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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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Spotify Windows 10 problem

Hi, I installed Spotify on my new pc with Windows 10. Everything was fine but once I log in I can't select any song because it won't play. No matter how many times I reinstall it, the problem still there. I tried to log in with another account and th...

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Hi, I installed Spotify on my new pc with Windows 10. Everything was fine but once I log in I can't select any song because it won't play. No matter how many times I reinstall it, the problem still t...

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I can't play anything any music

PlanFreeCountryTaiwanDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueI tried reinstall spotify and reboot my computer 3 times and it won't worksThere are nothing in my Favorite Songs and whatever I click it shows nothingBut APP on my phone stil...

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  Plan Free Country Taiwan Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I tried reinstall spotify and reboot my computer 3 times and it won't works There...

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What happened to the "Because You Listened To..." section?

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceiPhone 8Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue This was my favorite feature on Spotify, but it seems to have disappeared?

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Plan Premium Country USA   Device iPhone 8 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   This was my favorite feature on Spotify, but it seems to have disappeared? ...

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Delete entire library

When i started using spotify, i didnt realize i had as many songs as i did. I planned on moing my apple music library over, but while apple allows 100,000 songs...spotify only allows 10,000. Because of this, i cant like songs anymore because i added ...

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When i started using spotify, i didnt realize i had as many songs as i did. I planned on moing my apple music library over, but while apple allows 100,000 songs...spotify only allows 10,000. Because ...

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Harmon Kardon speaker no longer plays the correct song after upgrading to premium

PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceHarmon Kardon speakerOperating System My Question or IssueI have a Harmon kardon speaker I play spotify with via voice commands. It has always worked perfectly until today after I upgraded to premium. Now it will not play a...

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Plan Premium Country US   Device Harmon Kardon speaker Operating System   My Question or Issue I have a Harmon kardon speaker I play spotify with via voice commands. It has always...

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Solved!! Help needed!

My Question or IssueHiI'm not able to find my 'local files' folder on my windows PC at all...seems to have disappeared. How do I get it back??I wanted to transfer my own music from YouTube to spotify using the local files folder but I couldn't spot i...

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    My Question or Issue Hi I'm not able to find my 'local files' folder on my windows PC at all...seems to have disappeared. How do I get it back??I wanted to transfer my own music fro...

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Some musics not playing

PlanFree/PremiumCountry PortugalDevicePC and smartphoneOperating SystemWin10 and Android My Question or IssueIn portugal many musics are not start playing I hit play and time still 0:00 and not play (it may not be only in portugal)for example:365 kat...

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Plan Free/Premium Country  Portugal Device PC and smartphone Operating System Win10 and Android   My Question or Issue In portugal many musics are not start playing I hit play...

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Unable to remove "grayed out" local files in "Songs"

Operating SystemWin10 My Question or Issue:With the recent update allowing you to add your own local files alongside content that is hosted by spotify's servers, I've been adding local files to my "Songs" library. If I want to change the title of the...

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  Operating System Win10   My Question or Issue: With the recent update allowing you to add your own local files alongside content that is hosted by spotify's servers, I've been adding...

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Ideas to make collaborations on Spotify better for everyone!

PlanFree... rn ;-;Country DeviceIphone 6Operating SystemiOS (always updating) My Idea! There are major issues with the collab playlists!This is a NEEDED update, Playlists will be destroyed by others doing this. This also opens a window for trolls to ...

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  Plan Free... rn ;-; Country   Device Iphone 6 Operating System iOS (always updating)   My Idea!   There are major issues with the collab playlists! This is a&n...

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All of my saved albums now have every song in them saved rather than just the ones I picked .

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueWith the recent update every single one of my albums now have the entire album saved. But when I click view full album it only shows the songs that I saved. Did this happen with anyone else?

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Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue With the recent update every single one of my albums now have the entire album saved. But when I click view full album it only shows...

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PlanFreeCountry canadaDevice Operating SWindows 10, la musique arrête et lorsque je veux la remettre ça me dit qu'elle va repartir après la pub ....mais il n'y a jamais de pub . Sur mon cell android tout est ok mais pas sur mon ordi

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Plan Free Country  canada Device   Operating S Windows 10,   la musique arrête et lorsque je veux la remettre ça me dit qu'elle va repartir après la pub ....mais il n'y a jama...

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Black screen

Free, NetherlandsWindows 10 Home My Question or Issue On my laptop I have this issue where the program doesnt seem to be loading up properly. This is the result: Its not working at all, and removing/reinstalling seems to work one time and then it wil...

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  Free,  Netherlands Windows 10 Home    My Question or Issue  On my laptop I have this issue where the program doesnt seem to be loading up properly.  This is...

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Nothing on Desktop will play

PlanFreeCountry Australia Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Nothing on my desktop spotify will play, it shows blank when I play and it wont start playing. Everything on my phone will work fine (android) but on desktop nothing works I tr...

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Plan Free Country  Australia   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Nothing on my desktop spotify will play, it shows blank when I play and it wont start p...

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My friends are dissapearing from my friend feed

PlanPremiumCountryThe NetherlandsDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSince last week I noticed that there are friends dissapearing in my friend feed.At first I were just a few but at this point there are only 5 left now.I've alread...

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  Plan Premium Country The Netherlands Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Since last week I noticed that there are friends dissapearing in my friend fee...

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Error 18

Everytime Spotify updates itself and attempts to reinstall the update I get error 18. This has happened 10 times. I've had to completely reinstall and install it again 10 times. I don't want to deal with this anymore. I've seen posts on here about er...

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Everytime Spotify updates itself and attempts to reinstall the update I get error 18. This has happened 10 times. I've had to completely reinstall and install it again 10 times. I don't want to deal ...

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Solved!! Playlists & Songs not loading

Country USA Operating System Windows 10 My Question or IssueNeither songs or playlists load. When I select a playlist it claims there are no songs in the playlists, and before this issue, I would select a song and nothing would happen. To be more cle...

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    Country  USA   Operating System  Windows 10   My Question or Issue Neither songs or playlists load. When I select a playlist it claims there are no songs in...

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Discover Tab Hasn't Updated Over A Month!

PlanPremiumCountry USA Operating SystemWindows 10 & Android My Question or Issue One of my favorite features of Spotify, the Discover tab, has not updated it's recommendations in over a month, perhaps longer. I see the new releases change every week ...

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Plan Premium Country  USA   Operating System Windows 10 & Android   My Question or Issue  One of my favorite features of Spotify, the Discover tab, has not updated it...

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Solved!! [Desktop] PC not playing, everything else does.

PlanPremiumCountry ItalyDevicePCOperating SystemWin10 My Question or Issue Since around early february, spotify has stopped working on my Desktop PC.Neither the app, nor the online (browser) version work.My account currently works normally both on my...

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Plan Premium Country  Italy Device PC Operating System Win10   My Question or Issue  Since around early february, spotify has stopped working on my Desktop PC. Neither the a...

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Solved!! Can not download Spotify (Windows 7)

Hello, When I download Spotify to my computer, an error message appears saying "Can not download Spotify ... new attempt in 10 seconds". I restart my computer but the problem persists. I am connected to the internet, so I do not understand the proble...

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  Hello,   When I download Spotify to my computer, an error message appears saying "Can not download Spotify ... new attempt in 10 seconds". I restart my computer but the problem persist...

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