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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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minklet

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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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[Desktop] Browse page not displaying anything

Plan - PremiumCountry - USA DeviceMacbook Pro 2019Operating SystemMac OS Catalina 10.15.4 My Question or IssueMy browse page is not displaying. WHICH IS A BUMMER, it's new music Friday and I'm trying to find some bangers. Help me out.

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Plan - Premium Country - USA   Device Macbook Pro 2019 Operating System Mac OS Catalina 10.15.4   My Question or Issue My browse page is not displaying. WHICH IS A BUMMER, it's new...

OneByBoo

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Re: Suddenly lost connection

Hey, I tried using Phone app, PC app, and Online player using browser. It seems that only PC app has this problem.Tried reinstalling app, nothing helped.

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Hey, I tried using Phone app, PC app, and Online player using browser. It seems that only PC app has this problem. Tried reinstalling app, nothing helped.

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Solved!! Pages not working on windows desktop

PlanPremiumCountryUSAOperating System(Windows 10)My Question or IssueThe Home, browse, and made for you pages won't work. The home and made for you pages just say please try again later and the browse page has the "there was a problem displaying this...

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Plan Premium Country USA Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue The Home, browse, and made for you pages won't work. The home and made for you pages just say please try again later...

thedylanadams

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The same track twice (another is a translation of the song)

Hi, My question is, that can I upload and submit an original track of mine which is already on Spotify, but in a diffrerent language version? I do some translation songs of my own. Greetings,Pete

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Hi,   My question is, that can I upload and submit an original track of mine which is already on Spotify, but in a diffrerent language version? I do some translation songs of my own.   ...

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Proxy / Explicit VS automatic / Difference in usage of port 4070

PlanPremiumCountryFranceOperating SystemWindows 10Desktop clientLatest version 1.1.30.658.gf13cde74 My Question or IssueI've noticed a different behavior in Spotify Desktop client when using "Automatic detection" or "HTTP" proxy settings.Context: I'm...

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Plan Premium Country France Operating System Windows 10 Desktop client Latest version 1.1.30.658.gf13cde74   My Question or Issue I've noticed a different behavior in Spotify Desk...

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Superuser Contribution Can't remove local files

Operating SystemMacOS Catalina Version 10.15.1 My Question or IssueI'm unable to remove my local files from my "Liked Songs" playlist. I've tried turning on and off the local files boxes on Spotify Preferences, it didn't work. Then I tried deleting t...

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Operating System MacOS Catalina Version 10.15.1   My Question or Issue I'm unable to remove my local files from my "Liked Songs" playlist. I've tried turning on and off the local files boxes...

Ivan

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Superuser Contribution PC has no internet, now i cant play music

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaSystemPCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueI have no internet access to my pc, havent for a month. I need to listen to music on my pc. All 78gb have been greyed out, i cant listen to any of my downloads. I will not ...

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Plan Premium Country Canada System PC Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue I have no internet access to my pc, havent for a month. I need to listen to music on my pc. All ...

Ivan

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Player keeps jumping back to the first song in the playlist

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 Pretty much as stated in the headline. Whenever I'm selecting a specific song in my "favourites" playlist, that song will play. But afterwards, it won't continue with the next song, but rath...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device PC Operating System Windows 10   Pretty much as stated in the headline. Whenever I'm selecting a specific song in my "favourites" playlist, that song...

Ivan

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Superuser Contribution Mute button not working properly

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI am having a problem with the mute button as every time I click on it, the volumes goes to 0% and then I have to click it again for the icon to show t...

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Plan Free/Premium Country United States Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I am having a problem with the mute button as every time I click on it, the...

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Local Files on a network location not retained

I am using the Spotify Desktop App, and while I can scan a mapped network location for local files, when I restart spotify it forgets the files and I have to rescan again. What am I doing wrong ?

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I am using the Spotify Desktop App, and while I can scan a mapped network location for local files, when I restart spotify it forgets the files and I have to rescan again.   What am I doing wr...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Re-download playlists... Again and again...

Why you don't fix the problem of re-downloading playlists? The problem occurs all the time in both the application on Windows and on Android. Everything seems to be fine after a clean install, but after each upgrade an application, the problem return...

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Why you don't fix the problem of re-downloading playlists? The problem occurs all the time in both the application on Windows and on Android. Everything seems to be fine after a clean install, b...

Katerina

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Solved!! No way to play all the albums in my library at random and uselessness of Album-tab

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue:Is there any way to play all the songs from all the albums in my library at random? In the "Albums" tab there is no option to play anything - you can only jump to the album page....

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Plan Premium Country Brazil Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue: Is there any way to play all the songs from all the albums in my library at random? In the "Albums" tab th...

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Superuser Contribution Constantly Crashing

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceDell LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify constantly crashes on my computer, sometimes it'll last a few days, sometimes a few seconds, but at some point, it always just closes itself out. I've tried...

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  Plan Premium Country USA   Device Dell Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotify constantly crashes on my computer, sometimes it'll last a few day...

Ivan

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Volume Slider Jumping Around

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePc Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhile moving the volume slider it like jumps around and is pretty buggy, here a video of the issue

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  Plan Premium Country USA Device Pc Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue While moving the volume slider it like jumps around and is pretty buggy, here a video of ...

Peter

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Superuser Contribution Playback Problem Windows 10

Hi, Since today I suddenly have a Problem with my Playback in Windows 10.I did not change anything. Yesterday it worked - not today...I turned on of the PC and reinstalled spotify - no change.I can can choose to play it from Windows via spotify conne...

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Hi,   Since today I suddenly have a Problem with my Playback in Windows 10. I did not change anything. Yesterday it worked - not today... I turned on of the PC and reinstalled spotify - no c...

Pelee

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Desktop Overlay just says spotify.exe

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceWindows 10 PCOperating SystemWindows 10 Home My Question or IssueWhen using the Spotify Desktop Overlay, the overlay just displays 'Spotify.exe' instead of the song/artist as it used to. This started happening recently, and...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Windows 10 PC Operating System Windows 10 Home   My Question or Issue When using the Spotify Desktop Overlay, the overlay just displays 'Spotify.exe' in...

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[desktop] Graphic bug with the modal "duplicate song" with the german language

PlanPremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I try to add a song that is already in my playlist, a modal comes out, and this modal, when the interface language is germ...

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Plan Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I try to add a song that is already in my...

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Keep getting an error message when changing playlist cover

I have been trying to change my playlist covers for awhile, I have completely uninstalled the app on my laptop and redownloaded, logged out and logged back in but it still keeps saying my image size is too small (even though it definitely isn't). How...

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I have been trying to change my playlist covers for awhile, I have completely uninstalled the app on my laptop and redownloaded, logged out and logged back in but it still keeps saying my image size ...

OneByBoo

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play disc1 of 2 on an album

Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSome bands release an album with multiple discs.For instance Long Distance Calling - Satellite Bay has 2 discs.On the 1st disc is the original recordings, on the 2nd disc is a remastered version of some ...

Gig Goer

Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Some bands release an album with multiple discs. For instance Long Distance Calling - Satellite Bay has 2 discs. On the 1st disc is the o...

OneByBoo

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Skips All Tracks

Spotify plays fine on my phone and has on my computer til today. I try to play a playlist and it skips to the next song then the next and the next and so on until the end and it says "spotify cant play this right now".I've reinstalled a few times, up...

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Spotify plays fine on my phone and has on my computer til today. I try to play a playlist and it skips to the next song then the next and the next and so on until the end and it says "spotify ca...

Ivan

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