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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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On May 15th, we will be turning off the in-app notifications "bell" on desktop. We are continuously working to improve and simplify our notifications features, and this change will allow us to shift our focus to email and push notifications. We are a...
On May 15th, we will be turning off the in-app notifications "bell" on desktop. We are continuously working to improve and simplify our notifications features, and this change will allow us to s...
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Whenever I hover over the popularity bars next to songs they no longer show playcounts. I can only see the top 10 on artists page and that is it now. Is this a new update, or an issue with my Spotify?
Whenever I hover over the popularity bars next to songs they no longer show playcounts. I can only see the top 10 on artists page and that is it now. Is this a new update, or an issue ...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceMacBookPro14,2Operating System10.12.6 My Question or Issue This morning the Songs section has disappeared from the You Library sidebar on my Mac native application. They are still there on my mobile app. How do I restore i...
Plan Premium Country USA Device MacBookPro14,2 Operating System 10.12.6 My Question or Issue This morning the Songs section has disappeared from the You Library sidebar...
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EDIT: I updated my Mac to OS X High Sierra (version 10.13.5). Spotify still doesn't work.Device: Macbook Air 11" Mid 2012I've had Spotify on my laptop for six years, but last week it just didn't want to open anymore. I've tried deleting the entire ap...
EDIT: I updated my Mac to OS X High Sierra (version 10.13.5). Spotify still doesn't work. Device: Macbook Air 11" Mid 2012 I've had Spotify on my laptop for six years, but last week it just di...
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Running OSX 10.10.5.Downloaded SpotifyInstalled itWhen I run it I get a black screen with a menu bar at the top. The majority of the menu options are greyed-out.Can't do anything.
Running OSX 10.10.5. Downloaded Spotify Installed it When I run it I get a black screen with a menu bar at the top. The majority of the menu options are greyed-out. Can't do anything.
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PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceMacBook Pro 13-inch, 2016, 4 thunderbolt portsOperating SystemiOS 10.12.6 My Question or Issue I deleted the whole song list on Saved Songs under Your Library after putting them all over to a playlist. Ever since then, aft...
Plan Premium Country USA Device MacBook Pro 13-inch, 2016, 4 thunderbolt ports Operating System iOS 10.12.6 My Question or Issue I deleted the whole song list on Saved So...
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My Question or Issuecan i use spotify downloaded songs in a mac Photos photo album
My Question or Issue can i use spotify downloaded songs in a mac Photos photo album
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited Kingdom. DeviceMacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015)Operating SystemMac OS High Sierra 10.13.5. Well, I was listening to some songs at first and everything was ok then I went to change track and it was stuck on the track I was li...
Plan Premium Country United Kingdom. Device MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015) Operating System Mac OS High Sierra 10.13.5. Well, I was listening to some songs at first a...
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PlanFreeCountryAustralia DeviceMacbook AirOperating SystemmacOS SierraMy Question or IssueThis problem has happened once before, a song I listen to heaps starts to play another song from the same album. For example, I was listening to 'Reborn' from K...
Plan Free Country Australia Device Macbook Air Operating System macOS Sierra My Question or Issue This problem has happened once before, a song I listen to heaps starts to play another...
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Spotify Mac app is crashing on launch. I tried reinstalling it which allowed it to open, but as soon as I tried to play anything it crashed then continued to crash any subsequent launch. I hope this is a quick fix as I can't listen to music at work n...
Spotify Mac app is crashing on launch. I tried reinstalling it which allowed it to open, but as soon as I tried to play anything it crashed then continued to crash any subsequent launch. I hope this ...
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I have a macbook pro, and whenever I use the spotify appn I downloaded in full screen mode, it has a grey bar at the top of the screen. It makes it difficult to see the song I am playing along with making it hard to see what I'm typing in the search ...
I have a macbook pro, and whenever I use the spotify appn I downloaded in full screen mode, it has a grey bar at the top of the screen. It makes it difficult to see the song I am playing along with m...
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PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceiMac (27-inch, Late 2009)Operating SystemMacOS 10.13.5 High Sierra My Question or IssueOn opening the app a window briefly appears but then disappears. This started happening in the last day or two, coincided with the...
Plan Premium Country Australia Device iMac (27-inch, Late 2009) Operating System MacOS 10.13.5 High Sierra My Question or Issue On opening the app a window briefly appears but t...
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PlanPremiumCountryFrance (language english)DeviceMacbook AirOperating SystemMacOS High Sierra 10.13.5 My Question or IssueThe album covers of the music I'm listening to aren't displaying in the bottom left as they normally would, but they load fine w...
Plan Premium Country France (language english) Device Macbook Air Operating System MacOS High Sierra 10.13.5 My Question or Issue The album covers of the music I'm listening to aren'...
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Hi, I'm using the Desktop version of Spotify on Macbook Pro with Premium in the US. I want to get rid of all my local files as I don't need or want them. I searched this topic and saw many people found a solution in going to the "Spotify" -> "Users" ...
Hi, I'm using the Desktop version of Spotify on Macbook Pro with Premium in the US. I want to get rid of all my local files as I don't need or want them. I searched this topic an...
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PlanPremiumCountry USDeviceMacbook ProOperating SystemmacOS High Sierra My Question or IssueOn my Mac I can no longer see how many followers an artist has. Not that big of a deal, but I liked being able to see how popular an artist was or seeing if t...
Plan Premium Country US Device Macbook Pro Operating System macOS High Sierra My Question or Issue On my Mac I can no longer see how many followers an artist has. Not that big ...
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PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceMacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)Operating SystemMacOS 10.13.4My Question or IssueI just updated my spotify and now I can't see the album artwork in the bottom left corner while listening to music. I know it isn'...
Plan Premium Country Canada Device MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) Operating System MacOS 10.13.4 My Question or Issue I just updated my spotify and now I can't see the album ...
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Today I found an 8 GB cache folder (in /Library/Caches/com.spotify.client/Data) and deleted it. It seems that every time I listen to a song, it gets cached. I looked it up and found that setting the storage.size field in /Application Support/Spotify/...
Today I found an 8 GB cache folder (in /Library/Caches/com.spotify.client/Data) and deleted it. It seems that every time I listen to a song, it gets cached. I looked it up and found that setting the ...
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Hello, The "add to library" icon is now a tick icon instead of plus button, but it is very confusing. Because the plus button is still used to add a song to the library in playlists/albums (on the main column) but it is different on the left bottom s...
Hello, The "add to library" icon is now a tick icon instead of plus button, but it is very confusing. Because the plus button is still used to add a song to the library in playlists/albums (...
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Updated Spotify today, and it seems they've done away with the album artwork of the currently playing song in the bottom left corner...I see a couple other people have posted about that. Personally, I'll miss having that there, but what actually both...
Updated Spotify today, and it seems they've done away with the album artwork of the currently playing song in the bottom left corner...I see a couple other people have posted about that. Personally, ...
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PlanFree/Premium familyCountry UK Deviceiphone 7Operating SystemMac high sierra My Question or Issuei am new to spotify. I apologise if this has been posted, but i cannot find a similar post elsewhere. I have several albums on itunes that are not on ...
Plan Free/Premium family Country UK Device iphone 7 Operating System Mac high sierra My Question or Issue i am new to spotify. I apologise if this has been posted, but i canno...
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