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Solved!! How to permanently turn off smart shuffle?

PlanPremiumCountryPolandOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI just noticed that a new "smart shuffle mode" putting unwanted "smart recommendations" in my queue was added to my desktop app. How to turn it off permanently or at least make th...

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Solved!! Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I try to play a song I get the following error message "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it"I have tried all t...

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Solved!! Disable Video on desktop app

There no X or way to close or stop a video on Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.64.408.g0a9b557c

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EliJonny

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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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Superuser Contribution Allow Duplicate Followed-List References Into Multiple Folders

Can't duplicated followed-list into multiple folders. In other words, say that I liked a RockOUT list, I heart it, and now it's in my general library. So now I can move that reference into any folder or subfolder. But, once that is done, I can't add ...

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Can't duplicated followed-list into multiple folders. In other words, say that I liked a RockOUT list, I heart it, and now it's in my general library. So now I can move that reference into any folder...

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Desktop design reverted back to old

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueDesign revert out of nowhere. I have had the new design for the longest time and all of the sudden I get reverted back to the old design. Why is there no option for users to o...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Design revert out of nowhere. I have had the new design for the longest time and all of the sudden I get r...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Friend feed still not updating for Windows 10

PlanPremium (Family)CountryWales, United Kingdom DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 (x64) Spotify Version1.1.37.690.g8f3b16fc (Microsoft Store version) My Question or IssueHey, I've looked around the help boards but I haven't found a solution that ha...

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Plan Premium (Family) Country Wales, United Kingdom   Device PC Operating System Windows 10 (x64)   Spotify Version 1.1.37.690.g8f3b16fc (Microsoft Store version)   My Que...

helenacapriati

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Superuser Contribution todas las veces que inico spotify en mi windows 10 aparece el programa en **bleep**

hola tengo este problema desde el año pasado ya y hasta ahora nunca e encontrado una solución, todas las veces que prendo el pc e inicio el spotify me sale en **bleep** y o tengo que esperar 1 hora para que se muestre todo o tengo que abrir y cerrar ...

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hola tengo este problema desde el año pasado ya y hasta ahora nunca e encontrado una solución, todas las veces que prendo el pc e inicio el spotify me sale en **bleep** y o tengo que esperar 1 hora p...

CarlosE

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Desktop has a weird gap in the bottom

PlanPremiumCountryIndia DeviceLenovo G50Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueLook at the gap below, the app is maximized

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Plan Premium Country India   Device Lenovo G50 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Look at the gap below, the app is maximized  

Alex

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can't See Liked Songs / "Epic collection" Message

PlanFreeCountryUSDeviceLenovo LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have a seriously weird situation with my Liked Songs. I've had this issue for several months now; I believe it began sometime in April/May of 2020. Whenever I attemp...

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Plan Free Country US Device Lenovo Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have a seriously weird situation with my Liked Songs. I've had this issue for several mon...

Jeremy

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Playlists not working

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue:Spotify playlists wouldn't update on my computer so I deleted spotify and I reinstalled it. Once I logged in all my playlists, and everything is empty saying, "This pla...

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  Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue: Spotify playlists wouldn't update on my computer so I deleted spotify and I reinstal...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution Spotify says it's connected to a different device

Today I was listening to music on my laptop and I wanted to switch to my phone. I clicked "connect to a device" and it connected to my phone.I was listening to music on my phone when I looked at my laptop screen where it said "listening on Galaxy Tab...

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Today I was listening to music on my laptop and I wanted to switch to my phone. I clicked "connect to a device" and it connected to my phone. I was listening to music on my phone when I looked at my...

Ivan

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Superuser Contribution Spotify takes 5 minutes to open in Windows 10

Spotify takes 5 minutes to open up on my computer. I am running Windows 10 on a desktop computer, I'm a US premium customer, and I already re-installed Spotify but it didn't fix the problem. This is totally unacceptable. I just want to listen to MUSI...

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Spotify takes 5 minutes to open up on my computer. I am running Windows 10 on a desktop computer, I'm a US premium customer, and I already re-installed Spotify but it didn't fix the problem. This is ...

Ivan

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Superuser Contribution Problema en la reproducción por los anuncios publicitarios

PlanFreeCountryMexicoDevicePC (desktop)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHola, me gustaría reportar un error que se produce en la lista de reproducción cada vez que Spotify termina de mostrar un anuncio publicitario, especificamente un v...

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Plan Free Country Mexico Device PC (desktop) Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hola, me gustaría reportar un error que se produce en la lista de reproducción cada vez ...

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Superuser Contribution Loop ads

Spotify is not allowing me to play any songs, it simply skips the song and plays non stop ads and commcericals one after another. Any ideas on how to fix this?

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Spotify is not allowing me to play any songs, it simply skips the song and plays non stop ads and commcericals one after another. Any ideas on how to fix this?  

Jeremy

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Backup and restore downloads

PlanPremium DeviceWindows Laptop, Windows PCOperating SystemWindows 10 Laptop, Windows 10 PC My Question or IssueI have a large playlist downloaded on my laptop and i wanted to move it to my pc without having to redownload it again since i am data ca...

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Plan Premium   Device Windows Laptop, Windows PC Operating System Windows 10 Laptop, Windows 10 PC   My Question or Issue I have a large playlist downloaded on my laptop and i want...

CarlosE

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Solved!! [Desktop][Connect] Be honest 2

How about to easy how to take out Spotify from Windows initialization process?I´ve tried and didn't find a way to do that...I do not want Spotify automatically starting !!!

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How about to easy how to take out Spotify from Windows initialization process? I´ve tried and didn't find a way to do that... I do not want Spotify automatically  starting !!!

Luan

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Spotify Application damaged

Everytime i try to open spotify on windows 10. I keep getting this message after it opens. Spotify application is damaged, download spotify at (Spotify website). this is the only thing that pops up after it trys to open, any solutions?

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Everytime i try to open spotify on windows 10. I keep getting this message after it opens. Spotify application is damaged, download spotify at (Spotify website). this is the only thing that pops up a...

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Superuser Contribution Cannot view all Local Files in A-Z sort.

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktop - AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX with 64.0 GBOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro for Workstations build 19042.685My Question or Issue__ This issue appears to be a bug in how many files the Local Files view can d...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop - AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX with 64.0 GB Operating System Windows 10 Pro for Workstations build 19042.685 My Question or Issue __ ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution What is going on with Spotify?

PlanPremiumCountryJapan/USADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhat is going on with this update?There are a multitude of issues, one of them being that when I add a duplicate track, Spotify no longer warns me of it. Another issue ...

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Plan Premium Country Japan/USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue What is going on with this update? There are a multitude of issues, one of them being tha...

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Superuser Contribution Shuffle Broken

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWin 10My Question or Issuewhen playing from my liked songs sorted by artist it will randomly shuffle the queue i.e. i start in "C" and after two songs it jumps to "P" and then there is no sense of alphabetization

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Plan Premium Operating System Win 10 My Question or Issue when playing from my liked songs sorted by artist it will randomly shuffle the queue i.e. i start in "C" and after two songs it jumps to...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution When I lower the Volume, it will slowly go up

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I lower the volume (to about like 5-10%) it will slowly go back up to full volume (Without the volume slider in the Spotify app moving). I've been dealing with it for a while and its gett...

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Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I lower the volume (to about like 5-10%) it will slowly go back up to full volume (Without the volume slider in the Spo...

Ivan

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Superuser Contribution Application Not Responding

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceLenovo Lap TopOperating SystemWindows My Question or Issue Every time that I close my laptop and it goes into sleep mode, when I open up my laptop Spotify will not play any music or allow me to navigate to any other page. ...

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Plan Premium Country  USA Device Lenovo Lap Top Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue  Every time that I close my laptop and it goes into sleep mode, when I op...

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