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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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Not sure what happened but up until a few days ago my radio area was working fine and now all of a sudden starting a day ago or so I can't load my radio section at all or create new artist radio's. I'm on a mac and I've tried completely uninstalling ...
Not sure what happened but up until a few days ago my radio area was working fine and now all of a sudden starting a day ago or so I can't load my radio section at all or create new artist radio...
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The Spotify Service runs fine on my desktop and iPhone -- But when use it on my MacBook PC it keeps on randomly stopping and won't continue to play the song -- You can select another song which will start to play but it will randomly stop playing the...
The Spotify Service runs fine on my desktop and iPhone -- But when use it on my MacBook PC it keeps on randomly stopping and won't continue to play the song -- You can select another song which will ...
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The Spotify scroll on Desktop Mac can be quite buggy and when you click on it, it doesn't do anything. I find that to activate the scroll button, you have to first use your mouse / trackpad to scroll and then only can you really click the scroll bar....
The Spotify scroll on Desktop Mac can be quite buggy and when you click on it, it doesn't do anything. I find that to activate the scroll button, you have to first use your mouse / trackpad to scroll...
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I deleted access by BBC iPlayer by mistake. What is the easiest way to restore it?? I was exploring my Account adding this and that. I came across a list of Third Parties that had access to my account. One was BBC iPlayer. There was the word Revoke a...
I deleted access by BBC iPlayer by mistake. What is the easiest way to restore it?? I was exploring my Account adding this and that. I came across a list of Third Parties that had acce...
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Almost all of songs that I want to play will not play. When attempting to play a green bar pops up at the top of the application that has a flag and then "Can't play the current track". This occurs not only for playlists I've made but the Radio featu...
Almost all of songs that I want to play will not play. When attempting to play a green bar pops up at the top of the application that has a flag and then "Can't play the current track". This occurs n...
Newbie
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Whenever I click on a playlist from the browse menu, it launches a pop-up on my browser. During normal browsing also, if spotify is on, it launches pop-ups. I downloaded my copy of spotify from the official website, I don't know why this is happening...
Whenever I click on a playlist from the browse menu, it launches a pop-up on my browser. During normal browsing also, if spotify is on, it launches pop-ups. I downloaded my copy of spotify from the o...
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Hi I am running OSX Yosemite on a one year old iMac, and the Spotify APP sort of goes on and off. And I have had no problem with the app, up until recent updates. And I imagine that it has something to do with Spaces. I locate the Spotify in my secon...
Hi I am running OSX Yosemite on a one year old iMac, and the Spotify APP sort of goes on and off. And I have had no problem with the app, up until recent updates. And I i...
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Since the most recent update my Spotify has told me I have notifications. When I try to load the notifications it just shows a loading circle that never goes away. I tried restarting, but every time I restart it just says I have one more notification...
Since the most recent update my Spotify has told me I have notifications. When I try to load the notifications it just shows a loading circle that never goes away. I tried restarting, but every time ...
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I keep getting "You can’t open the application “Spotify” because PowerPC applications are no longer supported." error message on my macbook pro when I try to open the app. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the app, but the issue continues. Everything ...
I keep getting "You can’t open the application “Spotify” because PowerPC applications are no longer supported." error message on my macbook pro when I try to open the app. I've uninstalled and reinst...
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The desktop app doesn't have separate settings for streaming and syncing quality. So if I'm a premium user, does it always download music in 320kbps or only when high quality streaming enabled? If it depends on streaming setting, how do I re-download...
The desktop app doesn't have separate settings for streaming and syncing quality. So if I'm a premium user, does it always download music in 320kbps or only when high quality streaming enabled? If it...
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So I heard a song from some one I know while workign out. I know the name of the song but they dont have there play list arranged in a way i can find it. IS there a way to search in Spotify in side a person i am following for a particular song?
So I heard a song from some one I know while workign out. I know the name of the song but they dont have there play list arranged in a way i can find it. IS there a way to search in Sp...
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Cant´t login to Spotify, getting error message 127 and I cant´t find any threads about this. Have tried to reinstall Spotify several times and I have also messed around with the firewall settings but nothing seems to help. If you have any suggestions...
Cant´t login to Spotify, getting error message 127 and I cant´t find any threads about this. Have tried to reinstall Spotify several times and I have also messed around with the...
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Hi, When I listened to music yesterday, the music suddently stoped. It looks like the music is still playing (the 'second counter' in the bottom continues counting up and the progress bar moves) but no sound. I tried to play some music on itunes, whi...
Hi, When I listened to music yesterday, the music suddently stoped. It looks like the music is still playing (the 'second counter' in the bottom continues counting up and the progress bar ...
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What's new in this version (1.0.6): You can now filter playlists to find tracks with ease. Long playlists load quickly after sorting. Added hard techno to your Soft Lullabies mix? Ctrl-Z (or Cmd-Z) to undo. Copy Embed Code is now in the menu. Just ri...
What's new in this version (1.0.6): You can now filter playlists to find tracks with ease. Long playlists load quickly after sorting. Added hard techno to your Soft Lullabies mix? Ct...
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This morning I updated Spotify on my Mac laptop (OS X 10.9.5) to the lastest version (0.9.14.13.gba5645ad), but after that Spotify doesn't play any songs anymore; not from my own playlists nor from Spotify's own playlists. I constantely get the messa...
This morning I updated Spotify on my Mac laptop (OS X 10.9.5) to the lastest version (0.9.14.13.gba5645ad), but after that Spotify doesn't play any songs anymore; not from my own playlists nor from S...
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After I updated the app my starred playlist was gone, I had so many great songs there, where did they go? I do need to start all over again????
After I updated the app my starred playlist was gone, I had so many great songs there, where did they go? I do need to start all over again????
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In the past I have been able to drap and drop songs from my iTunes that aren't on Spotify into playlists and they play as local files. Recently, though, I haven't been able to add any of my local files! Both iTunes and Spotify are fully up to date. C...
In the past I have been able to drap and drop songs from my iTunes that aren't on Spotify into playlists and they play as local files. Recently, though, I haven't been able to add any of my local fil...
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My spotify app wondow on macbook pro blinks and zaps like crazy and will not play songs. Anyone with similary problem?
My spotify app wondow on macbook pro blinks and zaps like crazy and will not play songs. Anyone with similary problem?
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When I try to install spotify on my Mac (OSX 10.5.8), I unzip the Installer file and a window comes up saying its downloading then disappears. The "instal spotify" box is still on my dock, but the actual program won't open to let me sign in. It is al...
When I try to install spotify on my Mac (OSX 10.5.8), I unzip the Installer file and a window comes up saying its downloading then disappears. The "instal spotify" box is still on my dock, but the ac...
Newbie
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I'm trying to sync my iphone to Spotify, but the instructions I've found say there should be a 'Devices' section in the sidebar. Did I accidentally disable it or something?
I'm trying to sync my iphone to Spotify, but the instructions I've found say there should be a 'Devices' section in the sidebar. Did I accidentally disable it or something?
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