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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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Solved!! Desktop spotify is not working on my PC

PlanFreeCountryUnites States of AmericaDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I reinstalled Spotify to fix a previous issue Spotify just would not work. I can't play any songs and all of my favorites and albums have disappea...

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  Plan Free Country Unites States of America Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I reinstalled Spotify to fix a previous issue Spotify just wou...

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Solved!! There is no podcasts section in "my libary"

PlanFree/PremiumCountryAlgeriaOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI saw older posts which say they fixed my issue with some update.Note that i have the latest version of spotify.

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  Plan Free/Premium Country Algeria Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I saw older posts which say they fixed my issue with some update.Note that i have the latest ...

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Can't remove an artist from my library

PlanPremiumCountryCanada My Question or IssueHello! I have an artist in my library that i want to delete. I unfollowed him but it's stay in my artist list. I don't have any song of him in my playlists nor my song library. I tried followed/unfollowed,...

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Plan Premium Country Canada     My Question or Issue Hello! I have an artist in my library that i want to delete. I unfollowed him but it's stay in my artist list. I don't have any s...

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No like/dislike button in radio, no heart buttons anywhere

PlanPremiumCountryNLOperating SystemWindows 10Version1.1.1.348 My Question or Issue I used to have like/dislike buttons in my radio and heart/ban buttons in my other playlists such as Discover Weekly.Recently none of those options are available anymo...

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  Plan Premium Country NL Operating System Windows 10 Version 1.1.1.348   My Question or Issue   I used to have like/dislike buttons in my radio and heart/ban buttons in ...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify no reproduce ninguna canción

Hola Uso Windows 7 32 bits, le doy clic a una canción y simplemente no la reproduce. Cual sea la canción o pista, no funciona. ¿Alguien sabe qué sucede? Agradezco cualquier ayuda.

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Hola   Uso Windows 7 32 bits, le doy clic a una canción y simplemente no la reproduce. Cual sea la canción o pista, no funciona. ¿Alguien sabe qué sucede? Agradezco cualquier ayuda.

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution song keep skipping

PlanPremiumCountryIndonesiaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi Guys, Good day,I believe i just found a bug?whenever i played a song in my spotify, and then i go to sound settings, and i disable my active playback. My spotify wil...

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Plan Premium Country Indonesia Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi Guys, Good day, I believe i just found a bug? whenever i played a song in my spotify, a...

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Superuser Contribution Podcasts not updating [desktop]

Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I've noticed that new episodes of podacts that I follow are not appearing on desktop but are on my phone so I can't listen to them on my pc. Also, all...

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  Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I've noticed that new episodes of podacts that I follow are not...

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Solved!! can´t view album cover art in desktop app

PlanPremiumCountryMexico Devicecore i5Operating Systemwindows 7 My Question or IssueSome days ago I cant view every album cover art in desktop app, I tried uninstall and -reinstall and wont work, first image is from desktop app, second image is from ...

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Plan Premium Country Mexico   Device core i5 Operating System windows 7   My Question or Issue Some days ago I cant view every album cover art in desktop app, I tried uninstall a...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Saved Songs No Longer Appear in Artists Section; Bug Or By Design?

At some point, presumably due to an update, the Artists section under Your Library stopped displaying all the artists whose music I have saved, and now only those I have followed appear. Furthermore, when I now click on those artists I am taken to th...

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At some point, presumably due to an update, the Artists section under Your Library stopped displaying all the artists whose music I have saved, and now only those I have followed appear.   Fur...

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"we can't play this until you allow this artist in the Spotify phone app."

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceAsus ROG and Pixel oneOperating SystemWindows 10 and Android 7.1 Nougat My Question or IssueEvery time I try to play mewithoutYou on a desktop I receive the notification "we can't play this until you allow this ar...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Asus ROG and Pixel one Operating System Windows 10 and  Android 7.1 Nougat   My Question or Issue Every time I try to play mewithout...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Unliking two songs instead of one

PlanFreeCountryLebanonDeviceMSI GS73VR 7RF Stealth ProOperating SystemWindows 10 ProMy Question or IssueGo to favorite songsSort by titleTried to delete a song which has the same name in two albums Spotify deleted both instead of the one I pressed un...

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Plan Free Country Lebanon Device MSI GS73VR 7RF Stealth Pro Operating System Windows 10 Pro My Question or Issue Go to favorite songs Sort by title Tried to delete a song which has the sa...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Playlists' thumnail show too big

PlanPremiumCountryVietnamDeviceVaio T13Operating SystemWindows 8.1 My Question or IssueAll my playlists' thumnail show too big when I set full screen. How to set thumnail photo smaller anh show more playlist

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Plan Premium Country Vietnam Device Vaio T13 Operating System Windows 8.1   My Question or Issue All my playlists' thumnail show too big when I set full screen. How to set thumnail pho...

Peter

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Missing Songs

HI! All my songs on my personal laptop are missing, but the playlist still exist. Moreover, the songs exist in both my work laptop and my personal phone. Can someone enlighten me as to what happened and how to solve this issue?Much appreciated!!

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HI!   All my songs on my personal laptop are missing, but the playlist still exist. Moreover, the songs exist in both my work laptop and my personal phone.   Can someone enlighten me as...

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Solved!! Can't play anything and playlists are gone

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDeviceWindows PCOperating Systemwindows 10 My Question or IssueRandomly a few days ago it stopped letting me play songs that weren't on my playlist, then after restarting my computer I can'y play anything anymore. I have t...

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Plan Free Country United States Device Windows PC Operating System windows 10   My Question or Issue Randomly a few days ago it stopped letting me play songs that weren't on my playlis...

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Solved!! Spotify not working

Windows (PC)Windows 10 My spotify dosen't show my songs, or play any song i choose.I've tried to reinstall, and have tried the open.spotify.com (Dosen't works here too) What can the issue be?

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Windows (PC) Windows 10   My spotify dosen't show my songs, or play any song i choose. I've tried to reinstall, and have tried the open.spotify.com (Dosen't works here too)   What can...

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I've got spotify premium, why can't I contact support?

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceblahOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue I pay for premium spotify yet all I can do is access this shitty community support - why no actual help?

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Plan Premium Country UK Device blah Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue   I pay for premium spotify yet all I can do is access th...

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Spotify Won't Locate Album

PlanPremiumCountryUSA.DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 Home Edition My Question or IssueAs of maybe an hour ago, Spotify for my desktop seems to have "forgotten" my local files. I re-uploaded them/re-synced them, and all was fine. But, now, I ...

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Plan Premium Country USA. Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 Home Edition   My Question or Issue As of maybe an hour ago, Spotify for my desktop seems to have "forgotten" my lo...

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Search is unable to find artist "um.." by name.

As far as I can tell, this affects all platforms. First off, yes, the artist's music is available. You can find it by searching for an album or song title (e.g. "Their are to kinds of people"). It seems like something in the name "um.." makes it unse...

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As far as I can tell, this affects all platforms.   First off, yes, the artist's music is available. You can find it by searching for an album or song title (e.g. "Their are to kinds of people...

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Both me and my friend have stopped seeing each other in friend activity.

PlanPremium CountryNew Zealand Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWe have both seen that we're not in each others friend activity even though we both follow each other. I have done all that I can find about the friend activity not working...

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    Plan Premium   Country New Zealand   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue We have both seen that we're not in each others friend activity even t...

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Superuser Contribution Canciones agregadas a playlists no aparecen

Hola! Soy de Colombia. Tengo un PC con Windows 7. Tengo una cuenta gratis y utilizo la versión 1.1.1.348.g9064793a (según la información de Acerca de Spotify). Mi problema es que tengo algunas playlists con ciertas canciones en ellas. Últimamente agr...

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Hola!   Soy de Colombia. Tengo un PC con Windows 7. Tengo una cuenta gratis y utilizo la versión 1.1.1.348.g9064793a (según la información de Acerca de Spotify).   Mi problema es q...

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