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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...
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Spotify is introducing a new "Now Playing View" sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player to go along with the recently released "Your Library" sidebar. Together, the individually customizable design of these new views provides a richer experience, m...
Spotify is introducing a new Your Library sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player. The new Your Library sidebar is rolling out to all desktop users now, so you will be seeing it soon if you haven't already. The new Your Library sidebar improves nav...
PlanPremium FamilyCountry Czech RepublicDevice Dell Vostro 5490Operating SystemWindows 10 1909 x64 I can not move songs in my playlist in the desktop application. On another device with the same version of operating system, works everything fine. App...
Plan Premium Family Country Czech Republic Device Dell Vostro 5490 Operating System Windows 10 1909 x64 I can not move songs in my playlist in the desktop application. On ...
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CountryUSADeviceHP notebookOperating SystemWindows 10 2004 My Question or IssueAfter the typical involuntary full version update of windows, my computer says it's not connected even though it is. I can browse, I can download, I can upload videos to Y...
Country USA Device HP notebook Operating System Windows 10 2004 My Question or Issue After the typical involuntary full version update of windows, my computer says it's not con...
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Plan PremiumCountry UK Device Lenovo Laptop/iphone 5s Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I for some reason decided to change the storage location for offline use while not really knowing how (stupid I know) Now the location that was use...
Plan Premium Country UK Device Lenovo Laptop/iphone 5s Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I for some reason decided to change the storage loca...
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PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 10 PC My Question or IssueDownloaded the desktop app yesterday. Every time I open it I'm able to browse and listen to music for about 2 minutes, after which the app stops responding: I can't pause or play any song,...
Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10 PC My Question or Issue Downloaded the desktop app yesterday. Every time I open it I'm able to browse and listen to music for about...
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PlanPremiumCountryGermany DeviceWindows 10 Computer 64bitOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello,as you can see because of the screenshot, I can not remove any greyed out songs in my favorite songs list. These songs are added to the list...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Windows 10 Computer 64bit Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hello, as you can see because of the screenshot, I can not rem...
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The issue is with the search function of japanese language. It stopped working for me as. The files only show up now if any of the name or artist/album metadata contain english which they can be searched by but japanese language results in 0 results....
The issue is with the search function of japanese language. It stopped working for me as. The files only show up now if any of the name or artist/album metadata contain english which they can be sear...
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PlanFreeCountryBrazilDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Every other local file on my computer shows on Spotify, but for some reason only the files from this one specific album do not show, no matter what I do. (the album is "Walk...
Plan Free Country Brazil Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Every other local file on my computer shows on Spotify, but for some reason only the...
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PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceSamsung Galaxy S8, and 2 different PCs on different locationsOperating SystemWin10 My Question or IssueFor the last week, every time I've tried listening to Dan Carlin's Hardcore History podcast, it just won't start play...
Plan Premium Country Norway Device Samsung Galaxy S8, and 2 different PCs on different locations Operating System Win10 My Question or Issue For the last week, every time I've tried ...
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PlanFreeCountrySpainOperating System Windows 10 My Question or IssueCuando enciendo Spotify pueden ocurrir varias cosas:1) Funciona correctamente pero no puedo buscar nada.2) Tarda más de 20 minutos en empezar a funcionar, algunas opciones como la bú...
Plan Free Country Spain Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Cuando enciendo Spotify pueden ocurrir varias cosas: 1) Funciona correctamente pero no puedo bus...
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PlanpremiumCountryGREECEDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSPOTIFY STARTS, BUT DOES NOT PLAY MUSIC. JUST SKIP TO NEXT AND NEXT AND NEXT SONG. PLAYS ONLY THROUGH WEB NOT FROM THE INSTALLED PROGRAMM,I UNINSTALLED IT AND RE INSTALL, ...
Plan premium Country GREECE Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue SPOTIFY STARTS, BUT DOES NOT PLAY MUSIC. JUST SKIP TO NEXT AND NEXT AND NEXT SONG. PLAYS ONLY T...
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Do not display microphone button in the bottom-right.
Do not display microphone button in the bottom-right.
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Hi, I've got the problem that when I change something in my local files (in Windows Explorer), e.g. remove a folder, rename a folder or relocate it, Spotify doesn't "get it" and shows the files multiple times (some gray) or isn't able to play them (e...
Hi, I've got the problem that when I change something in my local files (in Windows Explorer), e.g. remove a folder, rename a folder or relocate it, Spotify doesn't "get it" and shows the files multi...
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PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI keep getting the message in the title appear on my spotify, it happens when i try and play any song from any playlist, it skips through the whole thing and then disp...
Plan Premium Country UK Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I keep getting the message in the title appear on my spotify, it happens when i try and pla...
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Plan:PremiumCountryChileDeviceHP ProbookOperating SystemFedora Linux(Chrome Version 83.0.4103.116 (Official Build)) My Question or IssueAfter a while of playback being paused, for periods as short as 1 hour, I can't resume playback and I get the foll...
Plan: Premium Country Chile Device HP Probook Operating System Fedora Linux(Chrome Version 83.0.4103.116 (Official Build)) My Question or Issue After a while of playback being paused...
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I'm unable to play Artist Radio for Keith Jarrett - web player says 'Error Could not load this playlist' and android player says 'Missing Playlist This playlist is no longer valid. Please try another one' PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceandroid, web Opera...
I'm unable to play Artist Radio for Keith Jarrett - web player says 'Error Could not load this playlist' and android player says 'Missing Playlist This playlist is no longer valid. Please try another...
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PlanFreeCountryUKDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueNew User. Worked okay 1st time but now, 2nd time I tried to use Spotify, it just scrolls through a playlist without playing. Haven't got a clue why or what to do as this is ...
Plan Free Country UK Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue New User. Worked okay 1st time but now, 2nd time I tried to use Spotify, it just scrolls thr...
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PremiumWindows 10 (may apply to other platforms) Quite often songs which I have liked in my Artists library from an album, appear as liked in my artists library , but not in the album when I access the album via the artists' page. If I play a track f...
Premium Windows 10 (may apply to other platforms) Quite often songs which I have liked in my Artists library from an album, appear as liked in my artists library , but not in the album when...
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PlanFreeCountry DeviceAcer Aspire (2019)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issuehey guys i don't know if this has already been addressed but, i recently created a few playlists with all the artists i want. the playlist below is the first of th...
Plan Free Country Device Acer Aspire (2019) Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue hey guys i don't know if this has already been addressed but, i recently c...
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PlanPremiumCountryChileDeviceHP ProbookOperating SystemFedora Linux 31BrowserChrome 83.0.4103.116 (Official Build) My Question or IssueAfter a while of inactivity on the desktop player, generally 12 hours (sometime less),I can't resume the playback. ...
Plan Premium Country Chile Device HP Probook Operating System Fedora Linux 31 Browser Chrome 83.0.4103.116 (Official Build) My Question or Issue After a while of inactivity on t...
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PlanPremiumCountryNew ZealandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Im not able to play any music on spotify for windows. If i start a playlist in will skip form all the music without playing anything. If I click an individual song i...
Plan Premium Country New Zealand Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Im not able to play any music on spotify for windows. If i start a playlist in wil...
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