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New Your Library sidebar

Spotify is introducing a new Your Library sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player. The new Your Library sidebar is rolling out to all desktop users now, so you will be seeing it soon if you haven't already. The new Your Library sidebar improves nav...

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Solved!! Spotify free: Music stops on MAC

Edited: Thank you very much everyone for helping! Finally I managed to correct the error and the steps are those that DerpyNerd offered and highlighted as a solution. Hi! I have a MacBook Pro, and for a week now I have a problem with the desktop app....

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[Mac] Troubleshooting Spotify

Having trouble with Spotify on your Desktop app? Here’s what to try first. Search the Community Someone might have asked your question on the Community before. So type your issue into the search box and have a look. Tip: Don't forget to check our Spo...

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How to delete tracks from a playlist (that I made) on Mac?

How do I delete tracks from a playlist (that I made) on my MacBook Pro? Seems like a simple thing I should be able to do on any device, but I can only delete tracks on my playlists using my phone... I do most of my listening on my laptop. Please advi...

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  • How do I delete tracks from a playlist (that I made) on my MacBook Pro? Seems like a simple thing I should be able to do on any device, but I can only delete tracks on my playlists using my phone... ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Playlist description not updating

Premium Family Plan - USADevice - Macbook Pro 2018Operating System - macOS Mojave v. 10.14.4 My Question or IssueI can't get already created playlist descriptions to update. Everytime I try to save an update to the playlist it reverts back to the ori...

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  • Premium Family Plan - USA Device - Macbook Pro 2018 Operating System - macOS Mojave v. 10.14.4   My Question or Issue I can't get already created playlist descriptions to update. ...
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Has anyone else noticed you can't hide songs on the macOS app?

In addition to not being able to hide songs (when looking at an album tracklist) from the macOS app (like you can do from the iOS app), tracks that you hide on an album from the iOS app (by tapping ... then Hide Song) don't appear greyed-out in the m...

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  • In addition to not being able to hide songs (when looking at an album tracklist) from the macOS app (like you can do from the iOS app), tracks that you hide on an album from the iOS app (by tapping ....
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Superuser Contribution Why did the suggested songs disappear from my playlist after It hit 100 songs?

I was Adding songs to My playlist but when I closed Spotify and opened it later suggested songs was no longer there.

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  • I was Adding songs to My playlist but when I closed Spotify and opened it later suggested songs was no longer there.
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Songs are being skipped on Album

Hey there! So I was just playing songs, and I wanted to play a specific album. Actually, a compilation album, I should say. Anyway, when I press play, it plays a song, then the next thing you notice is it skips to the next one, then it skips again, a...

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  • Hey there!   So I was just playing songs, and I wanted to play a specific album. Actually, a compilation album, I should say. Anyway, when I press play, it plays a song, then the next thing yo...
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Superuser Contribution iTunes songs I already own are greyed out in Sonos

Hello - I created a playlist using Spotify on my imac. I already own a few of the songs on itunes. When I try to play the playlist using Spotify on sonos, several of those songs I already own are greyed out. I cannot seem to fix it. Please help!

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  • Hello - I created a playlist using Spotify on my imac.  I already own a few of the songs on itunes.  When I try to play the playlist using Spotify on sonos, several of those songs I already...
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Solved!! Liked song not marked on artist page

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMacOperating SystemMac OS My Question or IssueHi, Am I the only one with this issue? my songs present in my playlist "liked songs" are not marked (white heart) on the artist/album view, I thing this is an issue has it lead ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country USA Device Mac Operating System Mac OS   My Question or Issue Hi, Am I the only one with this issue?  my songs present in my playlist "liked song...
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Sound stops working after a while

PlanPremium CountryThe Netherlands DeviceMacBook Pro 2019 Operating SystemMacOS Catalina My Question or IssueSo about 10-30 minutes after starting not using the app, all audio stops working. Yes, the volume slider is turned all the way up and yes, al...

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  • Plan Premium   Country The Netherlands   Device MacBook Pro 2019   Operating System MacOS Catalina   My Question or Issue So about 10-30 minutes after starting not us...
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Spotify opens when Mac starts, but Touch Bar play button still maps to iTunes

When I start my Macbook, Spotify opens immediately. This is great, because now I can hop right back into my playlist. However, when I hit the play button on my Touch Bar, it opens iTunes. I would prefer it wouldn't open iTunes, but starts playing Spo...

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  • When I start my Macbook, Spotify opens immediately. This is great, because now I can hop right back into my playlist.   However, when I hit the play button on my Touch Bar, it opens iTunes. I ...
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Applescript Minimise

DeviceMacbook Pro 2019Operating SystemmacOS Catalina My Question or IssueI am writing a script to auto-play a song, but then I want Spotify to minimise - it is maximised because the script "activates" Spotify first. None of the standard minimized com...

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  • Device Macbook Pro 2019 Operating System macOS Catalina   My Question or Issue I am writing a script to auto-play a song, but then I want Spotify to minimise - it is maximised because the ...
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Superuser Contribution Import Playlist from Apple Music

Hi. I'm using MacOS Catalina and Spotify free and there is no option do import playlist from Apple Music. Is it not possible at the time? Thanks

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  • Hi. I'm using MacOS Catalina and Spotify free and there is no option do import playlist from Apple Music. Is it not possible at the time? Thanks    
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Superuser Contribution No history

My history is usually empty, why? 

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  • My history is usually empty, why?  
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Cannot delete playlist folder

Plan: PremiumCountry: USADevice: MacBook Pro (mid 2015)Operating System: MacOS Catalina version 10.15.6Spotify Version: 1.1.40.508.gd5bc2931 Deleting a playlist folder via the right-click context menu or the (...) menu on the playlist folder page in ...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: USA Device: MacBook Pro (mid 2015) Operating System: MacOS Catalina version 10.15.6 Spotify Version: 1.1.40.508.gd5bc2931   Deleting a playlist folder via the right-...
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MAC App - Library only shows last 20 heard songs (I have 1010 liked)

Mac App - Library shows only around 20 liked songs that i have heard in the last 2 days (but i heard like 50 or so). It adds and shows new ones but only around 20- on chrome spotify I can still see my 1000+songs & on android phone spotify app also sh...

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  • Mac App - Library shows only around 20 liked songs that i have heard in the last 2 days (but i heard like 50 or so). It adds and shows new ones but only around 20 - on chrome spotify I can still see...
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No Cache Folder for Spotify on my Mac?...

For the past couple of years the Spotify app that I downloaded from the website runs extremely slow on my Mac laptop. As in, it won't even fully load after 10mins from opening the app. I go to clear the "Caches" but there isn't a Spotify folder on my...

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  • For the past couple of years the Spotify app that I downloaded from the website runs extremely slow on my Mac laptop. As in, it won't even fully load after 10mins from opening the app. I go to clear ...
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Solved!! View search results as text?

Is there any way to view search results as text not album covers, there used to be a way.Thanks Premium Mac desktopUSA

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  • Is there any way to view search results as text not album covers, there used to be a way. Thanks   Premium  Mac desktop USA
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Superuser Contribution Can't see album cover while playing

Since a while - slightly less than a month - the desktop version for macOS won't let me see the cover of the album I'm currently listening, nor big or small. Starting over the app won't work, downloading a new version either.What can I do?The device ...

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  • Since a while - slightly less than a month - the desktop version for macOS won't let me see the cover of the album I'm currently listening, nor big or small.  Starting over the app won't work, ...
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Superuser Contribution Cannot play songs after updating to macOS Catalina

I am able to open the Spotify desktop client but not able to play any music after I hit the play button. The strange thing is the playback slider is moving but no music is playing on my headphones. I have restarted the client, restarted my computer a...

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  • I am able to open the Spotify desktop client but not able to play any music after I hit the play button. The strange thing is the playback slider is moving but no music is playing on my headphones. ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Replace local files with spotify versions

I have a heap of local files on my mac that I want to put into a spotify playlist. I think most of them would be in the spotify catalogue but some may not be. I know that sometimes spotify will use a spotify catalogue track instead of the local file ...

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  • I have a heap of local files on my mac that I want to put into a spotify playlist. I think most of them would be in the spotify catalogue but some may not be. I know that sometimes spotify will use a...
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