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Solved!! How to permanently turn off smart shuffle?

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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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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Can't see my liked songs

PlanFreeDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10, Desktop app My Question or IssueI haven't been able to access my liked songs from my pc. If I open the liked songs tab it says "your liked songs will appear here" an then there is a button "go to browse". A...

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Plan Free Device PC Operating System Windows 10, Desktop app   My Question or Issue I haven't been able to access my liked songs from my pc. If I open the liked songs tab it says "your l...

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Solved!! Ugly Username

I understand that the username and display name are two different things and i have no control over what my username is. What I wanted to make this post about is the ugly looking username that sits in the top right of my desktop window at all times. ...

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I understand that the username and display name are two different things and i have no control over what my username is. What I wanted to make this post about is the ugly looking username that sits i...

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Some songs are greyed out and can't play!!

Can't play greyed out songs on Spotify! But yet if I go to WMP, You tube, Real Player, iTunes or Amazon Music and look up the same song it usually can be played in ai least 2 or more of them! So the bs of it has issues being played in "your" country ...

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     Can't play greyed out songs on Spotify! But yet if I go to WMP, You tube, Real Player, iTunes or Amazon Music and look up the same song it usually can be played in ai least 2...

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Spotify will skip songs immediately when Scarlett 2i4 is connected

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceOrigin EON-17Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I connect my Scarlett 2i4 to my laptop, it will either 1.) only play songs through the left stereo channel in my headphones or; 2.) make no attempt ...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Origin EON-17 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I connect my Scarlett 2i4 to my laptop, it will either 1.) only play son...

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Moods & Genre Comedy genre replaced by Podcast Comedy section

PlanPremiumCountryPuerto RicoDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I used to visit the Comedy section quite a bit but as of late go to Browse > Genres & Moods > Comedy and I get only podcasts. Then I go to Browse > Podcasts > C...

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Plan Premium Country Puerto Rico Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   I used to visit the Comedy section quite a bit but as of late go to Browse &g...

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miniatures in playlists

Why does in the playlist doesn`t have miniatures like in the Artists profiles.This really annoy me because it have in IOS but not in the desktop mode Hope Spotify change this some day

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Why does in the playlist doesn`t have miniatures like in the Artists profiles. This really annoy me because it have in IOS but not in the desktop mode   Hope Spotify change this some day 🙂

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Problem with editing playlist

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...

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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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Weird connection issue

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...

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  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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Storage

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...

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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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Desktop app stops responding

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,...

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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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How can I remove unwanted greyed out songs in favorite songs list?

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...

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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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Local files unable to find japanese titles anymore

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....

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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 sear...

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Superuser Contribution I can't see specific local files on Spotify

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...

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  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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Spotify won't play Dan Carlin's Hardcore History podcast

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...

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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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Spotify siempre tiene algún problema y no funciona.

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...

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  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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Superuser Contribution spotify doesnt work on my PC

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, ...

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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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Lyric button

Do not display microphone button in the bottom-right.  

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Do not display microphone button in the bottom-right.    

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Solved!! Local Files don't refresh

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...

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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 multi...

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Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it.

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...

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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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