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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 ar...

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Solved!! Desktop: Jam now available

Spotify is bringing Jam to the desktop app! 拾 ️ Now you can start or join a listening party with your friends, family, colleagues, and classmates, with the Spotify desktop app in addition to the mobile app. Although you can listen on your own, Jam in...

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Desktop: New "Now Playing View" sidebar

Spotify is introducing a new "Now Playing View" sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player to go along with the recently released "Your Library" sidebar. Together, the individually customizable design of these new views provides a richer experience, m...

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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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[Desktop] Cannot opent open spotify

Hi, I created an empty playlist. Then (i think) i tried to queue it while listening and my spotify crashed. Now if I try to open spotify, spotify keeps saying (in vietnamese, because my UI is in vietnamese) " Something went wrongTry reloading the pag...

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Hi,   I created an empty playlist. Then (i think) i tried to queue it while listening and my spotify crashed. Now if I try to open spotify, spotify keeps saying (in vietnamese, because my UI i...

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Superuser Contribution Music stop playing after 10 seconds

PlanPremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueMusic stop after playing for a few seconds. I’ve have tried restarting the application, logging ou...

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Plan 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 Music stop a...

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High ram usage

Why spotify app uses 700-800 MB of ram ? Is that ok? If thats ok may be I should buy a separate computer just for spotify so I can work comfortably

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Why spotify app uses 700-800 MB of ram ? Is that ok? If thats ok may be I should buy a separate computer just for spotify so I can work comfortably

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Superuser Contribution Local files always dissapear

PlanPremiumCountryGermany Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)Windows My Question or IssueYesterday I deleted Spotify, and made a new installation, because the local files di...

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Plan Premium Country Germany   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) Windows   My Question or I...

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Superuser Contribution Recommended songs based on playlist missing

PlanFreeCountryTurkeyDeviceLenovo G710 LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueThe recommended songs bar at the bottom of my playlist has disappeared, but is still present on all my other playlists. I uninstalled & re-installed the app on...

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Plan Free Country Turkey Device Lenovo G710 Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue The recommended songs bar at the bottom of my playlist has disappeared, but is still prese...

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Superuser Contribution Changes to UI needed immediately

Please make the following modifications to the UI for Windows. Give us the ability to turn off album art for each song in playlist Give us the ability to have a separate artist column rather than include artist info under song titlePlanFree/PremiumCo...

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Please make the following modifications to the UI for Windows. Give us the ability to turn off album art for each song in playlist   Give us the ability to have a separate artist column rather...

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Superuser Contribution Last item of context action menu playlist list is hidden when opened from current track on bottom

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States DevicePC, fully maximized (non-fullscreen) window on 1080p display Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I right click the current track at the bottom left of the Spotify Desktop interface and attempt to ...

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Plan Premium Country United States   Device PC, fully maximized (non-fullscreen) window on 1080p display   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I right c...

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Podcasts] Make offline listening of podcasts run smoother

Sometimes I will save podcasts onto my laptop so I can listen to them while not being connected to WiFi, but I have not been able to start any podcast while in offline mode. I can start listening to my podcasts in online mode then switch to offline a...

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Sometimes I will save podcasts onto my laptop so I can listen to them while not being connected to WiFi, but I have not been able to start any podcast while in offline mode. I can start listening to ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution User's public profile only show 6 public playlists if it has exactly 7 (one goes missing)

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThis is a bug report regarding the latest desktop version (1.1.58.820.g2ae50076-a). If you have exactly 7 public playlists the "SEE ALL" button is missing in the user'...

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Plan Premium Country Spain Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue This is a bug report regarding the latest desktop version (1.1.58.820.g2ae50076-a). If...

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Superuser Contribution Can't move, rename or delete Windows folders while Spotify is running

PlanPremiumCountryArgentinaDeviceDell NotebookOperating SystemWindows 10 I use Spotify on my Notebook, and since the last update, I can't rename, move or delete Windows folders while Spotify is running. I mean, not Spotify folders but Windows folders...

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Plan Premium Country Argentina Device Dell Notebook Operating System Windows 10   I use Spotify on my Notebook, and since the last update, I can't rename, move or delete Windows folders...

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Superuser Contribution A Huge Problem With Blurry Album Art After New Desktop Update

Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I have noticed one striking issue that has been bothering me ever since the desktop redesign rolled out. The first big issue is that all the album a...

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  Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   I have noticed one striking issue that has been both...

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Superuser Contribution Weird lyrics placement

CountryBrazilDevice(Spotify Desktop App)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueHello! As you can see in the image below, sometimes the lyrics for the song I'm listening to starts showing in the bottom of the screen, cutting the latter parts...

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Country Brazil Device (Spotify Desktop App) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue Hello! As you can see in the image below, sometimes the lyrics for the song I'm listening...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution Missing Features Artist Page

What happened to the artist page? I missSimilar artistsArtist infoDiscovered in playlistsetc.Spotify, what were you thinking with this update that has less and less of the features you are used to? I just want to understand it. The way I have discove...

Gig Goer

What happened to the artist page? I miss Similar artists Artist info Discovered in playlists etc. Spotify, what were you thinking with this update that has less and less of the features you ...

Mario

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Doubleclicking on a playlist won't play a random song from it

Before the update I could play a random song from a playlist if I just doubleclicked it on the left panel (i highlighted it on my screenshot). After the UI update, that feature stopped working. Now if I doubleclick on a playlist, it will just pause t...

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Before the update I could play a random song from a playlist if I just doubleclicked it on the left panel (i highlighted it on my screenshot). After the UI update, that feature stopped working. Now i...

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Superuser Contribution Sharing in Desktop app

Recently I have noticed that when right clicking a song in the desktop app it no longer as a ton of options. Why has this changed? Is there a way to get back the other options? Seems pretty inconvenient to have to copy and paste a link instead of it ...

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Recently I have noticed that when right clicking a song in the desktop app it no longer as a ton of options. Why has this changed? Is there a way to get back the other options? Seems pretty inconveni...

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Superuser Contribution Pin "Local Files" playlist to Start

With the new update (Win10), the local files playlist is one click further away (it is hiding in the "Your Library" tab). Is there a way of pinning this playlist so it appears among the other playlists in the left pane?

Gig Goer

With the new update (Win10), the local files playlist is one click further away (it is hiding in the "Your Library" tab).   Is there a way of pinning this playlist so it appears among the othe...

CarlosE

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Superuser Contribution Album track list now reversed

Album track list now reversed when sorting from newest to oldest in playlists. this started with the latest update. i have not experienced this problem before. Not much point of listening to albums on spotify if they are not in the correct order. Pla...

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Album track list now reversed when sorting from newest to oldest in playlists. this started with the latest update. i have not experienced this problem before. Not much point of listening to alb...

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Put back the date of when a song was added to a playlist

on pc, you used to be able to see the date a song was added to a playlist. this was my favorite thing about the spotify installation, but now it's gone. PLEASE PUT IT BACK.

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on pc, you used to be able to see the date a song was added to a playlist. this was my favorite thing about the spotify installation, but now it's gone. PLEASE PUT IT BACK.

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Superuser Contribution Podcast Shuffle Icon Desktop

PlanPremiumCountryAustralia Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIs there an easier way to un-shuffle podcast episodes without having to go into my music, play something, hit the shuffle icon to turn shuffle off, then go back to my podcast ...

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  Plan Premium Country Australia   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Is there an easier way to un-shuffle podcast episodes without having to go into my music...

Alex

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