related/similar song but now it just stops. I'd like to re...

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Solved!! Problem logging in Spotify apps on both phone and Mac

PlanFree/PremiumCountryVietnam Device(iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy Note 4, Macbook Air Early-2014)Operating System(iOS 10, Android 6.0.1, macOS Sierra 10.12.3.) My Question or IssueI tried logging in via app first on iPhone a few months back, and it was ...

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Plan Free/Premium Country Vietnam   Device (iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy Note 4, Macbook Air Early-2014) Operating System (iOS 10, Android 6.0.1, macOS Sierra 10.12.3.)   My Ques...

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Solved!! Cmd + Esc shortcut doesn't work

Cmd + Esc Shortcut to maximize the window doesn't work on macOS. However, I click on the view menu on top and then click it, and it works. What is this anomalous behavior and is it just me? Premium FamilyCountry United states DeviceMac Operating Syst...

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Cmd + Esc Shortcut to maximize the window doesn't work on macOS. However, I click on the view menu on top and then click it, and it works. What is this anomalous behavior and is it just me?   ...

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Solved!! Find playlist currently playing

PlanSpotify for StudentsCountryUSA DeviceMacBook Pro with Touchbar (late 2016/2017)Operating SystemmacOS High Sierra version 10.13.6 My Question or IssueI installed the last update and now I don't get the small album thumbnail of the song that is cur...

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Plan Spotify for Students Country USA   Device MacBook Pro with Touchbar (late 2016/2017) Operating System macOS High Sierra version 10.13.6   My Question or Issue I installed th...

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Solved!! Spotify Crashs at Login

Hey there! For weeks, the desktop app on my mac crashes at login (Mac running 10.13.6). I have deleted the app numerous times, cleared the application support and cache folders and tried to update my Spotify version. Nothing. Every time I open the ap...

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  Hey there! For weeks, the desktop app on my mac crashes at login (Mac running 10.13.6).    I have deleted the app numerous times, cleared the application support and cache folders...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Weird crossfade glitch on Mac even with crossfade turned off

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceMacbook Pro 15" late 2016Operating SystemOSX 10.13.6 My Question or IssueTuesday I hit the 'Next Track' key on my Mac keyboard to skip a track, usually the track would skip straight away to the beginning of the next track.Bu...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Macbook Pro 15" late 2016 Operating System OSX 10.13.6   My Question or Issue Tuesday I hit the 'Next Track' key on my Mac keyboard to skip a track, usua...

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Solved!! [Desktop] Spotify takes forever to load

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceMacBook Pro 2012Operating SystemMac OS High Sierra, 10.13.6 My Question or IssueThe Desktop app always takes forever to load content. Has anyone else ever had this problem? I've noticed this for a while, but today seems to...

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Plan Premium Country  USA Device MacBook Pro 2012 Operating System Mac OS High Sierra, 10.13.6    My Question or Issue The Desktop app always takes forever to load content. H...

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Solved!! [DESKTOP][MUSIC] stops when plays some spots.. like OralB for eg.

PlanFreeCountry ItalyDevice(iMac late 2013)Operating System(Mac High Sierra 10.13.6) My Question or Issue My spotify app stops when playing some spots, like oralB, so I have to quit and restart app to replay music.could you fix that? thanks.

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  Plan Free Country  Italy Device (iMac late 2013) Operating System (Mac High Sierra 10.13.6)   My Question or Issue  My spotify app stops when playing some spots, like...

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Solved!! [Mac] Next song not playing automatically

Steps to reproduce:- Open Spotify on Mac- Search for Imagine Dragons Believer or some other song- Play the first result- Wait for song to end or skip to near the endNotice: It just stops playing. A few days ago, it would automatically come up with a ...

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  Steps to reproduce: - Open Spotify on Mac - Search for Imagine Dragons Believer or some other song - Play the first result - Wait for song to end or skip to near the end Notice: It just ...

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Log in Proxy problem

hey everyone. I'm really struggling with loggin in my account. It says that there is a firewall blocking spotif, and to change the proxy settings, and there's nothing i can do to log in.. I'm using a macbook idk can someone help!?!?

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hey everyone. I'm really struggling with loggin in my account. It says that there is a firewall blocking spotif, and to change the proxy settings, and there's nothing i can do to log in.. I'm using a...

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Solved!! Downloading the Mac App is not possible, due to server not responding

Hi guys, several times I tried to download the Mac App, unfortunately without any success. Although, it is possible to download the .dmg from the website, when I open it, it tells me that the download server is not respoing after trying a couple of s...

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  Hi guys,    several times I tried to download the Mac App, unfortunately without any success. Although, it is possible to download the .dmg from the website, when I open it, it te...

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Solved!! song window on desktop app won’t appear

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUSA DeviceMacBook Pro 2015Operating SystemiOS 10 My Question or Issue There used to be a box here when your music was playing. Why did it go away? When a song would be playing it would be there.

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Plan Free/Premium Country USA   Device MacBook Pro 2015 Operating System iOS 10    My Question or Issue  There used to be a box here when your music was playing. Why di...

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Solved!! iMac Black Screen

PremiumBelgiumLate 2013 iMacOperating System High Sierrasystem is in Dutch. First, I'm aware of all the other topics but none helped so far.Spotify works fine on my Macbook, but after deleting and installing it for about 5 times now it still gives a ...

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Premium Belgium Late 2013 iMac Operating System High Sierra system is in Dutch.   First, I'm aware of all the other topics but none helped so far. Spotify works fine on my Macbook, but af...

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Solved!! Distorted sound when casting from mac

Macbook Pro late 2011, Sierra My Question or Issue Sound is distorted when casting from my mac. Volume can't be turned down in the app or web-browser without disconnecting chromecast first. When reconnecting volume goes back to full. This is an issue...

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Macbook Pro late 2011, Sierra   My Question or Issue   Sound is distorted when casting from my mac. Volume can't be turned down in the app or web-browser without disconnecting chro...

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Solved!! iPhone app has a Home selection. Where is this on Mac Desktop?

Premium Device(iPhone 5)Operating System(iOS 10) My iPhone app has a Home menu button on the left side next to Browse, Search, Radio, Your library. This Home menu button is very handy but cannot find on my MacBook Pro Spotify app. It has all the butt...

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  Premium  Device (iPhone 5) Operating System (iOS 10)   My iPhone app has a Home menu button on the left side next to Browse, Search, Radio, Your library. This Home menu button...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Sort deleted tracks within playlist

Does anyone know a way of sorting/ordering deleted tracks within a playlist? I can view them fine, but I have a playlist of 10,000 songs with 1 deleted song somewhere inside it! I'm just trying to find a way of viewing it quickly before I spend time ...

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  Does anyone know a way of sorting/ordering deleted tracks within a playlist? I can view them fine, but I have a playlist of 10,000 songs with 1 deleted song somewhere inside it! I'm just tryi...

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Solved!! Why can't I edit my tracklist in one of my playlists?

I never had a problem with dragging songs up and down the playlist to edit my tracklist. But for some reason, one of my newer playlists won't allow me to drag songs. I can do it on my iPhone Spotify app but it isn't working on my Macbook Pro. I was t...

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I never had a problem with dragging songs up and down the playlist to edit my tracklist. But for some reason, one of my newer playlists won't allow me to drag songs. I can do it on my iPhone Spotify ...

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