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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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Why my computer freezes when I close spotify?

Never had this problem beforeI tried ctrl alt delete it didn't work. I had to restart it.My hard drive was being a slowpoke had to wait.

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Never had this problem before I tried ctrl alt delete it didn't work. I had to restart it. My hard drive was being a slowpoke had to wait.

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Download songs/albums only on one device

PlanPremiumCountryGreeceDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello, Is there an option that the downloaded songs & albums can be stored in only one device?I have downloaded some in my Android phone, where I need them, but I just...

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    Plan Premium Country Greece Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello,  Is there an option that the downloaded songs & albums can...

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Question 'Your Top Songs' Auto-Generated Playlists

DetailsPlan: PremiumCountry: NetherlandsOperating System: Windows 10 My Question or IssueDoes playing music offline count towards the total plays which decide which songs are put on the playlist each year?What counts as a play; is it just clicking on...

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Details Plan: Premium Country: Netherlands Operating System: Windows 10   My Question or Issue Does playing music offline count towards the total plays which decide wh...

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Can't Play Any Song

I tried to play a playlist by transferring it from my mobile device to desktop and since then I cannot play any music on desktop. I have just turned on my pc thus I don't think it's a restart issue. I have already closed and reopened the app on the d...

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I tried to play a playlist by transferring it from my mobile device to desktop and since then I cannot play any music on desktop. I have just turned on my pc thus I don't think it's a restart issue. ...

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Spotify will start playing a song the play button is on but no noise comes out of spotify at all.

Plan freeFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System windows Winows 10 home(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue HI my issue is this some times not all the time spotify will sto...

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Plan free Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System windows Winows 10 home (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) &nbsp...

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Spotify always boots on startup

Plan: PremiumCountry: USA Device: Issues occurs on multiple Windows 10 laptopsOperating System: Windows 10 My Question or IssueEvery time I boot my computer, spotify opens up. The option for opening automatically (under "Startup and Window Behaviour"...

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Plan: Premium Country: USA   Device: Issues occurs on multiple Windows 10 laptops Operating System: Windows 10   My Question or Issue Every time I boot my computer, sp...

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Any way to identify duplicates on two or more different playlists

So to exemplify, lets say i have two playlists:"Jazz A" which has my top-tier selections, and "Jazz B" which has my tier-b selections of the genreis there any way to check or cross-check playlists for duplicates, so if i want to add "Song 1" to "Jazz...

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So to exemplify, lets say i have two playlists: "Jazz A" which has my top-tier selections, and "Jazz B" which has my tier-b selections of the genre is there any way to check or cross-check playlist...

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ellipsis is not present in lengthy titled recommended songs

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicewindows desktopOperating Systemwindows 8.1 My Question or IssueBug reporting- recommended songs does not parse long titles with an elipsis, unlike songs already in playlist.

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  Plan Premium Country USA Device windows desktop Operating System windows 8.1   My Question or Issue Bug reporting- recommended songs does not parse long titles with an elipsis,...

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Spotify Windows 10 app lowers volume

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDeviceDell LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueOn the Windows 10 Spotify app, the volume keeps lowering to a point where I can't hear it. I've tried every solution I've found including checking and unchecki...

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Plan Free Country United States Device Dell Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue On the Windows 10 Spotify app, the volume keeps lowering to a point where I can't hear it....

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Regression in 1.1.18.611: Window title doesn't show currently playing track

This has been an issue before: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Implemented-Ideas/Bring-back-artist-song-info-in-the-title-bar-Desktop/idi-p/1038937Please fix this ASAP, the Windows client is unusable for me right now.

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This has been an issue before: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Implemented-Ideas/Bring-back-artist-song-info-in-the-title-bar-Desktop/idi-p/1038937 Please fix this ASAP, the Windows client is ...

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Liked Songs playing in shuffled order even when shuffle is off

PlanPremium For StudentsCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI'm a guy who likes to go through his songs artist by artist. The problem I'm having at the moment is that sometimes after one song plays, Spotify...

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Plan Premium For Students Country United States Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I'm a guy who likes to go through his songs artist by artist. The prob...

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Solved!! "Spotify can't play this right ow. If you have the file on your computer you can import it"

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI found a cool song that I whould like to add to my playlist, but when I try to play it spotify gives me the message "Spotify can't play this right ow. If you have the fil...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I found a cool song that I whould like to add to my playlist, but when I try to play it spotify...

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Volume randomly going back up after being aadjusted

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10Randomly while im playing a game or browsing the internet, my spotify volume bar will adjust itself to the volume it was at when it first opened (which is the max volume).

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  Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 Randomly while im playing a game or browsing the internet, my spotify volume bar will adjust itself to the volume i...

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Local Album Cover Not Showing

My Question or IssueHey I use local files for Spotify all the time without issue, but for some reason I can't get one album's art (Acid Rap - Chance the Rapper) to show up on Spotify. I've tried (on MP3Tag) different sizes ranging from 250x250-1600x1...

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My Question or Issue Hey I use local files for Spotify all the time without issue, but for some reason I can't get one album's art (Acid Rap - Chance the Rapper) to show up on Spotify. I've tried (o...

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i can't share

so im trying to post in playlist exchange and from some reason its telling me that the link is unvaild. But when im replaying to people the link is alright and i dont have any problem.Planso my spotifay plan is premium but my blog is for free cause i...

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so im trying to post in playlist exchange and from some reason its telling me that the link is unvaild. But when im replaying to people the link is alright and i dont have any problem. Plan so...

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Very slow UI

PlanPremiumCountryDEDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 1903 My Question or IssueMy UI, especially when switching songs are too slow. I am literally waiting 3-4 or more seconds for new song name to show up properly. This behaviour began 2-3 weeks ago....

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Plan Premium Country DE Device PC Operating System Windows 10 1903   My Question or Issue My UI, especially when switching songs are too slow. I am literally waiting 3-4 or more second...

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Media keys not working (it's not Chrome)

PlanPremiumDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy media keys aren't working, Chrome is not causing the issue because it still happens when I uninstalled Chrome

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Plan Premium Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue My media keys aren't working, Chrome is not causing the issue because it still happens when I uninstalled C...

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Error Code: 4 PLEASE HELP

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceWindows ComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy Spotify was working just the other day, but yesterday I tried to open it and it kept giving me the error code. I have tried all the recommended wor...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Windows Computer Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue My Spotify was working just the other day, but yesterday I tried to open i...

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Local Files and Spotify tracks not syncing

Spotify isn't linking my local files with their library correctly (or at all, for that matter). Below you can see a playlist made through spotify directly. Searching for music, adding it to the playlist:And here you can see the same music from my loc...

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Spotify isn't linking my local files with their library correctly (or at all, for that matter). Below you can see a playlist made through spotify directly. Searching for music, adding it to the playl...

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Spotify Overlay wont work

Plan PremiumCountry Canada Device PCOperating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue: I often like to use the spotify overlay but for some reason it partially stopped working, the image of the album/song stopped showing and it didn't look good and th...

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  Plan Premium Country Canada   Device PC Operating System Windows 10     My Question or Issue: I often like to use the spotify overlay but for some reason it pa...

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