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Can't play an artist's discography on the desktop app

Plan Premium Device PC / Android My Question or Issue This happened a few days ago. Normally when i clicked an Artist > Discography > Show All > And play a song, the next song was from the next album of the artist. Now, the next song is a random one ...

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Issue : no volume control in spotify when exclusive mode is activated

Premium member, France, Windows 10 64 bits updated, Focusrite Audio solo usb external soundcard updated, Desktop app updated I talk with the customer service, we try to solve my problem and they told me that it should be an issue that I have to talk ...

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MIKAAAAEL

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Black Screen (June 15 2026 install)

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceDesktop PC IntelOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueFollowed clean re-install instructions after getting black screen at startup. Installed the latest June 15 version from the Windows Store. Ran once without p...

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hroski

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Windows Troubleshooting Guide

Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide of general troubleshooting steps known to resolve a multitude of issues. Basic troubleshooting Restart the Spotify app as well as your PC. Make sure both the app and Windows are...

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Superuser Contribution Podcast sorting on Windows desktop app

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 8Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe issue is with the sorting options in the Spotify desktop app for Windows 10. There is no option to sort by recently added episodes, like there you can do on the mob...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 8 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The issue is with the sorting options in the Spotify desktop app for Windows 10. There is no...

StinkorTheLegend

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Is this the cache folder?

Hello Without having to reinstall the Spotify Windows app, is this the path where one can safely delete the cache? For me the data folder current size is: 1.14GB Path is below with edited username for privacy reasons. Thank you in advance for any ans...

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Hello    Without having to reinstall the Spotify Windows app, is this the path where one can safely delete the cache? For me the data folder current size is: 1.14GB   Path is below...

danielmcgee

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Superuser Contribution Spotify closes randomly when playing games

Plan: FamilyPremiumCountry: Norway DeviceHuawei Matebook D 15 signature edition Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello!I have recently ran into a problem with my Spotify application.Whenever I play music in the background while playing ...

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  Plan: Family Premium Country: Norway   Device Huawei Matebook D 15 signature edition   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello! I have recently...

OscarDC

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Superuser Contribution essues with spotify on desktop.

Hello.I have a problem with spotify desktop both the store version and the exe version. the problem is when I login to spotify on both these versions it says something went wrong. please try reloading the page. when I reload it this message comes up ...

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Hello.I have a problem with spotify desktop both the store version and the exe version. the problem is when I login to spotify on both these versions it says something went wrong. please try reloadin...

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Solved!! Clicking album art doesn't highlight current song playing

Currently on a Premium plan using Windows 10 and whenever I try to click the album art to go to the current playing song in a playlist, it will randomly highlight another song (always something that isn't currently playing). I've had this issue for a...

Casual Listener

Currently on a Premium plan using Windows 10 and whenever I try to click the album art to go to the current playing song in a playlist, it will randomly highlight another song (always something that ...

Douchiest_Cabin

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Several issues when using VPN

PlanPremiumCountryPortugalDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI use a VPN for reasons not concerning to Spotify. A few weeks ago several issues with the Spotify app have risen: I am unable to play songs from any artist page;Spotify...

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Plan Premium Country Portugal Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I use a VPN for reasons not concerning to Spotify. A few weeks ago several issues with the Sp...

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Superuser Contribution Web player not showing podcast episodes - all podcasts showing same blank page

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceMultiple PC's and laptopsOperating SystemWin 10 My Question or IssueWeb player is showing a blank page when going to any podcast. The navigation bar on the left remains but the rest is the same as the image below.Tried diffe...

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Plan Premium Country US Device Multiple PC's and laptops Operating System Win 10   My Question or Issue Web player is showing a blank page when going to any podcast. The navigation bar...

Dian

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Superuser Contribution No Video on Windows 10 desktop app but Brave browser working fine.

PlanPremiumCountry NZ DeviceWindows 10 PCOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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Plan Premium Country  NZ   Device Windows 10 PC Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  

Vasil

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Superuser Contribution Why does Spotify play random songs when a playlist finishes?

My Question or IssueAt the end of a playlist Spotify will start playing songs that I believe are chosen because they're supposed to be similar to what I was previously listening to. The problem for me is that they usually aren't that similar to some ...

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My Question or Issue At the end of a playlist Spotify will start playing songs that I believe are chosen because they're supposed to be similar to what I was previously listening to.  The probl...

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Solved!! Spotify crashes immediately -- every time.

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have spent a lot of time trying to figure this out on my own. I am NOT very "computer-wise" so it's been a challenge. Spotify has been crashing within 2-3 seconds every time...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have spent a lot of time trying to figure this out on my own.  I am NOT very "computer-...

Taylith

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Superuser Contribution Search function not working at all

Since one of the recent updates the search function in my spotify desktop app is not working anymore.when i type in a word, the screen stays empty.no search result header or anything.just blank space.I know there are some more posts about this, but e...

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Since one of the recent updates the search function in my spotify desktop app is not working anymore. when i type in a word, the screen stays empty. no search result header or anything. just blank...

Magasin

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Desktop App won't play

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWin10 My Question or IssueI can'[t get anything to play on the desktop app. My android and the web player both work, but the app is unable to play anything. The PC plays other sounds from Web Player, Games...

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  Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Win10   My Question or Issue I can'[t get anything to play on the desktop app. My android and the web player both work, but ...

erkyp3rky

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Superuser Contribution Spotify desktop app crashing

Windows OS suddenly stops the Spotify App on desktop. No issue occurred before, already updated all audio drivers

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Windows OS suddenly stops the Spotify App on desktop. No issue occurred before, already updated all audio drivers

Eni

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Superuser Contribution Spotify connect doesn't work with iPhone and PC on only one playlist

PlanPremium (Family)CountryUnited StatesDeviceiPhone 12/PCOperating SystemIOS 15.5/Windows 10 ver. 10.0.19044 My Question or IssueWhen using Spotify connect with my iPhone and PC Spotify will not let me directly pick a song on only one playlist, by t...

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Plan Premium (Family) Country United States Device iPhone 12/PC Operating System IOS 15.5/Windows 10 ver. 10.0.19044   My Question or Issue When using Spotify connect with my iPhone an...

Dian

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Superuser Contribution desktop app (windows 11) won't download playlists or sync to other devices

it also can't play anything you search for. it will only play off of playlists. this is after a clean re-install.

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it also can't play anything you search for. it will only play off of playlists. this is after a clean re-install.

Dian

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Superuser Contribution Windows app permanently in offline mode, but all other devices work. Help?

When I login to Spotify on the Windows app, it always tells me I'm in offline mode even though I am not. I made sure to uncheck the "offline mode" box in Files. All the songs are grayed out and it will not show me friend status. However, Spotify will...

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When I login to Spotify on the Windows app, it always tells me I'm in offline mode even though I am not. I made sure to uncheck the "offline mode" box in Files. All the songs are grayed out and it wi...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution Windows 11: can't change songs and won't stop unless I kill all the processes in the task manager

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceDell laptopOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueAfter running for a while, I cannot start a new song (it just keeps playing the current song) and I cannot close the app, unless I kill every Spotify process...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Dell laptop Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue After running for a while, I cannot start a new song (it just keeps playing the c...

Dian

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Superuser Contribution Fullscreen on desktop app not available

I don't know why because i have seen people access this feature but for some reason i cant play my songs in Fullscreen.

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I don't know why because i have seen people access this feature but for some reason i cant play my songs in Fullscreen.

Dian

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Superuser Contribution [Web Player] Search function not working

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Using two different browsers, the search function on Web Player is not showing any results when I search popular terms of bands or songs that are inputted correctly. I have l...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   Using two different browsers, the search function on Web Player is not showing any results ...

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution Can't play anything on Spotify

Having issues playing anything on Spotify for several weeks now. Tryed logging out, reopen it and switched from my phone to my pc but nothing works. I can't even delete it bc it doesn't show on the control panel. not even in the microsoft store. Same...

Casual Listener

Having issues playing anything on Spotify for several weeks now. Tryed logging out, reopen it and switched from my phone to my pc but nothing works. I can't even delete it bc it doesn't show on the c...

OscarDC

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