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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!!Superuser Contribution Browsing by saved album with new filtering

So i used to browse my Albums section to find specific album containing all my liked songs for this album. Now, if i understand correctly, album section will only contain explicitly saved albums and this album entry will point to an ENTIRE album, inc...

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So i used to browse my Albums section to find specific album containing all my liked songs for this album. Now, if i understand correctly, album section will only contain explicitly saved albums and ...

Peter

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Avira reports that Spotify has this virus: HEUR/AGEN.1036052

PlanPremiumCountryMexicoDeviceDesktop Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI started my computer today and Avira reported that it found HEUR/AGEN.1036052 virus at Spotify.exe. I haven't downloaded any software or made any changes to Spotify...

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Plan Premium Country Mexico Device Desktop  Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I started my computer today and Avira reported that it found HEUR/AGEN.1036052 ...

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Superuser Contribution Tracks wont load

PlanPremiumCountryFinland Operating SystemWindows 7 I'm trying to create some playlists but I keep encoutering the same problem/issue again and again. First I write name of the artist in the search bar and when the results come in I select all the tr...

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Plan Premium Country Finland   Operating System Windows 7     I'm trying to create some playlists but I keep encoutering the same problem/issue again and again.   First...

Peter

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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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Solved!! Removing ad blocker

PlanFree/PremiumCountry BelgiumDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hello music lovers, I use my spotify account on many machines, one of which is the dekstop of a bar owner I know. He used to have an add blocker installed on i...

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Plan Free/Premium Country  Belgium Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Hello music lovers,    I use my spotify account on many machi...

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Update of Spotify...is downgrade

Operating SystemAndroid & W10 Issue:Since the last "updates of Spotify" things have changed a lot. Cool graphics, playlists, cool way of seeing the album animated picture (on phone)...but the customisation, the personalization of everyone owns music ...

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Operating System Android & W10   Issue: Since the last "updates of Spotify" things have changed a lot. Cool graphics, playlists, cool way of seeing the album animated picture (on phone) ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution No Songs Appearing

Some songs weren't playing so I reinstalled Spotify. Ever since then, no songs will show up. I check playlists by Spotify, look up songs, check daily mix, etc. and I can't find anything. It says nothing is here. I have reinstalled it multiple times, ...

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Some songs weren't playing so I reinstalled Spotify. Ever since then, no songs will show up. I check playlists by Spotify, look up songs, check daily mix, etc. and I can't find anything. It says noth...

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Spotify not playing music after being on Pause for a long time, Spotify not responding after closing

PlanPremiumCountry FinlandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 64-bit My Question or Issue It has been a month or two since I started having issues with the Spotify desktop application and the most annoying one is Spotify not playing music after being o...

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Plan Premium Country  Finland Device PC Operating System Windows 7 64-bit   My Question or Issue  It has been a month or two since I started having issues with the Spotify de...

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Solved!! Spotify wont play

PlanPremium CountryDenmark DeviceLenovo Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello.I am having trouble with spotify on my computer. Since yesterday i havent been able to play any songs. I restarted my computer without any luck. Afterwards i...

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Plan Premium   Country Denmark   Device Lenovo   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hello. I am having trouble with spotify on my computer. Since yes...

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Solved!! Autoplay not working

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI updated my Spotify to the most recent version and the autoplay option is now back. I have it enabled, but it still will not work. I have already done a clean rein...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I updated my Spotify to the most recent version and the autoplay option is now back. I h...

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Can't listen to local files

My Question or IssueI used to be able to listen to local files, but after I accidentally un-downloaded them when I was trying to get new local files to download on my desktop, I no longer am able to. The playlist on my desktop says the songs are down...

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My Question or Issue I used to be able to listen to local files, but after I accidentally un-downloaded them when I was trying to get new local files to download on my desktop, I no longer am a...

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Discover Weekly Dislike Button

PlanFree DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAccording to this https://community.spotify.com/t5/Implemented-Ideas/Discover-Weekly-Like-amp-Dislike-Buttons/idi-p/1176378/page/37#comments there is supposed to be a dislike button, yet...

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Plan Free   Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue According to this https://community.spotify.com/t5/Implemented-Ideas/Discover-Weekly-Like-amp-Dislike-...

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Radio tab only shows recommended stations

PlanStudent PremiumCountryAustraliaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueMy radio tab is only showing recommended stations when I click into it and nothing else. Am I not able to browse different stations in the radio tab? I swear you...

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Plan Student Premium Country Australia Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue My radio tab is only showing recommended stations when I click into it and nothing else. Am ...

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How to disable local storage

Ok, here's my scenario. My wife is a Spotify user with her own PC/Android devices. She also uses my machine on occasion (maybe once or twice a month) and has installed Spotify on my machine with my blessing. Unfortunately, I discovered that it's down...

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Ok, here's my scenario.  My wife is a Spotify user with her own PC/Android devices.  She also uses my machine on occasion (maybe once or twice a month) and has installed Spotify on my machi...

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Solved!! Music won't play on my PC. Not on web or on the app.

PlanPremiumCountryBelgiumDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo my problem is when i try to play music trough my app or web browser and try to click play the bar won't move and the image of the song isnt showing up. Even my...

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Plan Premium Country Belgium Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue So my problem is when i try to play music trough my app or web browser and try to ...

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Music Skipping Automaticly

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAfter about 38-42 seconds into a song it will skip to the next one and keep doing that. It's like the money I pay for premuim is going down the drain!

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue After about 38-42 seconds into a song it will skip to the next one and keep doing that. It's ...

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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...

Kadejr

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Solved!! How come my song didn't show in my playlist?

Never happen before only one song I have problemThe Kids Aren't Alright when I add it says this song already exist but I don't see it

Gig Goer

Never happen before only one song I have problem The Kids Aren't Alright when I add it says this song already exist but I don't see it

randyr5

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Discover Tab back at same recommendations

I listened to alot aren't the albums supposed to change now 

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I listened to alot aren't the albums supposed to change now  

MartinStoichkov

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my own playlists missing in search results

PlanPremium Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issueyesterday I updated Spotify to 1.1.2.285.ga97985efNow, search results do not return my own playlists - both created from the entire albums and the ones created from various tracks.what it ret...

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Plan Premium   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue yesterday I updated Spotify to 1.1.2.285.ga97985ef Now, search results do not return my own playlists - both create...

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