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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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MattSuda

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Unable to unlike some songs (in general, not just local or radio)

I'm trying to clean upp my liked songs (10k+), but when i unlike some songs (either by clicking the X, pressing delete on the keyboard or using the right click menu) they just reappear liked. See video. https://gfycat.com/pleasedarcticeggI have reins...

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I'm trying to clean upp my liked songs (10k+), but when i unlike some songs (either by clicking the X, pressing delete on the keyboard or using the right click menu) they just reappear liked. See vid...

Mihail

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Spotify APP on the PC

PlanoPremiumPaís: BrasilSistema operacionalWindows 10 Minha pergunta ou problema How to log into the Spotify APP on the PC with the mobile number?

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  Plano Premium País: Brasil Sistema operacional Windows 10   Minha pergunta ou problema  How to log into the Spotify APP on the PC with the mobile number?   ...

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop] Cannot Login to App via Facebook, can click button, but no response

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue The Spotify App booted me out of my account (can still use it via web), and now I can't even log in via the Facebook option. I would click on the "Log in with Facebook" butt...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   The Spotify App booted me out of my account (can still use it via web), and now I can't ev...

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Superuser Contribution Crash on search

PlanPremiumDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify crashes when I try to enter anything into the search bar (whether its one letter from the keyboard, or pasted in). I have already tried deleting cache, running as admin, r...

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  Plan Premium Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotify crashes when I try to enter anything into the search bar (whether its one letter from the k...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Local files

CountryGermanyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10, 2004 My Question or IssueI have a large amount of mp3 files on my hard drive (> 90k) and have unticked the option to include/show them in Spotify.However, everytime I'm searching for an artist, it eas...

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Country Germany Device PC Operating System Windows 10, 2004   My Question or Issue I have a large amount of mp3 files on my hard drive (> 90k) and have unticked the option to include/...

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Its been a few years but..

Where is the idea discussion post/topic.. there was one back in 2012.. lolI wanted to throw idea - since I been waiting a better way to catalogue my playlist songs.

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Where is the idea discussion post/topic.. there was one back in 2012.. lol I wanted to throw idea - since I been waiting a better way to catalogue my playlist songs.    

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Can't Delete Playlist/Folder

DevicePCOperating SystemW10My Question or IssueI felt the need to clean up my playlist, and wanted to delete a folder, went to the folder click on delete and it seems that the folder won't delete and I can't move playlist from one folder to another a...

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  Device PC Operating System W10 My Question or Issue I felt the need to clean up my playlist, and wanted to delete a folder, went to the folder click on delete and it seems that the folde...

MartinStoichkov

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Delay in music search

I've been having trouble searching for music on spotify desktop for some time, looking for a song in my favorite music library and it takes more than 30 seconds to 1 minute to get the results. Before this research appeared immediately, but now it tak...

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I've been having trouble searching for music on spotify desktop for some time, looking for a song in my favorite music library and it takes more than 30 seconds to 1 minute to get the results. Before...

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Annoying black screen issue with Spotify desktop app

Lately it's been taking an excessively long time for the desktop app to load on my laptop and it stays on a black screen, during which I can't access stuff like my playlist or queue or change the volume. It usually stays on a black screen for 5 to 10...

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Lately it's been taking an excessively long time for the desktop app to load on my laptop and it stays on a black screen, during which I can't access stuff like my playlist or queue or change the vol...

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Spotify App on Windows doesn't play songs

PlanPremiumCountryBulgariaDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro, version 1909, OS build 18363.1016 My Question or IssueThe Spotify App cycles through songs in a playlist and doesn't actually play anything. If you want to hear a specific song...

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Plan Premium Country Bulgaria Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 Pro, version 1909, OS build 18363.1016   My Question or Issue The Spotify App cycles through songs in a play...

lembaso

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app does not work: play button and forward and back are grey

Hi,After starting the app I am not able to play music. Buttons below are greyed out. Any idea how to solve this?

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Hi, After starting the app I am not able to play music. Buttons below are greyed out.   Any idea how to solve this?    

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spotify suddenly closed

PlanPremiumCountryIndonesiaDeviceNotebookOperating SystemWindows 10 ver. 2004 build 19041.450 x64 My Question or IssueHi.. need help.. My spotify desktop app suddenly close when I type a letter in search box. I've try all solutions from this forum (u...

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Plan Premium Country Indonesia Device Notebook Operating System Windows 10 ver. 2004 build 19041.450 x64   My Question or Issue Hi..   need help.. My spotify desktop app suddenl...

Sebasty

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Storing data on C drive, when spotify downloads are on another drive.

PlanPremiumCountryArgentinaDeviceHP Omen 2018Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi, when going thorugh my files I noticed that even though I selected a certain folder for my Spotify downloads elsewhere from the Windows drive, there are li...

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Plan Premium Country Argentina Device HP Omen 2018 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi, when going thorugh my files I noticed that even though I selected a certain fo...

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Solved!! Can't play the current song.

PlanPremiumCountryARGENTINADevicePCOperating SystemWINDOWS 10 My Question or IssueA few days back i started to have this annoying problem with the desktop app, every 30second the song stop and showed me the alert "Can't play the current song". I alre...

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Plan Premium Country ARGENTINA Device PC Operating System WINDOWS 10   My Question or Issue A few days back i started to have this annoying problem with the desktop app, every 30second...

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Liked Songs Display List Issue When Sorting by Title, Artist, Album

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceDesktopOperating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueWhen you Are in your likes songs with 1000+ songs and try to sort by artist, title, or album using the arrows next to the column headers the display list is limited to ...

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Plan Premium Country US Device Desktop Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue When you Are in your likes songs with 1000+ songs and try to sort by artist, title, or album...

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Superuser Contribution Why, when I am on my windows PC, Spotify thinks I am German?

PlanPremiumSouth Africa, CountryLanguage, English. Operating System Windows 10 My Question or IssueWhy, when I am on my windows PC, Spotify thinks I am German?I have to tell Google to "translate to English" But, when I go into my acount details and s...

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Plan Premium South Africa, Country Language, English.   Operating System  Windows 10   My Question or Issue Why, when I am on my windows PC, Spotify thinks I am German? I hav...

Katerina

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Username

Hi anybody knows why my username on PC shows totaly different than mobile? on Pc its like 25+random letters and numbers

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  Hi anybody knows why my username on PC shows totaly different than mobile? on Pc its like 25+random letters and numbers

OneByBoo

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No sound on Desktop app (just re-downloaded, and NOT a general sound problem)

PlanPremium DeviceLenovo Yoga 2018Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSince last week when Spotify updated, I can't use my desktop app. It looks like it's playing the music, but there's no sound. It is NOT a computer sound issue, and I jus...

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Plan Premium   Device Lenovo Yoga 2018 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Since last week when Spotify updated, I can't use my desktop app. It looks like it's pla...

OneByBoo

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Friend Activity not updating, cannot listen to others

PlanFreeCountryUSDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueA friend of mine is attempting to use the pogify.net app with the rest of my friend group and we've been troubleshooting this issue into the ground. We've already attempted r...

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Plan Free Country US Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue A friend of mine is attempting to use the pogify.net app with the rest of my friend group and we...

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View all downloaded songs/albums

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceAsus LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIs there a way for me to see a list of all the songs I've downloaded? I'm running out of disk space, and I want to remove all my Spotify downloads, but I can't figure ...

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Plan Premium Country   Device Asus Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Is there a way for me to see a list of all the songs I've downloaded? I'm running out ...

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