Help - Desktop Windows

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...

MattSuda
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2023-04-28 8:08:45 PM
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MattSuda
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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...

Goodman
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2013-09-17 11:47:47 AM
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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 ...

meahtenoha
Spotify
2017-06-21 1:56:20 PM
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Some songs are greyed out and can't play!!

Can't play greyed out songs on Spotify! But yet if I go to WMP, You tube, Real Player, iTunes or Amazon Music and look up the same song it usually can be played in ai least 2 or more of them! So the bs of it has issues being played in "your" country ...

Ragingwolftears
Visitor
Can't play greyed out songs on Spotify! But yet if I go to WMP, You tube, Real Player, iTunes or Amazon Music and look up the same song it usually can be played in ai least 2...
2020-07-11 3:15:01 AM
2020-07-11 11:14:21 AM
OneByBoo
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Greyed songs

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Spotify will skip songs immediately when Scarlett 2i4 is connected

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceOrigin EON-17Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I connect my Scarlett 2i4 to my laptop, it will either 1.) only play songs through the left stereo channel in my headphones or; 2.) make no attempt ...

TacoJohnson
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Plan Premium Country United States Device Origin EON-17 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I connect my Scarlett 2i4 to my laptop, it will either 1.) only play son...
2020-07-11 6:49:06 AM
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Moods & Genre Comedy genre replaced by Podcast Comedy section

PlanPremiumCountryPuerto RicoDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I used to visit the Comedy section quite a bit but as of late go to Browse > Genres & Moods > Comedy and I get only podcasts. Then I go to Browse > Podcasts > C...

Dreth363
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Plan Premium Country Puerto Rico Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I used to visit the Comedy section quite a bit but as of late go to Browse &g...
2020-07-10 12:41:17 AM
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Recover Unliked Songs

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDeviceAcer LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 I accidentally unliked a few songs from my list of liked songs without realizing which ones I unliked, and there doesn't seem to be a way to undo this or see a record of which so...

ckramer7
Newbie
Plan Free Country United States Device Acer Laptop Operating System Windows 10 I accidentally unliked a few songs from my list of liked songs without realizing which ones I unliked, a...
2019-07-27 3:56:51 AM
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mattm1108
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every so often after a song, my playlist pauses how can I fix this?

PlanFreeCountryNorth AmericaDevicelaptopOperating Systemwindows 10 My Question or Issue

Bowandogs
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Plan Free Country North America Device laptop Operating System windows 10 My Question or Issue
2020-07-10 9:41:15 PM
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miniatures in playlists

Why does in the playlist doesn`t have miniatures like in the Artists profiles.This really annoy me because it have in IOS but not in the desktop mode Hope Spotify change this some day

wheezyi
Casual Listener
Why does in the playlist doesn`t have miniatures like in the Artists profiles. This really annoy me because it have in IOS but not in the desktop mode Hope Spotify change this some day 🙂
2020-07-10 5:55:12 PM
2020-07-10 6:19:35 PM
OneByBoo
Rising Star 4
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None

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Problem with editing playlist

PlanPremium FamilyCountry Czech RepublicDevice Dell Vostro 5490Operating SystemWindows 10 1909 x64 I can not move songs in my playlist in the desktop application. On another device with the same version of operating system, works everything fine. App...

Daniel_Mandinec
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Plan Premium Family Country Czech Republic Device Dell Vostro 5490 Operating System Windows 10 1909 x64 I can not move songs in my playlist in the desktop application. On ...
2020-07-10 12:30:30 PM
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Weird connection issue

CountryUSADeviceHP notebookOperating SystemWindows 10 2004 My Question or IssueAfter the typical involuntary full version update of windows, my computer says it's not connected even though it is. I can browse, I can download, I can upload videos to Y...

TRAtheist
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Country USA Device HP notebook Operating System Windows 10 2004 My Question or Issue After the typical involuntary full version update of windows, my computer says it's not con...
2020-07-10 7:41:21 AM
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Storage

Plan PremiumCountry UK Device Lenovo Laptop/iphone 5s Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I for some reason decided to change the storage location for offline use while not really knowing how (stupid I know) Now the location that was use...

Steve698
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Plan Premium Country UK Device Lenovo Laptop/iphone 5s Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I for some reason decided to change the storage loca...
2020-07-09 10:02:31 PM
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Desktop app stops responding

PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 10 PC My Question or IssueDownloaded the desktop app yesterday. Every time I open it I'm able to browse and listen to music for about 2 minutes, after which the app stops responding: I can't pause or play any song,...

noambd
Newbie
Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10 PC My Question or Issue Downloaded the desktop app yesterday. Every time I open it I'm able to browse and listen to music for about...
2020-07-09 6:18:51 PM
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How can I remove unwanted greyed out songs in favorite songs list?

PlanPremiumCountryGermany DeviceWindows 10 Computer 64bitOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello,as you can see because of the screenshot, I can not remove any greyed out songs in my favorite songs list. These songs are added to the list...

user-removed
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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Windows 10 Computer 64bit Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hello, as you can see because of the screenshot, I can not rem...
2020-07-09 4:20:01 PM
2020-07-09 4:51:47 PM
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Local files unable to find japanese titles anymore

The issue is with the search function of japanese language. It stopped working for me as. The files only show up now if any of the name or artist/album metadata contain english which they can be searched by but japanese language results in 0 results....

rinjyu
Casual Listener
The issue is with the search function of japanese language. It stopped working for me as. The files only show up now if any of the name or artist/album metadata contain english which they can be sear...
2020-07-09 1:44:20 PM
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Search

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Superuser Contribution I can't see specific local files on Spotify

PlanFreeCountryBrazilDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Every other local file on my computer shows on Spotify, but for some reason only the files from this one specific album do not show, no matter what I do. (the album is "Walk...

namelessliberty
Casual Listener
Plan Free Country Brazil Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Every other local file on my computer shows on Spotify, but for some reason only the...
2020-06-12 4:48:29 AM
2020-07-09 1:34:02 PM
rinjyu
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Spotify won't play Dan Carlin's Hardcore History podcast

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceSamsung Galaxy S8, and 2 different PCs on different locationsOperating SystemWin10 My Question or IssueFor the last week, every time I've tried listening to Dan Carlin's Hardcore History podcast, it just won't start play...

Alendo
Regular
Plan Premium Country Norway Device Samsung Galaxy S8, and 2 different PCs on different locations Operating System Win10 My Question or Issue For the last week, every time I've tried ...
2019-07-05 2:31:31 PM
2020-07-09 1:16:02 PM
6charliebrownsp
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Spotify siempre tiene algún problema y no funciona.

PlanFreeCountrySpainOperating System Windows 10 My Question or IssueCuando enciendo Spotify pueden ocurrir varias cosas:1) Funciona correctamente pero no puedo buscar nada.2) Tarda más de 20 minutos en empezar a funcionar, algunas opciones como la bú...

cgs773
Newbie
Plan Free Country Spain Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Cuando enciendo Spotify pueden ocurrir varias cosas: 1) Funciona correctamente pero no puedo bus...
2020-07-09 11:22:06 AM
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Superuser Contribution spotify doesnt work on my PC

PlanpremiumCountryGREECEDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSPOTIFY STARTS, BUT DOES NOT PLAY MUSIC. JUST SKIP TO NEXT AND NEXT AND NEXT SONG. PLAYS ONLY THROUGH WEB NOT FROM THE INSTALLED PROGRAMM,I UNINSTALLED IT AND RE INSTALL, ...

kyranGR
Visitor
Plan premium Country GREECE Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue SPOTIFY STARTS, BUT DOES NOT PLAY MUSIC. JUST SKIP TO NEXT AND NEXT AND NEXT SONG. PLAYS ONLY T...
2020-07-08 7:27:35 PM
2020-07-09 8:45:07 AM
Ivan
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Lyric button

Do not display microphone button in the bottom-right.

hanhtay15
Visitor
Do not display microphone button in the bottom-right.
2020-07-09 8:23:48 AM
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Solved!! Local Files don't refresh

Hi, I've got the problem that when I change something in my local files (in Windows Explorer), e.g. remove a folder, rename a folder or relocate it, Spotify doesn't "get it" and shows the files multiple times (some gray) or isn't able to play them (e...

Kurt28
Regular
Hi, I've got the problem that when I change something in my local files (in Windows Explorer), e.g. remove a folder, rename a folder or relocate it, Spotify doesn't "get it" and shows the files multi...
2017-05-16 8:20:06 PM
2020-07-09 4:06:22 AM
D3adbolt
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Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it.

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI keep getting the message in the title appear on my spotify, it happens when i try and play any song from any playlist, it skips through the whole thing and then disp...

Music202020
Visitor
Plan Premium Country UK Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I keep getting the message in the title appear on my spotify, it happens when i try and pla...
2020-07-07 4:16:16 PM
2020-07-09 1:50:05 AM
1262191564
Newbie
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Can't resume playback after some time

Plan:PremiumCountryChileDeviceHP ProbookOperating SystemFedora Linux(Chrome Version 83.0.4103.116 (Official Build)) My Question or IssueAfter a while of playback being paused, for periods as short as 1 hour, I can't resume playback and I get the foll...

mfuentesm
Casual Listener
Plan: Premium Country Chile Device HP Probook Operating System Fedora Linux(Chrome Version 83.0.4103.116 (Official Build)) My Question or Issue After a while of playback being paused...
2020-07-08 12:39:34 AM
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