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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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Superuser Contribution Discord not Showing What song I am listening to on Windows

I have a problem on discord that the song I am listening to on Spotify doesn't show up on my discord, It only shows a question mark box. It is very annoying because I contacted the discord help center but it's been 2 days and still haven't got a repl...

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  I have a problem on discord that the song I am listening to on Spotify doesn't show up on my discord, It only shows a question mark box. It is very annoying because I contacted the discord he...

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Desktop app needs to have the album image showing while playing music BROUGHT BACK

One of Spotify's recent updates removed the box with the image of whatever song is currently playing and normally that's what helps me know if I've actually heard a song before or if it's deja vu. It's so weird that it's gone and I wish that they'd b...

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One of Spotify's recent updates removed the box with the image of whatever song is currently playing and normally that's what helps me know if I've actually heard a song before or if it's deja vu. It...

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Superuser Contribution Unable to delete empty folders

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceWindows Surface LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have several totally empty folders (no playlists/albums/etc.) which I can't delete on desktop or mobile. Nothing happens at all when I click delete. How c...

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Plan Premium Country   Device Windows Surface Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have several totally empty folders (no playlists/albums/etc.) which I can...

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Superuser Contribution Local file songs not fully syncing to my phone

Plan:PremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 11 and PCOperating Systemthe latest update of IOS and Windows 10 My Question or IssueI have about 15 local file songs working and offline on my pc and my phone. I added 2 new songs but my phone will not let me play ...

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Plan: Premium Country USA Device iPhone 11 and PC Operating System the latest update of IOS and Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have about 15 local file songs working and offline o...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify glitches, scratches or skips on Windows 10

Playing Spotify on Windows 10. During playback, every ~ 10-15 seconds I get an audible scratch or glitch sound. Only lasts for a 1/2 second or so, but never goes away. Need suggestions on making it stop. ALREADY TRIED THE FOLLOWING, none of which wor...

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Playing Spotify on Windows 10.  During playback, every ~ 10-15 seconds I get an audible scratch or glitch sound.  Only lasts for a 1/2 second or so, but never goes away.  Need suggesti...

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Superuser Contribution Connect to a device error

I'm encountering this problem where my Desktop Spotify App won't sync with any of my devices; however, if I use the web version of Spotify, it shows all my devices (the window on the left is the Desktop App and the one on the right is the Web-based v...

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I'm encountering this problem where my Desktop Spotify App won't sync with any of my devices; however, if I use the web version of Spotify, it shows all my devices (the window on the left is the Desk...

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Solved!! Start Menu icon - can I change it to the regular Spotify logo?

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have Spotify pinned to the Start menu. But I find it hard to locate the icon because it's always changing graphics to show various playlists, artists, etc., see attached. I...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have Spotify pinned to the Start menu. But I find it hard to locate the icon because it's always...

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Solved!! Spotify insists on being offline, despite PC having internet access

PlanPremiumCountryMexicoDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10App version1.1.40.508.gd5bc2931 My Question or IssueI've had this issue for months. MONTHS. I've only been able to listen to Spotify through my phone, since the windows app has just re...

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Plan Premium Country Mexico Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 App version 1.1.40.508.gd5bc2931   My Question or Issue I've had this issue for months. MONTHS. I've only be...

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Superuser Contribution SPOTIFY STUCK, MUSIC STILL PLAYING AS I CLOSE THE APP

Greetings, i have always been able to use spotify without any problems and only when i made this 3 month premium did spotify start to cause me problems.... following problem: when i start typing something in the search bar of spotify, spotify hangs a...

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Greetings,   i have always been able to use spotify without any problems and only when i made this 3 month premium did spotify start to cause me problems.... following problem: when i start ty...

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Superuser Contribution Home page "Recently Played" not updating and cropped appearance

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe "Recently Played" section on my home page is not refreshing properly, and only displays two albums that I have listened to in the past several months, but ...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The "Recently Played" section on my home page is not refreshing properly, and only ...

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Superuser Contribution volume bar is no longer green (now it's grey) can't get sound at all

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceIntel - ThinkpadOperating SystemWindows 10I have been listening to Spotify on my work laptop (Windows 10) forever and then all of a sudden the volume bar is grey (not green) and no sound. I have uninstalled the app and reinsta...

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Plan Free Country USA Device Intel  - Thinkpad Operating System Windows 10 I have been listening to Spotify on my work laptop (Windows 10) forever and then all of a sudden the volume bar...

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Superuser Contribution add queue to playlist is duplicating songs

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceThinkPad T580Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I add my whole song queue to a playlist, it is adding each song twice. This only happens when I select all (CTRL-A) and Right Click -> Add to Playli...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device ThinkPad T580 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I add my whole song queue to a playlist, it is adding each song twice. T...

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Large download library cache and delay starting Spotify app in Windows

Hi, PC/Windows 10 user here. Every time I start Spotify after rebooting my PC, a black window appears and then there's no response whatsoever for 5+ minutes. It's REALLY frustrating, and I dread having to start Spotify because of the time it takes to...

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Hi,   PC/Windows 10 user here.   Every time I start Spotify after rebooting my PC, a black window appears and then there's no response whatsoever for 5+ minutes. It's REALLY frustr...

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Superuser Contribution Scrolling throught misfits podcast make the titles dissapear

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueTitle dissapear when scrolling too far

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device Computer Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Title dissapear when scrolling too far

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Superuser Contribution hard drive crashed

So my windows system drive crashed, but my files were all on other drives. My Spotify playlists have a mix of streamed music and local files I've collected over the years. I added the local folders and I can see that the files are there in local file...

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So my windows system drive crashed, but my files were all on other drives.  My Spotify playlists have a mix of streamed music and local files I've collected over the years.  I added the loc...

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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...

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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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