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Can't play an artist's discography on the desktop app

Plan Premium Device PC / Android My Question or Issue This happened a few days ago. Normally when i clicked an Artist > Discography > Show All > And play a song, the next song was from the next album of the artist. Now, the next song is a random one ...

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Issue : no volume control in spotify when exclusive mode is activated

Premium member, France, Windows 10 64 bits updated, Focusrite Audio solo usb external soundcard updated, Desktop app updated I talk with the customer service, we try to solve my problem and they told me that it should be an issue that I have to talk ...

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Black Screen (June 15 2026 install)

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceDesktop PC IntelOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueFollowed clean re-install instructions after getting black screen at startup. Installed the latest June 15 version from the Windows Store. Ran once without p...

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bluehallon

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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 are...

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Spotify keeps crashing on login.

PlanPremium CountryU.S.ADeviceP.C.Operating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueSo I just got on my computer after getting home from work today and wanted to listen to music. Spotify was closed and I went to open it and it asked me to login. So I obv...

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Plan Premium  Country U.S.A Device P.C. Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue So I just got on my computer after getting home from work today and wanted to listen to music. S...

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Transfer to iOS

Plan: PremiumCountry: CanadaDevice: iPhone 7Operating System: 12.1My Question or Issue:I'm trying to transfer some local files from my PC to my iPhone, I have a playlist, I have the download button ticked on each playlist both on my computer and my p...

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Plan: Premium Country: Canada Device: iPhone 7 Operating System: 12.1 My Question or Issue: I'm trying to transfer some local files from my PC to my iPhone, I have a playlist...

Nico

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Search by artist does not load all of his songs

Hello, everyone! I have issue that has appeared recently.When I want to create a playlist of all songs of artist (either his own or features) usually i type his name in search, select all songs and add them to playlist.However, now i face the problem...

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Hello, everyone!   I have issue that has appeared recently. When I want to create a playlist of all songs of artist (either his own or features) usually i type his name in search, select all ...

Nico

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not all songs are played from playlist

anyone having the issue where the playlist songs are not getting played all the songs. it doesn's matter it being on pc spotify or android spotify. It'll end prematually and i lost track where it stopped.

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anyone having the issue where the playlist songs are not getting played all the songs. it doesn's matter it being on pc spotify or android spotify. It'll end prematually and i lost track where it sto...

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Spotify isn't working properly

PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyOperating SystemWindows 7My Question or IssueI'm using Spotify for 3 years but it started to acting weird. When I try to listen to songs they won't start. They turn into blank when start them. Also I can't use online features ...

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  Plan Premium Country Turkey Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue I'm using Spotify for 3 years but it started to acting weird. When I try to listen to songs they won't start...

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Pressed play, but nothing happens on podcasts from iHeartRadio

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueA couple of days ago two of the podcasts from iHeartRadio (Behind the bastards and It Could Happen Here) stopped working. All the episodes are available, however when I select one ...

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Plan Premium Country Norway Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue A couple of days ago two of the podcasts from iHeartRadio (Behind the bastards and It Could Happen Here) stopped wo...

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local files playing but no sound

Spotify premium on Windows 7. I have had countless problems with spotify, so it's difficult for me to remember all the possible things I have done to get a working spotify. Recently, it has been working okay, except that it will not make sound when p...

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Spotify premium on Windows 7. I have had countless problems with spotify, so it's difficult for me to remember all the possible things I have done to get a working spotify. Recently, it has been work...

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[Desktop][Other] Desktop App Redownloads Songs After HDD Defrag

I was troubleshooting my PC and ran a defrag of one of my hard drives that the Spotify music downloads folder is on and after the defrag, the Spotify Desktop App auto switched my defaults to my SSD that Windows 10 is on which is limited in space. So ...

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I was troubleshooting my PC and ran a defrag of one of my hard drives that the Spotify music downloads folder is on and after the defrag, the Spotify Desktop App auto switched my defaults to my SSD t...

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Solved!! Windows 10 merged OneDrive Library

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe 1809 release of Windows 10 included the ability to make your OneDrive folders the default location for Documents, Music, Downloads, etc. After enabling this it ap...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue The 1809 release of Windows 10 included the ability to make your OneDrive folders the defa...

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Music is gone, Can't Listen to not-songs, and all usual solutions aren't working.

So recently i haven't been able to listen to new music, fine cause i have the 10k limit plently of music. After weeks i decided to get rid of a few albums in favor of something new and of course it didn't work and i've had this problem before and it ...

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  So recently i haven't been able to listen to new music, fine cause i have the 10k limit plently of music. After weeks i decided to get rid of a few albums in favor of something new and of cou...

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Can't click and drag on trackpad: alternative to re-ordering playlists?

Hi all, The keyboard that comes with my Surface Pro isn't working as it properly should and as a result I can't click and drag on the track-pad, meaning I can't re-order playlists the usual way on desktop. The laptop is also a touch screen, but click...

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Hi all,  The keyboard that comes with my Surface Pro isn't working as it properly should and as a result I can't click and drag on the track-pad, meaning I can't re-order playlists the usual wa...

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Spotify Desktop and Web App Won't Play Music

PlanFreeCountry United StatesDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 8 My Question or Issue Whenever I open the Spotify desktop or web browser app, I can't play any song I search for. All that happens when I click play is the image that normally shows wh...

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Plan Free Country  United States Device Laptop Operating System Windows 8   My Question or Issue  Whenever I open the Spotify desktop or web browser app, I can't play any son...

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Spotify crashes immediately after I click on it.

PlanPremiumCountryDominican Republic DeviceDesktop (PC)Operating SystemWindows 10 Pro - 1809 My Question or Issue:No matter what, spotify crashes after opening. I mean, it just closes. If I open it and click on another window spotify keeps open, but ...

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Plan Premium Country Dominican Republic  Device Desktop (PC) Operating System Windows 10 Pro - 1809   My Question or Issue: No matter what, spotify crashes after opening. I m...

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Upload a musique

Hi, i recently made a music from myself, and i would like to share it on spotify. But i don't know how to do that, i never used spotify before that. I don't know if i'm allowed to do that.I found on internet something, it said , click on "add source"...

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Hi, i recently made a music from myself, and i would like to share it on spotify.  But i don't know how to do that, i never used spotify before that. I don't know if i'm allowed to do that. I ...

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Spotify doesn't work on windows 10 pc

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceHp probookOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify does not work on my laptop as my playlists that I have mad and put songs in say they have no songs, I cant play any music and there is no friend activit...

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Plan Premium Country Australia Device Hp probook Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotify does not work on my laptop as my playlists that I have mad and put songs in ...

Nico

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Songs added to Local files don't show up

I know this question has been asked a couple times and I've tried everything suggested. I have a couple songs in a folder for Local Files on my desktop, I've added 2 songs recently to the folder and no matter what I do I cant get the new songs to sho...

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I know this question has been asked a couple times and I've tried everything suggested. I have a couple songs in a folder for Local Files on my desktop, I've added 2 songs recently to the folder and ...

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My library is not synced on multiple devices

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceiPhone 7 and PCOperating SystemiOS 12 and Windows 10 My Question or IssueMy library is not synced between my devices. I added few songs on my phone, however they do not appear in my library on my PC. When I did the opposite,...

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Plan Premium Country US Device iPhone 7 and PC Operating System iOS 12 and Windows 10   My Question or Issue My library is not synced between my devices. I added few songs on my phone,...

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How Do I Get My New Playlist Cover to Appear in Search Results?

I uploaded my first playlist cover on the desktop app, and it appears with the new cover in my library, both on my desktop and iOS device apps. However, when the playlist is displayed in a search result, it shows the old 4-panel cover. When I click o...

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I uploaded my first playlist cover on the desktop app, and it appears with the new cover in my library, both on my desktop and iOS device apps.   However, when the playlist is displayed in a s...

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Missing songs in list or greyed out...

PlanPremiumCountryRomaniaDeviceLenovo LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 up-to-date My Question or IssueI often find songs that are black or just greyed out. What could be the problem?

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Plan Premium Country Romania Device Lenovo Laptop Operating System Windows 10 up-to-date   My Question or Issue I often find songs that are black or just greyed out. What could be the ...

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