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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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[Troubleshooting] Windows

Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide to help get things working again. What to try first Perform a soft reset (generally rebooting the device will suffice). If that doesn’t help, try a clean reinstall. Be sure to l...

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FAQ: Spotify for Windows 10 app

Hey folks, we've outlined some of the common questions you might have about the Windows 10 app now available. Please post in this board if you have any other questions. Q: Why can’t I see Spotify in the Windows 10 store? A: Spotify for Windows store ...

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Superuser Contribution How to (rapidly) get the names of playlists from the library (and not just get the URL)

PlanPremiumCountryNO DeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHey, do anyone here know how to copy the playlist names from Spotify? It used to be possible to drag and drop from the web player version of Spotify into Excel 4 year...

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  • Plan Premium Country NO   Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10     My Question or Issue Hey, do anyone here know how to copy the playlist names from Spotify? It us...
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Superuser Contribution How to fix Spotify when it keeps saying 'error-dialog.generic.body'?

Windows 10 Spotify appBasically, after I download Spotify and log in, it will say 'error-dialog.generic.header', with 'error-dialog.generic.body' under it. There is also a green box saying 'fatal-error.generic-label' which I can click, but when I do ...

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  • Windows 10 Spotify app Basically, after I download Spotify and log in, it will say 'error-dialog.generic.header', with 'error-dialog.generic.body' under it. There is also a green box saying 'fatal...
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Can I search for a song in my Likes list?

PlanPremiumCountryUsDeviceWindows & Android Mobile My Question or IssueIs there a way to look for a particular song in the likes playlist? I have almost a thousand songs and I really don't want to scroll for a particular song/artist if I want just th...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Us Device Windows & Android Mobile   My Question or Issue Is there a way to look for a particular song in the likes playlist? I have almost a thousand so...
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Superuser Contribution Ad every 15 Minutes

Hello, I generally do not mind ads. However, recently, they have become a great annoyance and I found the reason is because they are happening every 15 minutes (as the subject says), which means at every two or three songs there is two ads to listen ...

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  • Hello,  I generally do not mind ads. However, recently, they have become a great annoyance and I found the reason is because they are happening every 15 minutes (as the subject says), which mea...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify won't play anything on PC or Web. Skips non-stop or refuses to act.

I have a PC installation and the app completely stopped playing any songs.When I launch the app it says "can't play this right now". It doesn't play ANY song or playlist.When I tried web player, it constantly skips songs and never plays anything but ...

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  • I have a PC installation and the app completely stopped playing any songs. When I launch the app it says "can't play this right now". It doesn't play ANY song or playlist. When I tried web player...
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Spotify on PC will not play songs unless I like/heart them.

I look up a song on any album, I click the play button and nothing happens. The play button will remain grey unless I like the song, and go through my "Liked Songs" playlist. I reinstalled the program multiple times and this problem has persisted for...

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  • I look up a song on any album, I click the play button and nothing happens. The play button will remain grey unless I like the song, and go through my "Liked Songs" playlist. I reinstalled the progra...
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Superuser Contribution [FIX] Spotify Sound Lowering/Muffled

I made an account on this just to post this. For the last few months Spotify has seemed to automatically lower my volume when an artist would start singing or a particular instrument would cut in, and no answers I had seen would work, including chang...

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  •   I made an account on this just to post this. For the last few months Spotify has seemed to automatically lower my volume when an artist would start singing or a particular instrument would cu...
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I want to cancel my one time 3 months plan on Spotify

I want to cancel the premium subscription I have on my account for three months from today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • I want to cancel the premium subscription I have on my account for three months from today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Spotify application is not responding

I was listening to the Spotify app when I wanted to play a song from a custom Spotify playlist. after clicking play on the playlist it froze my app completely. I closed it to try and remedy this issue. When i attempt to reopen the app it just gives m...

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  • I was listening to the Spotify app when I wanted to play a song from a custom Spotify playlist. after clicking play on the playlist it froze my app completely. I closed it to try and remedy this issu...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify no longer responds to anything I do.

My spotify was having issues where every 5 minutes it would go into offline mode and would not exit offline mode without me restarting it. I did a clean install and now it is completely broken and will not play or do anything. My username is a bunch ...

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  • My spotify was having issues where every 5 minutes it would go into offline mode and would not exit offline mode without me restarting it. I did a clean install and now it is completely broken and wi...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify not working on PC, can't play anything

I re downloaded spotify cause it stopped working, and now when I log in it doesn't show me my username but instead shows a bunch of random numbers. Also the app will not longer let me view any of my playlists and now has no functionality

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  • I re downloaded spotify cause it stopped working, and now when I log in it doesn't show me my username but instead shows a bunch of random numbers. Also the app will not longer let me view any of my ...
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Superuser Contribution Can I play Spotify on two separate PC's in office?

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  
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Superuser Contribution I can't log into the app using the facebook login

I can log into my account through facebook online, but as soon as I try to login through the app, it says a problem occured. This is happening on my work computer. The tech team said they were able to do it and don't know why mine is not working.

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  • I can log into my account through facebook online, but as soon as I try to login through the app, it says a problem occured. This is happening on my work computer. The tech team said they were able t...
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Spotify app buged.

And the other problem is when i try to open my spotify on windows 10, it gives a popup saying install and failed to install spotify. I need to close and open spotify 3 to 4 times before spotify open on my windows, i tried reinstalling it bit nothing ...

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  • And the other problem is when i try to open my spotify on windows 10, it gives a popup saying install and failed to install spotify. I need to close and open spotify 3 to 4 times before spotify open ...
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Solved!! How do I revert the recent playlist/folder changes on the desktop app?

The recent update to the UI messed up all of the folders and playlists that I had organized. I can't even move the folders anymore, I can only pin them. Some of my playlists have been reorganized, and are now out of order. Every band/artist I follow ...

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  • The recent update to the UI messed up all of the folders and playlists that I had organized. I can't even move the folders anymore, I can only pin them. Some of my playlists have been reorganized, an...
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Wrong install location

DeviceA regular Windows 10 computer. Operating SystemWindows, the version doesn't matter because folder redirection exists for ages. My Question or IssueThe spotify desktop app doesn't install properly. This is because the install path is wrong. Your...

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  • Device A regular Windows 10 computer.   Operating System Windows, the version doesn't matter because folder redirection exists for ages.   My Question or Issue The spotify deskt...
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Keyboard hot keys no longer working as of Spotify for Windows 1.2.8.923.g4f94bf0d

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueKeyboard hot keys for play, pause, next, and back no longer work as of the most recent update.

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Keyboard hot keys for play, pause, next, and back no longer work as of the most recent update.
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Solved!! Skipping track shortcut

I have a windows 11 laptop and I wonder if there is a keyboard shortcut to skip tracks while spotify is minimalized. Kind regards,Paul

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  • I have a windows 11 laptop and I wonder if there is a keyboard shortcut to skip tracks while spotify is minimalized.   Kind regards, Paul
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Why doesn't Spotify have LIGHT MODE

I don't understand why there is still no light mode, after all these years. So many "Live Ideas" created and get shot down because there isn't enough votes. Forget the **bleep** votes! My eyes cannot see dark mode that well, and it's pissing me off t...

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  • I don't understand why there is still no light mode, after all these years. So many "Live Ideas" created and get shot down because there isn't enough votes. Forget the **bleep** votes! My eyes cannot...
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Superuser Contribution I am not able to add songs to queue

For some reason I cant add a song to queue. I tried to add a song from a playlist to my queue while playing another playlist

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  • For some reason I cant add a song to queue. I tried to add a song from a playlist to my queue while playing another playlist
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