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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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Can't play local files [SOLVED]

PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueLocal files are not working since the last 3 updates. It only says "can't play this right now". Explicit filter is off and I've reinstalled many times. Version 1.08.474 does not have this iss...

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  Plan Premium       Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Local files are not working since the last 3 updates. It only says "can't play this right no...

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Superuser Contribution Unable to view albums

PlanFreeCountry DeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThere are a lot of artists whose albums I can't see or listen to when I go on that particular artist's page. Why is this happening?

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Plan Free Country   Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue There are a lot of artists whose albums I can't see or listen to when I go on that particular ...

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Spotify stops scrobbling and disconnects after laptop restart

Hi all, so I have this problem with desktop version of Spotify on my laptop. I have last.fm account and use Spotify to scrobble songs, however, my Spotify dekstop stops scrobbling after the computer is restarted. What is more, when I play music on my...

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Hi all,   so I have this problem with desktop version of Spotify on my laptop. I have last.fm account and use Spotify to scrobble songs, however, my Spotify dekstop stops scrobbling after the ...

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Cannot replay podcast episodes

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceDell LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThis issue has been going on for months and nothing has been resolved. It's impossible to replay a podcast episode, even though none are showing as completely finis...

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    Plan Premium Country USA   Device Dell Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue This issue has been going on for months and nothing has been reso...

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No Option to Add or Remove Facebook

Hello!I've been having this issue for a week or so, I've been trying to connect my Spotify to my new Facebook account. I had deleted my previous one without unlinking it with Spotify and now Spotify does not give me the option to remove or add Facebo...

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Hello! I've been having this issue for a week or so, I've been trying to connect my Spotify to my new Facebook account. I had deleted my previous one without unlinking it with Spotify and now Spotif...

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Deleted song unintentional

PlanFreeCountry ItalyDeviceXiaomi Mi A1, Asus Zenfone 2Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hi, i think i had unintentionaly deleted an song to be playable how can i listen it again? it's Sally from Hardwell, it wasn't from a playlist or s...

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Plan Free Country  Italy Device Xiaomi Mi A1, Asus Zenfone 2 Operating System Windows 10  My Question or Issue  Hi, i think i had unintentionaly deleted an song to be playable...

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Music not showing up after multiple clean installs

I only have like 1.2K songs saved, and on the webapp it shows every single one of them, however when I attempt to run my desktop app it only shows my local files, no matter how many times i've clean installed. Is there a cache I need to delete or smt...

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I only have like 1.2K songs saved, and on the webapp it shows every single one of them, however when I attempt to run my desktop app it only shows my local files, no matter how many times i've clean ...

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Spotify Connect on Windows 10

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceDell XPS 15 Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify Connect doesn't work anymore on the desktop versions for Windows 10. It doesn't matter if I'm listening to Spotify through the browser and want to conti...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Dell XPS 15  Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotify Connect doesn't work anymore on the desktop versions for Windows 10. It...

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Suggestion to make the program less annoying when started with Windows 10

My Question or IssueHi good day. I would like for the next version to improve the program by starting Windows 10 started minimized in the system tray because it does not and it is very annoying to turn on the PC since I always close it. Also, I open ...

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My Question or Issue Hi good day. I would like for the next version to improve the program by starting Windows 10 started minimized in the system tray because it does not and it is very annoying to ...

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[solved] Repeat functionality gone from Windows 10 desktop app [premium account]

As per the title: Desktop app / Windows 10 / Premium account / UKThe repeat button has disappeared, and the playback menu has repeat and shuffle grayed out, see attached screenshot. I sure hope this is not a design choice, I hope it's a bug.

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As per the title: Desktop app / Windows 10 / Premium account / UK The repeat button has disappeared, and the playback menu has repeat and shuffle grayed out, see attached screenshot.   I sure...

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Albums blank when offline

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I often use the desktop version of Spotify offline so I don't get distracted while working. I've got premium and been able to listen to my saved music offline fine until toda...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   I often use the desktop version of Spotify offline so I don't get distracted while working....

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How to show Remastered Deluxe Albums with the rest of my albums without saving all of the songs

My Question or IssueWith this new update to how albums are displayed, a lot of my albums aren't put in one place anymore and it is harder to navigate. This is because for a lot of the albums I have saved, they come from deluxe or remastered albums wh...

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My Question or Issue With this new update to how albums are displayed, a lot of my albums aren't put in one place anymore and it is harder to navigate. This is because for a lot of the albums I have...

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Solved!! Can't upload a playlist... It only shows up as a link now

PlanPremium CountryLiving in Germany and using their data and Wifi but I got Spotify when I was in the United States DeviceLaptop Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue When I try to upload my playlist it will not show a list of the songs li...

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Plan Premium   Country Living in Germany and using their data and Wifi but I got Spotify when I was in the United States   Device Laptop   Operating System Windows 10  ...

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Play Change don't work in playlist.

PlanFreeCountryNieuwegein DeviceHP LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello,I wanted to change the image and description of my playlist. I press save, everything works. I close Spotify, I come back and the changes do not work. The o...

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  Plan Free Country Nieuwegein   Device HP Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello, I wanted to change the image and description of my playlist. I ...

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Liked songs vs Liked from Radio

Hello all,I noticed a weird issue I am having regarding my Spotify playlists.I have premium and listen on an Android 8 phone and Windows 10 PC. On the phone I have a playlist called "Liked Songs" that has 1250 or so tracks on it. I also have "Liked f...

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Hello all, I noticed a weird issue I am having regarding my Spotify playlists. I have premium and listen on an Android 8 phone and Windows 10 PC. On the phone I have a playlist called "Liked Songs"...

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Solved!! All local files grayed out

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceBuilt PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy local files are grayed-out no matter what I do. I've unistalled Spotfiy and downloaded the version from the Windows store, unistalled my antivirus (which I was plann...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Built PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue My local files are grayed-out no matter what I do. I've unistalled Spotfiy and downloaded th...

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Windows 10 App Buggy

For a long time the app was fine, and then about 6 or maybe even more months ago, this app started getting really buggy. I assumed that eventually there would be updates that would improve the performance of this app, but it was never fixed. I though...

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For a long time the app was fine, and then about 6 or maybe even more months ago, this app started getting really buggy. I assumed that eventually there would be updates that would improve the perfor...

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Mr Chillax "Tropical Ocean Waves" Interruption

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 randomly am getting interrupted by a song by Mr Chillax "Tropical Ocean Waves". Is this hap...

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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 rando...

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Daily Mix Lists Not Populating

Operating Spotify via Apple device and Windows OS -- Why are my "Daily Mix" playlists not showing up? I addded nearly 80 different groups when I signed up, I received 6 "Daily Mix" playlists, which were all quite excellent (props to the algorithm). H...

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Operating Spotify via Apple device and Windows OS -- Why are my "Daily Mix" playlists not showing up?  I addded nearly 80 different groups when I signed up, I received 6 "Daily Mix" playlists, w...

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Spotify PC, Android and Web Player don't play the same song

PlanPremiumCountryIndonesiaDeviceMoto Z PlayOperating SystemWindows 8 My Question or IssueSpotify for PC, Android and Web Player doesn't play the same song when i click on a song. I've reinstalled Spotify for Android and PC, already cleared the cache...

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Plan Premium Country Indonesia Device Moto Z Play Operating System Windows 8   My Question or Issue Spotify for PC, Android and Web Player doesn't play the same song when i click on a ...

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