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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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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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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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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...
PlanPremiumCountryUnited States DeviceWindows OSOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe artists section of my library only shows 2 artists despite having hundreds of albums from a variety of artists in the Albums section. I just switched b...
Plan Premium Country United States Device Windows OS Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue The artists section of my library only shows 2 artists despite having hu...
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Hello everyone,I'm using the Spotify desktop application for Win 7. Spotify saves several gb under AppData\Local\Spotify\Data. I can delete this data, but right after I do so, Spotify saves data there again.Is there a way to prevent Spotify from savi...
Hello everyone, I'm using the Spotify desktop application for Win 7. Spotify saves several gb under AppData\Local\Spotify\Data. I can delete this data, but right after I do so, Spotify saves data ...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI recently created my Spotify community account looking to support new ideas within the community but when I try to 'Vote' in a thread it tells me 'Authentication failed ...
Plan Premium Country US Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I recently created my Spotify community account looking to support new ideas within the commun...
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PlanPremium CountryUSA DevicePC and Samsung Galaxy Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo, I used to be able to begin typing the name of a song and it would go directly to that song in my playlist. Why can I no longer do this? Why does Spo...
Plan Premium Country USA Device PC and Samsung Galaxy Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue So, I used to be able to begin typing the name of a son...
Casual Listener
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My Question or IssueThe spotify app has started acting up over the past week or so without seeming to have a trigger. Randomly when listening to a playlist (or radio, or any music in general) the sound will cut out and the app says "Can't play curren...
My Question or Issue The spotify app has started acting up over the past week or so without seeming to have a trigger. Randomly when listening to a playlist (or radio, or any music in genera...
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PlanPremium CountryCanada Device Thinkpad P52 Operating System Windows 10 Pro (10.0.17763) My Question or Issue I used to be able to filter through my library by searching the song name as well as the artist. For instance, I could search "Michael Jac...
Plan Premium Country Canada Device Thinkpad P52 Operating System Windows 10 Pro (10.0.17763) My Question or Issue I used to be able to...
Newbie
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Spotify is recently playing songs that are not on my playlist before all songs on my playlist end.How to fix that?
Spotify is recently playing songs that are not on my playlist before all songs on my playlist end.How to fix that?
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryEl SalvadorDeviceDell Core i5 8th Gen, 8 GB RAM laptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe Windows 10 app is of very poor quality. Disk usage frequently shoots up to 100% due to the Spotify app, and it becomes unusable...
Plan Premium Country El Salvador Device Dell Core i5 8th Gen, 8 GB RAM laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue The Windows 10 app is of very poor quality. Disk usage ...
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PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceDell XPSOperating SystemWindows 10 Pro (up to date) My Question or IssueI subscribed recently to Spotify (used to use Deezer before), it's very cool but in the Windows app I don't see the button to hide song or artist !O...
Plan Premium Country France Device Dell XPS Operating System Windows 10 Pro (up to date) My Question or Issue I subscribed recently to Spotify (used to use Deezer before), it's very ...
Casual Listener
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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 help center but it's been 2 days and still haven't got a repl...
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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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...
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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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...
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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DeviceWindows 10Operating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueSpotify becomes slower overtime, a retart fixes it but after 5 minutes its slow again.I have had this issue for well over a year now and had spotify for 5 years but if this issue is not fi...
Device Windows 10 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify becomes slower overtime, a retart fixes it but after 5 minutes its slow again. I have had this issue for well over a y...
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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 ...
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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When I log in to my laptop (or unlock after a break), I want Spotify to automatically play - but only if it was running before I closed my laptop - and I don't like it starting halfway through a song, so I want it to always start a new track on my pl...
When I log in to my laptop (or unlock after a break), I want Spotify to automatically play - but only if it was running before I closed my laptop - and I don't like it starting halfway through a song...
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PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I try to log into my account using the PC software, it gives me "A Firewall may be blocking Spotify. Please update your firewall to allow Spotify. Additionally, you...
Plan Free Country USA Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I try to log into my account using the PC software, it gives me "A Firewall may be block...
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Hi, Im not really sure how this works but i had a question n idk where to post it.my friend feed has glitched out, im not able to see it. I tried shutting the application, logging out n back in and even deleting and re downloading it on my laptop. Pl...
Hi, Im not really sure how this works but i had a question n idk where to post it. my friend feed has glitched out, im not able to see it. I tried shutting the application, logging out n back in and...
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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 typing something in the search bar of spotify, spotify hangs a...
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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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 ...
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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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...
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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