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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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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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Spotify can't play this right now. If you .... blabla.

PlanPremiumDeviceAcer PredatorOperating SystemWindows 10 I cant play any song on my laptop. Even all of the downloaded songs dont wont to play. Spotify shuffle 5-10 songs, dont play them at all and then stops. I try to clear the cache, reinstal, logo...

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Plan Premium Device Acer Predator Operating System Windows 10   I cant play any song on my laptop. Even all of the downloaded songs dont wont to play. Spotify shuffle 5-10 songs, dont pla...

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Spotify Desktop App funktioniert nicht

Ich habe mir ein neues Audio Interface (Komplete Audio 6 MK2) zugelegt und alles funktioniert super. Nur sagt die Spotify Desktop nun, wenn ich einen Song abspielen möchte folgendes: Spotify kann dies zurzeit nicht abspielen. Wenn sich die Datei auf ...

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Ich habe mir ein neues Audio Interface (Komplete Audio 6 MK2) zugelegt und alles funktioniert super. Nur sagt die Spotify Desktop nun, wenn ich einen Song abspielen möchte folgendes:   Spotify...

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Superuser Contribution Random Music Playing

So, I've got Spotify Premium; my account is linked to my iPhone and my Windows 10 Desktop, and my login uses my facebook information exclusively. I haven't really been able to find answers or questions relating to this particular issue, so I apologiz...

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So, I've got Spotify Premium; my account is linked to my iPhone and my Windows 10 Desktop, and my login uses my facebook information exclusively. I haven't really been able to find answers ...

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Superuser Contribution Songs saved to library refuse to play - show up as unavalible

FamilyPremiumNew Zealand Device(Macbook Pro late 2014) In the last couple of days, Spotify has refused all requests to play songs saved to my personal library, saying that they are unavailable. I use the google chrome web player, and the browser is u...

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Family Premium New Zealand   Device (Macbook Pro late 2014)     In the last couple of days, Spotify has refused all requests to play songs saved to my personal library, saying ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Why can't I sort Spotify searches anymore?

PlanPremiumCountry AustraliaDevice(DELL 2018)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issue Why can't I sort Spotify searches anymore? My issue is when I search for songs (e.g Blue moon) I am unable to sort that search result by Artist, Title, wha...

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Plan Premium Country  Australia Device (DELL 2018) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue   Why can't I sort Spotify searches anymore?   My issue i...

Guido

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Spotify Doesnt Shuffle Properly

Spotify has the issue where is new songs are added to a playlist it wont shuffle those, instead it just put them at the bottom no matter how many time you reshuffle them This problems seems to be on Windows and Android, but there is really no reason ...

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Spotify has the issue where is new songs are added to a playlist it wont shuffle those, instead it just put them at the bottom no matter how many time you reshuffle them   This problems seems ...

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Solved!! Spotify extremely slow to play songs on Windows

PlanPremiumCountryUnited Arab EmiratesDeviceDell Laptop (also an S10)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I play a song/change the spotify volume half of the time it takes quite some time to respond to my actions (upwards oh 20 seconds...

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Plan Premium Country United Arab Emirates Device Dell Laptop (also an S10) Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I play a song/change the spotify volume half of the t...

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When I unselect downloaded music the space isn't cleared.

Hey Everyone, Actually I already found the solution but I want to share it with you guys/gals... So I have this small desktop with only an SSD so space is an issue. When I unselect 'download' for lists that I previously downloaded (but don't want to ...

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Hey Everyone,   Actually I already found the solution but I want to share it with you guys/gals...   So I have this small desktop with only an SSD so space is an issue.   When I ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can I sort the playlist by saved songs or not as favorites?

I am a premium user. Sometimes I listen to a playlist with many songs and many of them I already have in my favorite song lists and they have a strong heart, is there any way to sort the playlist for the songs with my heart marked? I mainly use the d...

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I am a premium user. Sometimes I listen to a playlist with many songs and many of them I already have in my favorite song lists and they have a strong heart, is there any way to sort the playlis...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution I can't update my profile picture

PlanPremiumCountryColombiaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueI'm experiencing some issues when uploading or updating my profile picture.When I upload my profile picture everything "works" fine, but when I change sections (so to spe...

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Plan Premium Country Colombia Device PC Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue I'm experiencing some issues when uploading or updating my profile picture. When I upload my ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Daily mix no longer enless mix, normal playlist instead

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceThinkpad T480s, Thinkpad X260, Intel NUC, Oneplus 2Operating SystemWindows 10, OxygenOS 3.6.1 (Android 6.0.1) My Question or IssueMy daily mixes have over the course of the last few days gone from being endless mixes to ...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Thinkpad T480s, Thinkpad X260, Intel NUC, Oneplus 2 Operating System Windows 10, OxygenOS 3.6.1 (Android 6.0.1)   My Question or Issue My daily mixes...

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Certain Songs Will NOT PLAY / Not Recognized in Playlist

I dont know if anyone has a solution to this but so far Sonos support cannot figure this out. I manage my music and create playlists on my desktop (I use a program called MusicBee). When I create a Playlist and then open the Sonos Desktop App and Upd...

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I dont know if anyone has a solution to this but so far Sonos support cannot figure this out.   I manage my music and create playlists on my desktop (I use a program called MusicBee).  &...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify randomly skips and starts tracks; out of control

Since a few weeks, Spotify is out of control on both my laptop (Windows) and my iPhone (5s; IOS 8.1). The program randomly skips tracks after about 5-10 seconds (the exact time varies). Also, Spotify automatically starts playing tracks. On the iPhone...

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Since a few weeks, Spotify is out of control on both my laptop (Windows) and my iPhone (5s; IOS 8.1). The program randomly skips tracks after about 5-10 seconds (the exact time varies). Also, Spotify...

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Superuser Contribution Unliked several songs by mistake - please help

Plan - PremiumCountry - US My Question or IssueI mistakenly unliked several songs without being able to notice which ones exactly. And they are now gone from my library. Anyone knows a way to know which ones exactly? I've seen idea post for an activi...

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Plan - Premium Country - US    My Question or Issue I mistakenly unliked several songs without being able to notice which ones exactly. And they are now gone from my library. ...

Katerina

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Artists page is blank

Operating SystemWindows 10, Desktop client My Question or IssueMy artists list has been blank for 6 months. I have loads of albums and thousands of songs saved... it used to list all the artists I have saved, but then one day it was empty, never to r...

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Operating System Windows 10, Desktop client   My Question or Issue My artists list has been blank for 6 months. I have loads of albums and thousands of songs saved... it used to list all the...

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Pressing play deleting songs

PlanPremiumCountry: EnglandDeviceCustom PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue;Ight so basically on my main playlist I clicked the 'play' icon by the song title to play it and the song disappeared. And then I clicked another and it went. T...

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Plan Premium Country: England Device Custom PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue; Ight so basically on my main playlist I clicked the 'play' icon by the song title to p...

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Superuser Contribution My recently played is mixed up

I have recently set up new spotify account, but all my recently played are really mixed up. It's all stuff I've listened to but its in the wrong order and I'm really confused??

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I have recently set up  new spotify account, but all my recently played are really mixed up. It's all stuff I've listened to but its in the wrong order and I'm really confused??

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When steaming on Twitch, if I use the mic, the Spotify volume drops. How do I disable this?

I've tested this with other music sources and even youtube videos, the audio dropping is specific to spotify and specifically when I use the mic. Is there a way to disable this "feature" in Spotify? I will have to unsubscribe and choose another sourc...

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I've tested this with other music sources and even youtube videos, the audio dropping is specific to spotify and specifically when I use the mic.   Is there a way to disable this "feature" in ...

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Spotify pausing when getting discord notification

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhenever getting a message/notification from discord(messages where you are tagged in/direct messages) my spotify music pauses for like 1 or 2 seconds untill the notification...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Whenever getting a message/notification from discord(messages where you are tagged in/direct messages)...

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Spotify Can't Play This Right Now error when opening program

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDell XPS 13Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhenever I open the desktop app, I get an error message in a blue bar across the top of the program that says "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the fil...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Dell XPS 13 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Whenever I open the desktop app, I get an error message in a blue bar across the top of t...

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