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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 Desktop application Windows doesn't play music

Hi, I have some troubles with my desktop application, I uninstall the application because any song were not able to play.After the installation I realize it was to possible to play music, but only five seconds and after it stop. It's very embarrassin...

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Hi, I have some troubles with my desktop application, I uninstall the application because any song were not able to play. After the installation I realize it was to possible to play music, but only ...

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Superuser Contribution ShortKeys GameBar

Bonjour, j'espère que vous pourrez m'aider. Comment personnaliser les raccourcis clavier Spotify dans la barre de jeu. Parce que je voudrais modifier "aller à la chanson suivante".

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Bonjour, j'espère que vous pourrez m'aider. Comment personnaliser les raccourcis clavier Spotify dans la barre de jeu. Parce que je voudrais modifier "aller à la chanson suivante".   &...

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Superuser Contribution problème logiciel pc

Bonjour, je suis passé premium il y a deux mois de cela et depuis, impossible de lire ne serais-ce qu'un titre sur l'application sur mon pc. j'ai desinstallé et réinstallé le logiciel mais rien n'y fait.Meme mes playlist hors connexion ne fonctionnen...

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Bonjour, je suis passé premium il y a deux mois de cela et depuis, impossible de lire ne serais-ce qu'un titre sur l'application sur mon pc. j'ai desinstallé et réinstallé le logiciel mais rien n'y f...

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Delay in music search

I've been having trouble searching for music on spotify desktop for some time, looking for a song in my favorite music library and it takes more than 30 seconds to 1 minute to get the results. Before this research appeared immediately, but now it tak...

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I've been having trouble searching for music on spotify desktop for some time, looking for a song in my favorite music library and it takes more than 30 seconds to 1 minute to get the results. Before...

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app does not work: play button and forward and back are grey

Hi,After starting the app I am not able to play music. Buttons below are greyed out. Any idea how to solve this?

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Hi, After starting the app I am not able to play music. Buttons below are greyed out.   Any idea how to solve this?    

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spotify suddenly closed

PlanPremiumCountryIndonesiaDeviceNotebookOperating SystemWindows 10 ver. 2004 build 19041.450 x64 My Question or IssueHi.. need help.. My spotify desktop app suddenly close when I type a letter in search box. I've try all solutions from this forum (u...

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Plan Premium Country Indonesia Device Notebook Operating System Windows 10 ver. 2004 build 19041.450 x64   My Question or Issue Hi..   need help.. My spotify desktop app suddenl...

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Annoying black screen issue with Spotify desktop app

Lately it's been taking an excessively long time for the desktop app to load on my laptop and it stays on a black screen, during which I can't access stuff like my playlist or queue or change the volume. It usually stays on a black screen for 5 to 10...

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Lately it's been taking an excessively long time for the desktop app to load on my laptop and it stays on a black screen, during which I can't access stuff like my playlist or queue or change the vol...

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Superuser Contribution Liked song playlist plays "upwards" when sorted by add date descending

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceWindows Desktop version 1.1.34.694.gac68a2b3Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI want to play songs in my "liked song" playlist by the order in which they were added (oldest to most recently added). When the pla...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Windows Desktop version 1.1.34.694.gac68a2b3 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I want to play songs in my "liked song" playlist by the ...

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Username

Hi anybody knows why my username on PC shows totaly different than mobile? on Pc its like 25+random letters and numbers

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  Hi anybody knows why my username on PC shows totaly different than mobile? on Pc its like 25+random letters and numbers

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Storing data on C drive, when spotify downloads are on another drive.

PlanPremiumCountryArgentinaDeviceHP Omen 2018Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi, when going thorugh my files I noticed that even though I selected a certain folder for my Spotify downloads elsewhere from the Windows drive, there are li...

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Plan Premium Country Argentina Device HP Omen 2018 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi, when going thorugh my files I noticed that even though I selected a certain fo...

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Liked Songs Display List Issue When Sorting by Title, Artist, Album

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceDesktopOperating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueWhen you Are in your likes songs with 1000+ songs and try to sort by artist, title, or album using the arrows next to the column headers the display list is limited to ...

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Plan Premium Country US Device Desktop Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue When you Are in your likes songs with 1000+ songs and try to sort by artist, title, or album...

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Solved!! Not liked tracks inst playing or showing

PlanPremiumCountryRussiaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIf i am trying to play a song from playlist that i doesn't added to my library its not playing, or if i am trying to play charts, there is only liked tracks. Also my frien...

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  Plan Premium Country Russia Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue If i am trying to play a song from playlist that i doesn't added to my library its not ...

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Friend Activity not updating, cannot listen to others

PlanFreeCountryUSDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueA friend of mine is attempting to use the pogify.net app with the rest of my friend group and we've been troubleshooting this issue into the ground. We've already attempted r...

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Plan Free Country US Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue A friend of mine is attempting to use the pogify.net app with the rest of my friend group and we...

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View all downloaded songs/albums

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceAsus LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIs there a way for me to see a list of all the songs I've downloaded? I'm running out of disk space, and I want to remove all my Spotify downloads, but I can't figure ...

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Plan Premium Country   Device Asus Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Is there a way for me to see a list of all the songs I've downloaded? I'm running out ...

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Superuser Contribution CPU usage

Hi, Experiencing high usage of the CPU (much more than ordinary). Normal values ranging between 1-4%. My plan is premium, platform windows-10. This occured sometime late last week.

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Hi,  Experiencing high usage of the CPU (much more than ordinary). Normal values ranging between 1-4%.  My plan is premium, platform windows-10.  This occured sometime late last wee...

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Don't work play music on PC windows 10

PlanPremium CountryRussia | Moscow Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I try to run any playlist or track, nothing works. Can be clearly seen in the video.Android and web versions seem to work fine(yes, I restarted the device and rein...

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Plan Premium   Country Russia | Moscow   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I try to run any playlist or track, nothing works. Can be clearly seen in the...

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Spotify leaks memory and crashes whilst processing Local Files

I am attempting to transfer my Local Files library from a MacBook Air to a Lenovo Legion Y540 running Windows 10. However, regardless of the path specified, be it the default "Music Library" or the "Local Files" folder I created, the application hang...

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I am attempting to transfer my Local Files library from a MacBook Air to a Lenovo Legion Y540 running Windows 10. However, regardless of the path specified, be it the default "Music Library" or the "...

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[DesktopW10] Spotify crashing when playing a playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWin 10 Pro My Question or IssueWhat happens:Spotify closes down when opening playlists or playing songs. This occurs through all means of starting a playlist (e.g through discover via pl...

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Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Desktop PC Operating System Win 10 Pro   My Question or Issue What happens: Spotify closes down when opening playlists or playing songs. Thi...

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When using Web Player of Spotify, some songs in an album do not play any audio as such.

PlanFreeCountryUKDeviceHP LaptopOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueWhen using Web Player of Spotify, some songs in an album do not play any audio as such, but the same songs play in my mobile device, please help me out here.It's also observe...

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Plan Free Country UK Device HP Laptop Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue When using Web Player of Spotify, some songs in an album do not play any audio as such, but the sa...

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Loggin in

PlanPremiumCountryRussiaDeviceMSI laptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHey guys. I can't log in into my Spotify app on laptop. On the phone it works just fine, the mail and password are correct. I tried to reinstall it - the issue is ...

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Plan Premium Country Russia Device MSI laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hey guys. I can't log in into my Spotify app on laptop. On the phone it works just fine...

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