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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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Solved!! Desktop: Jam now available

Spotify is bringing Jam to the desktop app! 拾 ️ Now you can start or join a listening party with your friends, family, colleagues, and classmates, with the Spotify desktop app in addition to the mobile app. Although you can listen on your own, Jam in...

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Desktop: New "Now Playing View" sidebar

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...

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New Your Library sidebar

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...

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Singing only plays from other ear usually left and rest of the band from right

It mainly happens with older stereo records. Same thing with phone. It doesn't happen on any other program only premium spotify.Why is there no option to change it to mono?

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It mainly happens with older stereo records. Same thing with phone.  It doesn't happen on any other program only premium spotify. Why is there no option to change it to mono?

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Solved!! "Spotify can't play this right now " after soundcard got switched to another PCI-E Slot

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi, i have switched my soundcard (Creative X-fi) to another PCI-E slot.Since then spotify shows the message "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on yo...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi, i have switched my soundcard (Creative X-fi) to another PCI-E slot. Since then spotify sh...

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Hide recommended playlists so never appear again

Hi using windows desktop app. How can I hide recommended playlists so they never appear again. Just the sight of them offends me!

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Hi using windows desktop app.   How can I hide recommended playlists so they never appear again. Just the sight of them offends me!

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Random play several artists

Hi using Windows desktop app.How can I play random music from more than one of my favourite saved Artists? Thanks

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Hi using Windows desktop app. How can I play random music from more than one of my favourite saved Artists?    Thanks

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Spotify App: Start-up error

PlanFreeCountryUnited KingdomOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello! For the past few months, I've been using the Spotify app on my new computer, which is the one I'm using right now. I came to open the app last night and an error appea...

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    Plan Free Country United Kingdom Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello! For the past few months, I've been using the Spotify app on my new computer, wh...

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spotify connect bugged

PlanPremiumCountryIndonesiaDevicePC, Xiaomi Redmi 4xOperating SystemWindows 10, Android Nougat My Question or Issuei cant use spotify connect its always stuck on 1 song idk why.ive uninstalled and reinstalled spotify few times, logged out my account ...

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Plan Premium Country Indonesia Device PC, Xiaomi Redmi 4x Operating System Windows 10, Android Nougat   My Question or Issue i cant use spotify connect its always stuck on 1 song idk w...

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the program reacts hard

PlanPremiumCountry DevicePhone 7Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issuethe program reacts hard updated pls!https://turkce.cevirsozluk.com/

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Plan Premium Country   Device Phone 7 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue the program reacts hard updated pls! https://turkce.cevirsozluk.com/

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Small question about Private Session

I read through an old thread about Private Session and didnt find an answer to this nor a way to respond to it so I figured Id make a new thread. I understand private session prevents friends from seeing what youre listening to, but does it also prev...

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I read through an old thread about Private Session and didnt find an answer to this nor a way to respond to it so I figured Id make a new thread. I understand private session prevents friends from se...

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Spotify web and desktop do not work when using bluetooth

I have a windows 10 laptop with default, realtek audio drivers, playing music through my speakers works fine. But why the **bleep** would you want to listen to music on laptop speakers? the INSTANT i switch over to my bluetooth headphones I get "oops...

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 I have a windows 10 laptop with default, realtek audio drivers, playing music through my speakers works fine. But why the **bleep** would you want to listen to music on laptop speakers? the INS...

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Albums not saving

PlanPremiumCountryDenmarkDeviceLegion Y530Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issuewhenever i'm in the discover tab and click the save button to save an album it doesn't go anywhere, where i can find them. before they used to go to the libary w...

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Plan Premium Country Denmark Device Legion Y530 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue whenever i'm in the discover tab and click the save button to save an album it doesn'...

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Left Scroll Bar Bug

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceHP LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe left side of the menu is cut off when I try to scroll. I've reinstalled Spotify about 4 times, restarted my computer each time, and the issue keeps coming up.

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Plan Free Country USA Device HP Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The left side of the menu is cut off when I try to scroll. I've reinstalled Spotify about 4 ti...

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Spotify doesn't play any music and my playlists have no music in them

I've been using Spotify for years now and for a while I've had this problem where I could only play music in my playlists. In order to play other music I'd have to reinstall the app, then I could play new music and add new music to my playlists. I ju...

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I've been using Spotify for years now and for a while I've had this problem where I could only play music in my playlists. In order to play other music I'd have to reinstall the app, then I could pla...

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Spotify PC app

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI use the free version of Spotify. This PC uses Windows 10 (64-bit) Home (1903, build 18362.1...

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue I use t...

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[Playlists] How to start tracks at specific point

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceiPhone X iOS 12, Windows 10 My Question or IssueUpon listening to a playlist I noticed that there is backend control over start times and fades uniqe to individual tracks, how would I go about using these advanced playli...

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  Plan Premium Country Canada Device iPhone X iOS 12, Windows 10   My Question or Issue Upon listening to a playlist I noticed that there is backend control over start times and fa...

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Google Cast devices don't appear unless I cast from another device first

My Cast Devices don't appear in Desktop unless I cast to them from a different device first. Example: I open Spotify Desktop app in Windows. Only my SONOS devices are visible: There's no sign of my Google Home devices! So I say to Google Home "Play x...

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My Cast Devices don't appear in Desktop unless I cast to them from a different device first.    Example: I open Spotify Desktop app in Windows. Only my SONOS devices are visible:  ...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify on Desktop doesn't Sync

The Spotify-App on my Desktop doesn't Sync my Playlists and everything else anymore. I choose a Playlist i created on my Phone and it's empty. If i change the Name, it changes everywhere, but on the Desktop the Playlist is still empty.I also can't se...

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The Spotify-App on my Desktop doesn't Sync my Playlists and everything else anymore. I choose a Playlist i created on my Phone and it's empty. If i change the Name, it changes everywhere, but on the ...

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

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueOkay, so I was trying to play music on Spotify, so I would pick a song out of my playlist, but then it would go crazy, it would start picking random songs, ...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Okay, so I was trying to play music on Spotify, so I would pick a song out of my...

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On a windows 10 desktop downloaded spotify music

PremiumCountry: New Zealand DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question: Spotify downloads are stored in a file in windows explorer, how do you play these music files??

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Premium Country: New Zealand   Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question: Spotify downloads are stored in a file in windows explorer, how do you play these music files?? &nb...

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Weekly released, can it be reversed 1 week?

I forgot to add my songs on the previous week, can i get those songs back?

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I forgot to add my songs on the previous week, can i get those songs back?  

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Clicking on album would play first saved song, now it doesn't

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueAs in the subject, I've normally been able to click on an album that contains at least one li...

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue As in t...

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