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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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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...
Music Fan
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There no X or way to close or stop a video on Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.64.408.g0a9b557c
Music Fan
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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...
PlanFreeCountryHungaryDeviceROG GL753VEOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI can open the desktop program, but it looks like it's offline while i have fine internet connection. www.spotify.com is working but www.open.spotify.com says "the ...
Plan Free Country Hungary Device ROG GL753VE Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I can open the desktop program, but it looks like it's offline while i have fine in...
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FreeUnited StatesWindows 10 When I played local files on my Spotify, others could always see what I was listening to on discord. But today it stopped working. Others can no longer see what I'm listening to on discord. They made an update that allowed...
Free United States Windows 10 When I played local files on my Spotify, others could always see what I was listening to on discord. But today it stopped working. Others can no longer see what...
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PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I try to play any song it'll either play for a few seconds then stop, or just not play at all. It'll come up with an "error" that says something like "it is not possi...
Plan Premium Country Sweden Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I try to play any song it'll either play for a few seconds then stop, or just not play at ...
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PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDevice-Operating SystemWindows My Question or IssueHello! I am going to start a new account and I want to save all my precious playlists, including the added dates of each song in the playlists. Does anyone of you know a ...
Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device - Operating System Windows My Question or Issue Hello! I am going to start a new account and I want to save all my precious playlists, includi...
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Hallo,kann mir zufällig jemand erklären, wie man nach allen Alben mit BWV (Bach Werke Verzeichnis) Nummern suchen kann? Die Suche bringt leider alle möglichen, aber keine korrekten Ergebnisse. BeispielSuche: BWV 10 oder Bach 10Ergebnis: BWV 100...BWV...
Hallo, kann mir zufällig jemand erklären, wie man nach allen Alben mit BWV (Bach Werke Verzeichnis) Nummern suchen kann? Die Suche bringt leider alle möglichen, aber keine korrekten Ergebnisse. &nb...
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Hi, I can add local files via my Windows desktop app and create playlists and play then via my android phone. However, this only works while the PC is turned on. Is there a way to specify a source that is a network drive, but is not mapped to a drive...
Hi, I can add local files via my Windows desktop app and create playlists and play then via my android phone. However, this only works while the PC is turned on. Is there a way to specify a ...
Roadie
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceThinkPadOperating SystemWindows 7 Pro My Question or IssueWhen I click 'Play' on podcasts, they show up in the 'Now Playing' section, but never start playing. Only an issue on my laptop.
Plan Premium Country USA Device ThinkPad Operating System Windows 7 Pro My Question or Issue When I click 'Play' on podcasts, they show up in the 'Now Playing' section, but never sta...
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited States Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI want to revert the way saving songs and albums works to an older version is there a way to do so. The new library method is not very intuitive.
Plan Premium Country United States Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I want to revert the way saving songs and albums works to an older version is there a way to d...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryFranceDevicePCOperating SystemWin 7 My Question or IssueSo, 3 weeks ago, spotify started to "pause" after playing a few songs, like, completely stops playing anything.Then the issue affected all the songs I downloaded, it would play...
Plan Premium Country France Device PC Operating System Win 7 My Question or Issue So, 3 weeks ago, spotify started to "pause" after playing a few songs, like, completely stops playin...
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PlanPremiumCountryFinlandDevicePCOperating SystemWin 10 My Question or IssueSo if you, like me have a large playlist you used to be able to search for songs by just typing into the playlist without the search function or ctrl+f and it would take you ...
Plan Premium Country Finland Device PC Operating System Win 10 My Question or Issue So if you, like me have a large playlist you used to be able to search for songs by just t...
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PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueLike the Title says "Spotify stops playing music after a few seconds (PC)" I've got the problem that Spotify stops playing music after a few seconds, and sometimes it wou...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Like the Title says "Spotify stops playing music after a few seconds (PC)" I've got th...
Newbie
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows My Question or IssueI am getting so fed up with this issue and I have tried every solution I could find and it actually made it WORSE. Recently my desktop was not able to play most songs outsi...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows My Question or Issue I am getting so fed up with this issue and I have tried every solution I could find and ...
Newbie
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So at first a bunch of songs I added from mobile were missing on Desktop, and it wouldn't play many of them. So I reinstalled and that seemed to work, but only 5 seconds of each song plays before it stops. I Googled this and already deleted all files...
So at first a bunch of songs I added from mobile were missing on Desktop, and it wouldn't play many of them. So I reinstalled and that seemed to work, but only 5 seconds of each song plays before it ...
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSurface Pro Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhy are artists in playlists that begin with 'The' now sort under T? When I sort a playlist by artist, 'The Black Keys' used to be in Bs. Now they are listed as T. ...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Surface Pro Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Why are artists in playlists that begin with 'The' now sort under T? When I sort a ...
Gig Goer
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PlanSpotify Premium (Family)CountryUninted KingdomDeviceHP Desktop, HP Laptop, Samsung Galaxy S8Operating SystemWindows 10 Home (PC's), Android 9 (S8) My Question or IssueI believe this is a fairly common issue amongst Spotify users, and I have looke...
Plan Spotify Premium (Family) Country Uninted Kingdom Device HP Desktop, HP Laptop, Samsung Galaxy S8 Operating System Windows 10 Home (PC's), Android 9 (S8) My Question or Issue I b...
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it wasnt like this a few days ago and i do not like it, not one bit
it wasnt like this a few days ago and i do not like it, not one bit
Gig Goer
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I'm premium since 2011, this never happened to me. The PC app is not launching as it always did when I start my pc. I cannot uninstall and I tried to reinstall a lot of times. I deleted all the spotify folders I can find on my pc but it's still not w...
I'm premium since 2011, this never happened to me. The PC app is not launching as it always did when I start my pc. I cannot uninstall and I tried to reinstall a lot of times. I deleted all the spoti...
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PlanPremiumCountrySouth AfricaDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHow can i disable gapless playback? The option is not available in Spotify's settings.
Plan Premium Country South Africa Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue How can i disable gapless playback? The option is not available in Spotify's ...
Casual Listener
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PlanPremiumCountryPolandDevicePc and Samsung J5 Operating SystemWindowsa 10, Andriod My Question or IssueHiMy songs dont sync berten pc and smartphone. I have to add them again on my pc. On phone everything is fine.
Plan Premium Country Poland Device Pc and Samsung J5 Operating System Windowsa 10, Andriod My Question or Issue Hi My songs dont sync berten pc and smartphone. I h...
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PlanPremiumCountrySpain DeviceLenovo YOGA 710-14ISKOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueEvery time I try to play a song on Spotify, it stops after 3-5 seconds and the message "Can't play the current song" appears. I've tried deleting the pr...
Plan Premium Country Spain Device Lenovo YOGA 710-14ISK Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Every time I try to play a song on Spotify, it stops after 3-5 second...
Roadie
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