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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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=== START OF TEMPLATE === Description I've just got a new Mac Mini and copied my old system (running 10.6.8) over to it using Time Machine. Spotify app crashes immediately after it asks for my username and password. After I've input my username and p...
=== START OF TEMPLATE === Description I've just got a new Mac Mini and copied my old system (running 10.6.8) over to it using Time Machine. Spotify app crashes immediately after it...
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Igor Stravinsky – Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky (1951-1957) I've only listened to it using the Mac Desktop client so I posted here. I'm getting a completely different album than I expected.
Igor Stravinsky – Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky (1951-1957) I've only listened to it using the Mac Desktop client so I posted here. I'm getting a completely different album tha...
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For about a month now, I havent been able to open my Spotify. I click the icon on the dock, and it bounces as if it was going to open, and before it does, I get a message saying "The application Spotify quit unexpectedly. Mac OS X and other applicati...
For about a month now, I havent been able to open my Spotify. I click the icon on the dock, and it bounces as if it was going to open, and before it does, I get a message saying "The application Spot...
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When I try to open spotify it bounces once in my dock and does nothing. No crash report, it just refuses to open. I've tried reinstalling.
When I try to open spotify it bounces once in my dock and does nothing. No crash report, it just refuses to open. I've tried reinstalling.
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I've read thru other similar posts, and tried some of the suggestions, but nothing is working for me. The other posts are older so I'm hoping for newer info... Spotify was working perfectly until a couple days ago. My computer crashed and after reboo...
I've read thru other similar posts, and tried some of the suggestions, but nothing is working for me. The other posts are older so I'm hoping for newer info... Spotify was working pe...
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I have Spotify 0.9.8.61 - my version screen https://www.dropbox.com/s/gi8il6su9r6rq7a/Zrzut%20ekranu%202014-02-04%2023.50.03.jpg As you can see, the client tells me, that new version is waiting for me, but after reboot of the client the mesage appear...
I have Spotify 0.9.8.61 - my version screen https://www.dropbox.com/s/gi8il6su9r6rq7a/Zrzut%20ekranu%202014-02-04%2023.50.03.jpg As you can see, the client tells me, that new version is ...
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My spotify app is just saying waiting and i cannot access my music. Please advise what to do
My spotify app is just saying waiting and i cannot access my music. Please advise what to do
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I noticed the following issues after starting up Spotify shortly afterwards: - My starred playist is gone. It soon gave me 3 songs. (My library is kinda normal) - It crashes - The music stops randomly. It seems to continue playing the song if I comma...
I noticed the following issues after starting up Spotify shortly afterwards: - My starred playist is gone. It soon gave me 3 songs. (My library is kinda normal) - It crashes &...
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Hello, I use Spotify (Premium) on a Mac user account with restricted access to some programs and web pages to protect my children. Since app 5 days, the setup seems to have changed because the user has no right to use spotify web helper. Usually, the...
Hello, I use Spotify (Premium) on a Mac user account with restricted access to some programs and web pages to protect my children. Since app 5 days, the setup seems to have changed because the user h...
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Hello, When i'm playing a song in a playlist i'm following (a spotify playlist for example), If i want to play the next song, Spotify always plays a song from a personal playlist and not from the followed playlist i'm currently listening. Does anyone...
Hello, When i'm playing a song in a playlist i'm following (a spotify playlist for example), If i want to play the next song, Spotify always plays a song from a personal playlist ...
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Hey ! I have a trouble that I can't resolve and I hope you can help. A year ago, I have imported all my playlist from itunes to spotify and it works great in Spotify. Don't need anymore to use iTunes on my mac. But now I have a problem with iTunes. M...
Hey ! I have a trouble that I can't resolve and I hope you can help. A year ago, I have imported all my playlist from itunes to spotify and it works great in Spotify. Don't need an...
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So, when I went to USA I made sure to click the "Available Offline" switch on 2 of my playlists but when one of them was finished it had a grey "offline" symbol on it instead of the regular green one. It still works offline however, first I thought t...
So, when I went to USA I made sure to click the "Available Offline" switch on 2 of my playlists but when one of them was finished it had a grey "offline" symbol on it instead of the regular green one...
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i've got all my music synced for offline availability on my iphone but not my mac. I don't want to redownload all of it again as there is about 7 gigs worth of music. Is there a way to get all the music off my iphone and onto spotify on my mac.
i've got all my music synced for offline availability on my iphone but not my mac. I don't want to redownload all of it again as there is about 7 gigs worth of music. Is there a way to get all the mu...
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Hi, this is a feature request, I guess. Most mac apps allow you to swipe left on your trackpad or magic mouse to go back (or swipe right to go forward). Spotify doesn't do this. Version 0.9.6.72.ge329c074 on OSX 10.9 on a retina macbook pro. Also, I ...
Hi, this is a feature request, I guess. Most mac apps allow you to swipe left on your trackpad or magic mouse to go back (or swipe right to go forward). S...
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I have an issue that I have not yet read about in any of these threads. I've had Spotify on my Mac OSX 10.5.8 for years. I am currently working on a school project for a class on Music in Social Media, which requires me to use the Discover feature an...
I have an issue that I have not yet read about in any of these threads. I've had Spotify on my Mac OSX 10.5.8 for years. I am currently working on a school project for a class on Music in...
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Hello there! I am using the newest version of Spotifiy (0.9.4.185.g7545a404) under Mac OS X 10.9. Now I'm opening this app, searching for a song and click the right mousebutton on a song to open the contextmenu. The app crashes. What can I do?
Hello there! I am using the newest version of Spotifiy (0.9.4.185.g7545a404) under Mac OS X 10.9. Now I'm opening this app, searching for a song and click the right mousebutton on a song t...
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I writing on behalf of my boss. His album is on spotify. He wants to know who put it there and where do the royalties go?
I writing on behalf of my boss. His album is on spotify. He wants to know who put it there and where do the royalties go?
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I'm using Spotify Premium for 1,5 year on my Imac and it never failed. But the last week I can't play any music at all. The seek bar at the bottom of the screen look like it's playing a track, but there is no music. I've tried to re-install the progr...
I'm using Spotify Premium for 1,5 year on my Imac and it never failed. But the last week I can't play any music at all. The seek bar at the bottom of the screen look like it's playing a track, but th...
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I am using Spotify on my Mac. I start to play a song, and it just shuts down (Spotify disappears and is not even open anywhere on my system) 30sec. or so into a song. It does not matter what song I choose. Help!
I am using Spotify on my Mac. I start to play a song, and it just shuts down (Spotify disappears and is not even open anywhere on my system) 30sec. or so into a song. It does not matter what song I c...
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I've got Spotify Unlimited on my MacBook Air for a few days now, and when I double-click a song, nothing happens. Can somebody please help me with this, because I have been trying restarting Spotify and everything, nothing helped so far.
I've got Spotify Unlimited on my MacBook Air for a few days now, and when I double-click a song, nothing happens. Can somebody please help me with this, because I have been trying restarting Spo...
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