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Discuss Spotify for Windows
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...
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...
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...
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...
PlanPremiumCountryCzechiaDeviceDELL XPS 13 9370Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhenever I say "Hey Cortana, play music", she just brings Spotify window to focus and the playback stops if it was playing before, or simply doesn't start p...
Plan Premium Country Czechia Device DELL XPS 13 9370 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Whenever I say "Hey Cortana, play music", she just brings Spotify window to focu...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 10 My IssueThere seems to be a bug for Local files with art not changing properly on next song from the same Artist when the Album info is not filled or empty. It will always show the first song artwork from the sa...
Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10 My Issue There seems to be a bug for Local files with art not changing properly on next song from the same Artist when the Album info is ...
Spotify Legend
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Can not see the list of Joe Rogan podcasts Because of the huge size of the video box, it's not possible to scroll through Joe's different episodes as can only glimpse one line of the description and title at a time.
Can not see the list of Joe Rogan podcasts Because of the huge size of the video box, it's not possible to scroll through Joe's different episodes as can only glimpse one line of the d...
Moderator
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how do i get rid of this damn overlay its on top of everything so i cant play anything or watch anything without it being in the way and its now getting me really annoyed. its not even showing stuff from my account its showing stuff from my dads!!
how do i get rid of this damn overlay its on top of everything so i cant play anything or watch anything without it being in the way and its now getting me really annoyed. its not even showing stuff ...
Spotify Legend
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Improve performance for video podcasts on windows. While streaming video podcast in full screen, playback stops for no obvious reason (home wifi, intel core i7, 32GB RAM). Either video stops and sound continues, or both are paused for several seconds...
Improve performance for video podcasts on windows. While streaming video podcast in full screen, playback stops for no obvious reason (home wifi, intel core i7, 32GB RAM). Either video stops and soun...
Casual Listener
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PlanFreeDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueHow do I resolve the issue of all these random folders each containing a .FILE file from downloading in my downloads everytime I close Spotify (downloaded version)? They all seem to be con...
Plan Free Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue How do I resolve the issue of all these random folders each containing a .FILE file from downloading in my download...
Visitor
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My pc drive is filled and I need to get rid of downloaded spotify songs from a playlist. How can I do this? Please help!
My pc drive is filled and I need to get rid of downloaded spotify songs from a playlist. How can I do this? Please help!
Spotify Star
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My Question or IssueHaving to use the Windows 10 desktop app as the website as the Spotify web player ALWAYS states 'something has gone wrong'. At least the website allows you to use your robot to autofill complex passwords which the app doesn't. Log...
My Question or Issue Having to use the Windows 10 desktop app as the website as the Spotify web player ALWAYS states 'something has gone wrong'. At least the website allows you to use your robot to ...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryAUTDeviceWindows 10 Pro, latest build, PCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or Issue"Spotify kann dies zurzeit nicht abspielen"/(Spotify can't play this song at the moment)I recently got a soundblasterX G6 external USB soundcard,...
Plan Premium Country AUT Device Windows 10 Pro, latest build, PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue "Spotify kann dies zurzeit nicht abspielen"/(Spotify can't play ...
Spotify Legend
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Windows Ten:When I go to YOUR LIBRARY and click on Podcasts I get this standard Spotify Error Image and message "There was a problem displaying this page! This page either does not exist or an error occurred." Any solutions?Thank youScott
Windows Ten: When I go to YOUR LIBRARY and click on Podcasts I get this standard Spotify Error Image and message "There was a problem displaying this page! This page either does not exist or a...
Spotify Legend
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If I create a list, the delete all the songs from it, then double click on the list, it starts the 'play' active state, but nothing happens.I'm on Windows 10 > desktop > premium user.
If I create a list, the delete all the songs from it, then double click on the list, it starts the 'play' active state, but nothing happens. I'm on Windows 10 > desktop > premium user. &nbs...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryRussiaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueUnable to change cache storage location. As a result, the application takes up a lot of space on the wrong disk! You can also clear the cache only by reinstalling the appl...
Plan Premium Country Russia Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Unable to change cache storage location. As a result, the application takes up a lot of space o...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceDell XPSOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe local files aren't working. The names, artist name, album name etc. are all greyed out in my playlists. The songs were able to play for a good while after I added th...
Plan Premium Country US Device Dell XPS Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue The local files aren't working. The names, artist name, album name etc. are all greyed out in...
Regular
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Spotify kept pausing every few seconds so I uninstalled it and am trying to reinstall it. My internet works completely fine (can stream video and music from other places) on my computer (is plugged in via ethernet) and other devices. When I try to re...
Spotify kept pausing every few seconds so I uninstalled it and am trying to reinstall it. My internet works completely fine (can stream video and music from other places) on my computer (is plug...
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PlanPremium CountryFrance DeviceComputer Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello, I have a problem. On my desktop app, with Windows 10, I can't change my location off my offline storage location. I just don't have the setting even in "Sh...
Plan Premium Country France Device Computer Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hello, I have a problem. On my desktop app, with Windows 10, I ca...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 - Up to date My Question or IssueSpotify won't play songs directly on my PC. I can choose songs as usual. When double-clicking or clicking play, the button on the bottom part of spotify chan...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device PC Operating System Windows 10 - Up to date My Question or Issue Spotify won't play songs directly on my PC. I can choose songs as usual. When dou...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI can't paste multiple song URLs from a list into a playlist anymoreFor example: https://open.spotify.com/track/7LSjKm6kL3rbp7DAQ1tS1f https://open.spotify.com/tr...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I can't paste multiple song URLs from a list into a playlist anymore For example: &n...
Newbie
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PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10,etc Question or IssueI would like to move the place for offline and cache, but I don't have that option under advanced settings. I just reinstalled spotify after resetting my computer. where can I find that setti...
Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10,etc Question or Issue I would like to move the place for offline and cache, but I don't have that option under advanced settings. I j...
Spotify Legend
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Whenever I run spotify after i.e. system has started, the application looks like this: And I would like to have this version:(Notice: different UI buttons: browse, radio, etc.) The version from second screenshot contains more albums, works better and...
Whenever I run spotify after i.e. system has started, the application looks like this: And I would like to have this version: (Notice: different UI buttons: browse, radio, etc.) ...
Spotify Legend
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Windows 10 My Question or IssueGive back the Option to disable this annoying Media Overlay Why would you remove such a simple thing? Removing Customizationoptions makes nothing better
Windows 10 My Question or Issue Give back the Option to disable this annoying Media Overlay Why would you remove such a simple thing? Removing Customizationoptions makes nothing be...
Music Fan
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