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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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I accidentally zoomed out somehow, and if I zoom in with my trackpad it doesn't resize the window it just zooms in and cuts of parts of the screen. Command +/- doesn't work either. If anybody has any ideas on how to fix this and return to default vie...
I accidentally zoomed out somehow, and if I zoom in with my trackpad it doesn't resize the window it just zooms in and cuts of parts of the screen. Command +/- doesn't work either. If anybody has any...
Casual Listener
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Has anyone completely ditched iTunes for Spotify? I have used iTunes for years, but the bugginess of the app is really tiresome. Has anyone found Spotify to be a full-fledged alternative to iTunes, and found they can have all the same options with Sp...
Has anyone completely ditched iTunes for Spotify? I have used iTunes for years, but the bugginess of the app is really tiresome. Has anyone found Spotify to be a full-fledged alternative to iTunes, a...
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This is more just a plea to the people at spotify: Why have you put a limit on how many songs we can have in our own music? It just makes no sense!! I've filled up my 10,000 song limit allowance already and now want to save more music but can't. The ...
This is more just a plea to the people at spotify: Why have you put a limit on how many songs we can have in our own music? It just makes no sense!! I've filled up my 10,000 song limit all...
Newbie
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I use Chrome with hardware acceleration turned off.It is because when I activate acceleration, it slows down seriously.I know that the Spotify app is made with Chromium.So I have to turn off hardware acceleration.Tell me how to do it.
I use Chrome with hardware acceleration turned off. It is because when I activate acceleration, it slows down seriously. I know that the Spotify app is made with Chromium. So I have to turn off ha...
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Hi I'm on a 2017 Macbook Pro 15in with the Radeon 560; running MacOS 10.13.3 and the latest version of Spotify avaible today. According to Activity Monitor Spotify is using the discrete GPU. This should really not be happening as Spotify doesn't do a...
Hi I'm on a 2017 Macbook Pro 15in with the Radeon 560; running MacOS 10.13.3 and the latest version of Spotify avaible today. According to Activity Monitor Spotify is using the discrete GPU. This sho...
Roadie
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Why is most of their back catalouge unavailable
Why is most of their back catalouge unavailable
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Hello Spotify lovers! Have you ever shown a friend how to sync a playlist? Ever explained how Spotify works to a group of people? At Spotify, we know users helping users is something special. That’s why we’ve created the Spotify Rock Star Program to ...
Hello Spotify lovers! Have you ever shown a friend how to sync a playlist? Ever explained how Spotify works to a group of people? At Spotify, we k...
Regular
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I spent a few months creating an enormous playlist, getting it in a very specific order... then I accidentally hit 'title', the playlist was reordered into an alphabetical order and I cannot figure out how to get back to my created order. Help! Anyon...
I spent a few months creating an enormous playlist, getting it in a very specific order... then I accidentally hit 'title', the playlist was reordered into an alphabetical order and I cannot figure o...
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Brief description of the issue: EVERY Song gives the errormessage: "Dieser Song ist nicht verfügbar! Wenn sich die Datei auf Deinem Computer befindet, kannst Du sie importieren!" - see screenshotSteps to reproduce the issue: Start Spotify Click on an...
Brief description of the issue: EVERY Song gives the errormessage: "Dieser Song ist nicht verfügbar! Wenn sich die Datei auf Deinem Computer befindet, kannst Du sie importieren!" - see screenshot ...
Newbie
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Hey, I'm using a MacBook Pro with infrared Apple Remote Control. I discovered, that the Spotify app does not react to this remote! Next/Previous and Play/Pause-button aren't working with Spotify, that's a huge disadvantage! I would request to build i...
Hey, I'm using a MacBook Pro with infrared Apple Remote Control. I discovered, that the Spotify app does not react to this remote! Next/Previous and Play/Pause-button aren't working with Spotif...
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Hello I use Spotify prenium on three of my devices, a windows pc, a mac and my iphone. I added local files to a playlist. on my iphone I was able to download the playlist in question but on my mac it does not matter, it's still waiting. I tried to re...
Hello I use Spotify prenium on three of my devices, a windows pc, a mac and my iphone. I added local files to a playlist. on my iphone I was able to download the playlist in question but on my mac it...
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Hello.I personally am a great supporter of spotify. My discover weekly playlists are always great, but recently, diffrent language songs that I neither know nor speak is popping up in my discover weekly section. Can someone help me?By the way, here i...
Hello. I personally am a great supporter of spotify. My discover weekly playlists are always great, but recently, diffrent language songs that I neither know nor speak is popping up in my discover w...
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Please read carefully I have a huge amount of MP3s from back in the days. I would like to add those to Spotify BUT not integrating the local files into spotify as a link. So I am not looking for spotify to play my local files. I want spotify to recog...
Please read carefully 😉 I have a huge amount of MP3s from back in the days. I would like to add those to Spotify BUT not integrating the local files into spotify as a link. So I am not look...
Music Fan
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For some reason I can't scroll down on a page anymore. Any solutions?
For some reason I can't scroll down on a page anymore. Any solutions?
Music Fan
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My play/pause button on macbook pro doesn't work anymore with spotify. I am running version 10.13.1 and I use firefox as my internet search browser if that has anything to do with it. What should I do? Please help because I love this feature.
My play/pause button on macbook pro doesn't work anymore with spotify. I am running version 10.13.1 and I use firefox as my internet search browser if that has anything to do with it. Wha...
Music Fan
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I don't have a lot of storage on my computer (120 gigs) and my music takes up a big portion of it, I want to delete them to make more storage but still want to be able to find them easily.
I don't have a lot of storage on my computer (120 gigs) and my music takes up a big portion of it, I want to delete them to make more storage but still want to be able to find them easily.
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Hello there,I downloaded my playlist on my Mac to save data. However, I wondered: When I'm connected to the internet but play my playlist, does ist use the offline files or does it stream? Thanks!
Hello there, I downloaded my playlist on my Mac to save data. However, I wondered: When I'm connected to the internet but play my playlist, does ist use the offline files or does it stream? ...
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In April 2012 I convinced my elderly mother to download and install spotfiy. Soon after that I made a few playlists that I knew she would like and was able to simply enter her spotify username and send them to her inbox, which she promptly received, ...
In April 2012 I convinced my elderly mother to download and install spotfiy. Soon after that I made a few playlists that I knew she would like and was able to simply enter her spotify username and se...
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my spotify keeps saying its in offline mode and i cant make it switch to online..
my spotify keeps saying its in offline mode and i cant make it switch to online..
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