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Can't play an artist's discography on the desktop app

Plan Premium Device PC / Android My Question or Issue This happened a few days ago. Normally when i clicked an Artist > Discography > Show All > And play a song, the next song was from the next album of the artist. Now, the next song is a random one ...

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Issue : no volume control in spotify when exclusive mode is activated

Premium member, France, Windows 10 64 bits updated, Focusrite Audio solo usb external soundcard updated, Desktop app updated I talk with the customer service, we try to solve my problem and they told me that it should be an issue that I have to talk ...

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Black Screen (June 15 2026 install)

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceDesktop PC IntelOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueFollowed clean re-install instructions after getting black screen at startup. Installed the latest June 15 version from the Windows Store. Ran once without p...

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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 are...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify est inutilisable

Bonjour,j'ai un problème avec l'application Spotify Windows. Lorsque je la lance elle démarre normalement mais dès que je veux écouter de la musique un disque gris apparaît comme lorsque qu'il n'y a pas de connexion (or mon wifi fonctionne, ou alors ...

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Bonjour, j'ai un problème avec l'application Spotify Windows. Lorsque je la lance elle démarre normalement mais dès que je veux écouter de la musique un disque gris apparaît comme lorsque qu'il n'y ...

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Superuser Contribution Problem with "view all" on Chrome

I have spotify premium and live in ItalyI've been trying to see all the playlists that spotify made under the category "Le migliori playlist anime" but when I click the 'view all' button after a dozen or so playlists I keep scrolling but the same pla...

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I have spotify premium and live in Italy I've been trying to see all the playlists that spotify made under the category "Le migliori playlist anime" but when I click the 'view all' button after a do...

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Superuser Contribution Song title display incorrectly

PlanPremiumCountryThailandDeviceCustom DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10ApplicationGoogle Chrome (Version 84.0.4147.135 (Official Build) (64-bit)), Discord (Version Stable 66346 (e5c35d3)), Spotify (1.1.40.508.gd5bc2931 (Microsoft Store version)) My ...

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Plan Premium Country Thailand Device Custom Desktop Operating System Windows 10 Application Google Chrome (Version 84.0.4147.135 (Official Build) (64-bit)), Discord (Version Stable 6634...

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Superuser Contribution Desktop Spotify library has no music

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI recently was having issues with desktop Spotify for PC where no song would play for more than 3 seconds before saying it could not play the current song. ...

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  Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I recently was having issues with desktop Spotify for PC where no song w...

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Superuser Contribution Unable to install real DESKTOP version

PlanFreeCountryNetherlandsDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 I am unable to download the real DESKTOP version, even when i download the DESKTOP app setup it downloads the MICROSOFT STORE version which i do NOT want, please help me download the REAL D...

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Plan Free Country Netherlands Device PC Operating System Windows 10   I am unable to download the real DESKTOP version, even when i download the DESKTOP app setup it downloads the MICRO...

Xenia

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Superuser Contribution songs disappear when sorted by title, album or artist

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueWhen I sort Liked Songs by date added, all of them appear in the list. But when I sort them by Title, Artist, or Album, almost all of the tracks disappear from the list. The one...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue When I sort Liked Songs by date added, all of them appear in the list. But when I sort them by Title,...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify repeatedly crashing after countless "clean resets and reinstalls"

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the last few months I have been having a terribly frustrating and stressful problem preventing me from using your service. Whenever I launch spotify it will crash after a few...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden Device PC Operating System Windows 10 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     In the last few months I have been having a terribly frustrating and stressful problem preven...

Mario

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Superuser Contribution Desktop App doesn't show Artists

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...

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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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Superuser Contribution Prevent Spotify from saving local data

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...

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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 ...

Xenia

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Superuser Contribution Not able to vote

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 ...

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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...

Xenia

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Solved!! Typing to Find Song in Playlist

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...

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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...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify randomly stops playing and displays "Can't play current song"

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...

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  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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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 ...

Elena

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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...

Katerina

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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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