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Solved!! Disable the Mini-Player on the Web-Version

Hi GuysI switched on my Windows 10 from the Desktop-Version to the Browser-Version. It works, but now I get/see every time a Mini-Player in the left upper corner for about 5 seconds when I press Pause/Play or e.g. if I change the volume. How can I de...

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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 Lyrics won't sync properly

Hey, I'm having this problem with the synchronization. The lyrics will eventually go back to the part where it was when I pressed play. When I click pause, it synchronizes again. What should I do? Related video attached.

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Hey, I'm having this problem with the synchronization.   The lyrics will eventually go back to the part where it was when I pressed play. When I click pause, it synchronizes again. What should...

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Superuser Contribution Displaying the album cover in the player

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 7My Question or IssueIn the spotify app for PC, the album cover display is hidden in the lower-left corner of the playback bar. How to return it?

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  Plan Premium Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue In the spotify app for PC, the album cover display is hidden in the lower-left corner of the playback bar. How to return it? ...

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[Podcasts] It isn't possible to rewind and fast forward 15 seconds on Joe Rogan's Videos on desktop

I posted something similar a few weeks ago and received a response from a moderator that I didn't notice so the case was closed. I still have the problem though. The moderator said there should be a fast forward 15 seconds button on desktop and mobil...

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I posted something similar a few weeks ago and received a response from a moderator that I didn't notice so the case was closed. I still have the problem though. The moderator said there should be a ...

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Superuser Contribution Cant view artist and album pages on pc

PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDeviceDesktop pcOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueCant view albums and artist pages on pc when i try open says: “oops something wrong while load album/artist page”

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Plan Premium Country Turkey Device Desktop pc Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Cant view albums and artist pages on pc when i try open says: “oops something wrong whi...

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Superuser Contribution Cache is 5.6gb. That's 4.6gb too large. How to PERMANENTLY change size AND location?

CountryUS of ADeviceAsusOperating SystemAsus GL503VMFMy Question or IssueI only have 120gb of space and I ran low so I looked around to see where I could save data and found what you see in the picture.I want to know how to PERMANENTLY change the siz...

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Country US of A Device Asus Operating System Asus GL503VMF My Question or Issue I only have 120gb of space and I ran low so I looked around to see where I could save data and found what you se...

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Superuser Contribution Can‘t following the artist on desktop windows

PlanFreeCountrychina Operating SystemWindows 10 x64 My Question or IssueAfter following the artist on desktop windows, if I restart the client, the artist will not be displayed in the library. But if I follow it on the web version, there is no proble...

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Plan Free Country china   Operating System Windows 10 x64   My Question or Issue After following the artist on desktop windows, if I restart the client, the artist will not be disp...

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Superuser Contribution Gap suddenly appearing between songs

Since it happened on a windows 10 computer as well I'll post it here too:So, on two different devices of mine (a mac and a windows 10 computer) I had an incident where suddenly two songs were separated with a gap where they previously weren't. This g...

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Since it happened on a windows 10 computer as well I'll post it here too: So, on two different devices of mine (a mac and a windows 10 computer) I had an incident where suddenly two songs were separ...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution Songs will not play sequentially if mobile app installed

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DevicePC and LG phoneOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueFor a while now, whenever I wanted to listen to songs in order (that is by artist alphabetically (I'm trying to go through all my songs from the top down)) it w...

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Plan Premium Country USA   Device PC and LG phone Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue For a while now, whenever I wanted to listen to songs in order (that is by ar...

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Can I nest playlists?

PlanPremium Country Device Operating Systemwindows 10 My Question or IssueI'd like to be able to create a playlist which contains other playlists.For example: I'm creating playlists for Xmas and it would be easier to navigate if I had one "Christmas"...

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Plan Premium   Country   Device   Operating System windows 10   My Question or Issue I'd like to be able to create a playlist which contains other playlists. For examp...

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Superuser Contribution Offline download location can't be changed.

PlanPremiumCountryIndonesiaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI picked the download location to be set in "D:\Spotify\" then got notification to restart the app. Yet when I restart the app, the download location is reverted back t...

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Plan Premium Country Indonesia Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I picked the download location to be set in "D:\Spotify\" then got notification to restart t...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can’t personalize playlist

PlanFreeCountryUSADevice(iPhone 8Operating System(iOS 14 My Question or Issuei have the newest updates of iOS and spotify but still cannot personalize my playlist covers. there is no edit details button. also when i try to post this and look for help...

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Plan Free Country USA Device (iPhone 8 Operating System (iOS 14   My Question or Issue i have the newest updates of iOS and spotify but still cannot personalize my playlist covers. th...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Unable to find internet connection (error code:4) only on desktop app

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAfter being able to use the desktop app perfectly fine, it's now saying it's offline and unable to find an internet connection. Spotify is working fine on my other devices...

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Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue After being able to use the desktop app perfectly fine, it's now saying it's offline and unable to ...

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Solved!! Cannot listen to music: only Android App works

Plan: PremiumCountry: ItalyDevice: Notebook AsusOperating System: Windows 10I just reinstalled the Desktop App from Microsoft Store, I can access but I am not able to play any song and all the playlists are empty. Morover, web player does not work, I...

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Plan: Premium Country: Italy Device: Notebook Asus Operating System: Windows 10 I just reinstalled the Desktop App from Microsoft Store, I can access but I am not able to play any song and all th...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify acting wonky, spawning multiple processes, and crashing

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceSamsung Notebook 9 Pen (laptop computer)Operating SystemWindows 10 ProMy Question or IssueSpotify is acting wonky, spawning multiple processes, and crashing, usually within seconds of launching. Attached are two screen shots...

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Plan Premium Country US Device Samsung Notebook 9 Pen (laptop computer) Operating System Windows 10 Pro My Question or Issue Spotify is acting wonky, spawning multiple processes, and crashin...

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Superuser Contribution My Spotify is not working

PlanpremiumCountryspainDevice Operating Systemwindows 7 My Question or IssueHi, this is my first time here. I just installed spotify in my windows. All my playlists appear empty, my songs, artists, albums, etc. And if I search a song it don't play an...

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Plan premium Country spain Device   Operating System windows 7    My Question or Issue Hi, this is my first time here. I just installed spotify in my windows. All my playlist...

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Game Bar plugin won't log in.

PlanPremium FamilyCountryUSDeviceCustom built Windows 10 PCOperating SystemWindows 10 Updates 1903 My Question or IssueLogging into my Spotify account through the Windows 10 game bar widget on update 1903 doesn't work. Entering my account information...

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Plan Premium Family Country US Device Custom built Windows 10 PC Operating System Windows 10 Updates 1903   My Question or Issue Logging into my Spotify account through the Windows 10 ...

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Spotify 2020 Story Mobile only

Why on earth would you hide our year wrapped story behind a mobile platform requirement? Sharing the year statistics page is quite literally the only Spotify.com link I post on social media each year. This is the first year I haven't seen everyone el...

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Why on earth would you hide our year wrapped story behind a mobile platform requirement? Sharing the year statistics page is quite literally the only Spotify.com link I post on social media each year...

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Superuser Contribution Issues with login, then recently played was cleared, can't see liked songs, albums, or artists.

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI was having some issues when playing music. Spotify would keep telling me I was offline. After playing a song it would stop after 2-3 seconds. This had already happened to...

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Plan Premium Country Italy Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I was having some issues when playing music. Spotify would keep telling me I was offline. After ...

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Superuser Contribution Hidden settings on my PC (Windows 10)

DELL 2016. PCSpotify Premium.USA My Question or IssueWhere is the play queue on my PC now (2020)? No "play queue" button in the right hand corner (as suggested in HELP.

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DELL  2016.  PC Spotify  Premium.USA     My Question or Issue Where is the play queue on my PC now (2020)?  No "play queue" button in the right hand corner (as sugg...

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