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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 have a MBA with OS X Yosemite. Beginning yesterday, Spotify (which I have had for years with a premium account) stopped connecting to the internet, although I did have a wireless connection and my browser was working fine. Based on the Spotify help...
I have a MBA with OS X Yosemite. Beginning yesterday, Spotify (which I have had for years with a premium account) stopped connecting to the internet, although I did have a wireless connection and my ...
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I know its possible to cache the Songs list in the iOS version of Spotify with a premium subscription, but is the same possible for the desktop versions? I know you could just copy and paste everything into a playlist and make that available offline,...
I know its possible to cache the Songs list in the iOS version of Spotify with a premium subscription, but is the same possible for the desktop versions? I know you could just copy and paste everythi...
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Hi Me and my wife have both our own Spotify Account wich we use on each iPhone. At home we both listen music on spotify running on a mac wich is connected with our sound system. The problem is, that only one account can be oppened on the mac software...
Hi Me and my wife have both our own Spotify Account wich we use on each iPhone. At home we both listen music on spotify running on a mac wich is connected with our sound system. The problem is, tha...
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DescriptionSpotify crashes on Mac when I launch/activate iTunes or VLC apps. The following details about the crash are displayed with options to "Crash" or "Continue": Exception Name: NSInvalidArgumentExceptionDescription: -[SPMediaKeyTap grab]: unre...
Description Spotify crashes on Mac when I launch/activate iTunes or VLC apps. The following details about the crash are displayed with options to "Crash" or "Continue": Exception Name: NSInvalidAr...
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As of today, I am no longer able to drag an entire album into a playlist on my mac desktop app. Nor am I able to select all (Command-A on mac) to be able to drag. Currently I am only able to go to drop down menu to add album to a playlist. This is a ...
As of today, I am no longer able to drag an entire album into a playlist on my mac desktop app. Nor am I able to select all (Command-A on mac) to be able to drag. Currently I am only able to go to dr...
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I already sent a message to Support about this, but they referred me back here. So here's my issue: a random playlist I listened to quite a while ago, won't stop playing. Every time I play a song from a different playlist or just a different song in ...
I already sent a message to Support about this, but they referred me back here. So here's my issue: a random playlist I listened to quite a while ago, won't stop playing. Every time I play a song fro...
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Hello, I am new to using Spotify. I grouped together two playlist in a playlist folder, however I want to undeo this action. I can click on the folder and press "del" and it asks me to confirm, but I am undsure if this will also delete the playlist i...
Hello, I am new to using Spotify. I grouped together two playlist in a playlist folder, however I want to undeo this action. I can click on the folder and press "del" and it asks ...
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I'm a premium sunscriber but there are quite a lot of songs that won't play on the Mac desktop client. The same tracks play fine on iOS. Does anyone know what the issue is? Also, does spotify have an email for support issues? If they have, they hide ...
I'm a premium sunscriber but there are quite a lot of songs that won't play on the Mac desktop client. The same tracks play fine on iOS. Does anyone know what the issue is? Als...
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Sometime in the last month, the "Who to Follow" widget in the upper right corner of my Spotify for Mac desktop disappeared. I liked it. How can I get it back?
Sometime in the last month, the "Who to Follow" widget in the upper right corner of my Spotify for Mac desktop disappeared. I liked it. How can I get it back?
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Hi there, I accidentally unfollowed a collaborative playlist (made by myself). My friend follows it and the playlist still exists and I can open a link to the playlist but I can't follow it again. Is there any way of getting it back to my list of pla...
Hi there, I accidentally unfollowed a collaborative playlist (made by myself). My friend follows it and the playlist still exists and I can open a link to the playlist but I can't follow it a...
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Somebody please help. My Spotify version 0.9.14.13 doesn't work on my mac osx 10.9.5. The problem started after I updated my Spotify app and I havent been able to play any songs. The song will often take about 30sec to 1min to start playing. After 9 ...
Somebody please help. My Spotify version 0.9.14.13 doesn't work on my mac osx 10.9.5. The problem started after I updated my Spotify app and I havent been able to play any songs. The song will o...
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If I click on a Playlist PLAY the actual title wont hover green. Thats realy ugly since I don't know exactly on which postition I'm in the playslist and which title is play (also click on the cover and "go to" won't help). When I directly click into ...
If I click on a Playlist PLAY the actual title wont hover green. Thats realy ugly since I don't know exactly on which postition I'm in the playslist and which title is play (also click o...
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I am trying to purchase spotify premium through the NUS discount so i get 50% off the subscription. However as I try to purchase it, i enter my NUS card number and then it prompts me to enter my facebook password and then once i do so it redirects me...
I am trying to purchase spotify premium through the NUS discount so i get 50% off the subscription. However as I try to purchase it, i enter my NUS card number and then it prompts me to enter my face...
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Hi, I have used Spotify for some time, but the search "feature" is really bad. Sometimes I want to search e.g. for new songs in a specific country or location. But how to do that? In "Browse" there are only genres. If I e.g. enter "country: Sweden", ...
Hi, I have used Spotify for some time, but the search "feature" is really bad. Sometimes I want to search e.g. for new songs in a specific country or location. But how to do that? In "Brow...
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I started paying the premium the moment I could (I was a student before) just because I thought Spotify was the kind of idea that had to exist and it just needed some support to become what it is nowadays. A minute ago I realised whenever I want to l...
I started paying the premium the moment I could (I was a student before) just because I thought Spotify was the kind of idea that had to exist and it just needed some support to become what it is now...
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I've noticed over the past couple months at least that in my Activity Monitor one of the Spotify Helpers is constantly Not Responding. I force quit and it appears again. The desktop app works, but seems slow and I'm wondering if this might be the rea...
I've noticed over the past couple months at least that in my Activity Monitor one of the Spotify Helpers is constantly Not Responding. I force quit and it appears again. The desktop app works, but se...
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I'm not sure what this falls under and none of the other forums have solved my problem. When I start spotify on my macbook pro running 10.9.4 it immediately freezes. I cannot do anything but look at a frozen loading symbol. This is the console read-o...
I'm not sure what this falls under and none of the other forums have solved my problem. When I start spotify on my macbook pro running 10.9.4 it immediately freezes. I cannot do anything but lo...
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Hi, About an hour ago, my Spotify app crashed and since then it won't start anymore. Every time I click Spotify the login screen pops up for a fraction of a second and the app never loads. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling Spotify, but it won't h...
Hi, About an hour ago, my Spotify app crashed and since then it won't start anymore. Every time I click Spotify the login screen pops up for a fraction of a second and the app never loads....
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Greetings: I have two computers running OSX 10.9.2 - a mid-2010 MacBook Pro and a late-2012 iMac. Both machines experience the same problem when trying to run the Spotify desktop app. Login screen comes up, I login (using either my Spotify or Faceboo...
Greetings: I have two computers running OSX 10.9.2 - a mid-2010 MacBook Pro and a late-2012 iMac. Both machines experience the same problem when trying to run the Spotify desktop app....
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