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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 Can't filter by both artist and song on Windows desktop client

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...

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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...

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Superuser Contribution Windows app is of very poor quality

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...

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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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I don't see hide button on Windows app

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...

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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 ...

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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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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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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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Spotify becoming slower over time

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...

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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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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 How to automatically resume playing playlist after logging back in

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...

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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...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can't use the Spotify Desktop app.

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...

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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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Re: [Desktop] Spotify becomes unresponsive when using Search

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...

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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...

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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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Playback constantly cutting out

Spotify is cutting out several times during each song I play. The play sequence continues to play, but there is no audio for 1-3 seconds. Sometimes there is a short buzzing and distortion of audio before the cut.Other Spotify suggestions recommend en...

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Spotify is cutting out several times during each song I play. The play sequence continues to play, but there is no audio for 1-3 seconds. Sometimes there is a short buzzing and distortion of audio be...

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Solved!! Spotify app installation fails on Windows 10

Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI got an error message saying I needed to update my Spotify app, so I tried downloading it from Spotify. It said I had a version from the Microsoft store so I needed to update it from there. So I thought...

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Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I got an error message saying I needed to update my Spotify app, so I tried downloading it from Spotify. It said I had a version from the M...

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Missing discography in desktop but, not xbox

PlanFreeCountryUSA DeviceWindows 10 laptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My IssueI am unable to easily make a playlist from all songs from certain artists because the discography option is missing in the desktop version. I see the albums and I see popula...

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  Plan Free Country USA   Device Windows 10 laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Issue I am unable to easily make a playlist from all songs from certain artists because ...

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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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Having more filter for liked titles playlist

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAfter many times spent on spotify, the list of liked songs became very large with lot of different kind of songs ( rock, ballads, punk, rap, pop, 80's, etc...). By now, I'...

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Plan Premium Country France Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue After many times spent on spotify, the list of liked songs became very large with lot of differ...

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