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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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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 Can't see some people in friends activity though i know they allowed it

PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyOperating SystemWindows 10 I had no problem with spotify on my laptop until a month ago. But then, first it started giving random error boxes only saying "can't start spotify" when i tried to open it. It didn't bother me since...

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Plan Premium Country Turkey Operating System Windows 10   I had no problem with spotify on my laptop until a month ago. But then, first it started giving random error boxes only saying&nb...

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Superuser Contribution Songs do not play

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceCustom PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhenever I try to play a song/playlist/album it seems to skip through a few songs without playing anything and then stops and gives me an error message sayin...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Custom PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Whenever I try to play a song/playlist/album it seems to skip through a few songs...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution local storage

PlanPremiumDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo after the UI changed for desktop app, where are the local storage settings? they are gone.i want to know where are my downloaded songs. and i want to change the destination.

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Plan Premium Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue So after the UI changed for desktop app, where are the local storage settings? they are gone. i want to know wh...

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Superuser Contribution The Spotify application is not responding.

PlanFreeCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueWhy Device, Operating System is required for this board desktop_windows?On startup there is a pop-up ...

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...evice, Operating System is required for this board desktop_windows? On startup there is a pop-up "The Spotify application is not responding"  when spotify is in startup

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Playlist cover issues

Hey guy’s, I’m having problems trying to update playlist covers just now. The images I’m using are all j-pegs and nowhere near the 4mb size limit. Keeps saying failed to save playlist changes. Please try again. Can you help with this? Thanks, Jonatha...

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Hey guy’s,   I’m having problems trying to update playlist covers just now. The images I’m using are all j-pegs and nowhere near the 4mb size limit. Keeps saying failed to save playlist change...

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." Help

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceWindows DesktopOperating SystemWindows My Question or Issueokay so when I press play on any of my songs, they will not play and will automatically skip. now I have looked into this issue for awhile and this only started ...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device Windows Desktop Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue okay so when I press play on any of my songs, they will not play and will automatical...

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution Spotify on PC Buggy

PlanFree/Premium CountryUnited KingdomDeviceWindows 10 DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or IssueSpotify from either the windows store and direct download from Spotify is buggy, when playing there’s a delay before the music starts, at...

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Plan Free/Premium  Country United Kingdom Device Windows 10 Desktop Operating System Windows 10 Pro   My Question or Issue Spotify from either the windows store and direct downloa...

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution Spotify permalocked in offline mode

PlanPremium(Family)CountryUSADeviceCustom built PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify never goes back online, despite having the "Offline mode" box unticked in the top left, and reinstalling the app several times. I nuked the appda...

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Plan Premium(Family) Country USA Device Custom built PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotify never goes back online, despite having the "Offline mode" box unticke...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify keeps automatically switching music to some playlist I've never listened to

PlanPremium (valid to 08.01.2020)CountryPolandDevice(PC, Huawei P30 Pro)Operating System(Windows 10, Android 11) Hello, From today I have a strange problem with Spotify on all devices (Desktop app, Web app, Mobile app). If I play music from my playli...

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Plan Premium (valid to 08.01.2020) Country Poland Device (PC, Huawei P30 Pro) Operating System (Windows 10, Android 11)   Hello,   From today I have a strange problem with Spotif...

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution I can't stop Spotify

When I click pause inside of Spotify it only lasts for twenty seconds, then it un-pauses. Every. Time. It won't stop playing music. PlanDuoCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 (Version 10.0.18363 Build 18363) Spotify Version 1.1.46.916.g...

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When I click pause inside of Spotify it only lasts for twenty seconds, then it un-pauses. Every. Time. It won't stop playing music.     Plan Duo Country USA Device Desktop Operatin...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify will not autoplay

PlanFreeCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello,I am trying to listen to a new album, and it will not autoplay at all. A friend of mine, trying to listen to the same album ...

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Plan Free Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello, I am trying to listen to a new album, and...

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Superuser Contribution Windows 10, Spotify can't play this right now.

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file..... etc. seen 200 posts on this already and I have tried everything there is on the face of planet except the one thing that may fix it. ...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10   Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file..... etc. seen 200 posts on this already and I have tried everyt...

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Superuser Contribution Error 50 while install on windows 7

Ok, so I downloaded spotify to reinstall it, as it stopped working. First I got a windows error, that terminated the program. Then I couldn't uninstall it, as I got another windows error.Then I tried to download it and reinstall it, but I got error 5...

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Ok, so I downloaded spotify to reinstall it, as it stopped working.   First I got a windows error, that terminated the program. Then I couldn't uninstall it, as I got another windows error. T...

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Superuser Contribution Problem with Russian font - Проблема с русским шрифтом

Hi, names of Russian songs are shown with illegal characters. How I can resolve it?Названия песен отображаются в Spotify неправильным шрифтом и не читаются. Что делать? PlanFreeCountryRussiaDeviceDesktop PC Operating SystemWindows 10 x64 My Question ...

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Hi, names of Russian songs are shown with illegal characters. How I can resolve it? Названия песен отображаются в Spotify неправильным шрифтом и не читаются. Что делать?   Plan Free Country...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify crashes after few minutes playing on Windows 10 when cache is on a custom location

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceDell G5 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or IssueMy Spotify is crashing unexpectedly with no error messages or popups when I changed the cache to a custom location. My default location is at C:\Users\Lucas\AppData...

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  Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Dell G5  Operating System  Windows 10   My Question or Issue My Spotify is crashing unexpectedly with no error messages or popups w...

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution Microsoft App Force Closing Itself

PlanStudent PremiumCountryUSADeviceLenovo Yoga C640Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy App keeps force closing itself, and I don't know how to make it stop. I have a US Student Premium account, and have had my Spotify Account since like...

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Plan Student Premium Country USA Device Lenovo Yoga C640 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue My App keeps force closing itself, and I don't know how to make it stop.&nbs...

Jeremy

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Solved!! [Desktop] Artist "About" page photo scroll buttons not working

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10Version1.1.48.625.g1c87c7f7 My Question or IssueWhenever you go into the Artist's About page and enlarge one picture (by clicking on it), the previous and next buttons don't seem to change t...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 Version 1.1.48.625.g1c87c7f7   My Question or Issue Whenever you go into the Artist's About page and enlarge one p...

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Very annoying UI window control bug

DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 ProI've been experiencing a weird bug with the window controls on the upper right corner (close, expand, minimize), where it'll randomly expand that section and starts to cover other parts of the application entirel...

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Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Pro I've been experiencing a weird bug with the window controls on the upper right corner (close, expand, minimize), where it'll randomly expand that sec...

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Superuser Contribution Don't want Turkish Music on my Browse tab

For a few weeks there are only Turkish Playlists,Turkish New Artsist etc. in my browse, overview, charts, new releases. I'm from Turkey but I don't want them entirely, I think its made because of my location but how could I disable Turkish stuff and ...

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For a few weeks there are only Turkish Playlists,Turkish New Artsist etc. in my browse, overview, charts, new releases.  I'm from Turkey but I don't want  them entirely, I think its made be...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Desktop] Album art of current song disappeared on desktop player

So the most recent update jacked with a lot of key features. Among them was the album art display (and sizing) that was available for whatever song you were currently playing. See image for what's missing. These little functionality grabs are like sl...

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So the most recent update jacked with a lot of key features.  Among them was the album art display (and sizing) that was available for whatever song you were currently playing.   See imag...

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