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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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MattSuda

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How do I exclude specific local files from my library?

I've been using Spotify on my phone. I told it where my local files are, to save on downloading them again. But I'm using my Spotify library for only the songs I really, really like rather than all the misc **bleep** I've accumulated over the years. ...

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I've been using Spotify on my phone. I told it where my local files are, to save on downloading them again. But I'm using my Spotify library for only the songs I really, really like rather than all t...

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Bug al usar la opción "aleatorio"

Hace un tiempo que me fijaba que al reproducir, me salia música sin información por lo que no la reproducia, si mirabas la lista de reproducción son como 5 canciones sin datos y la siguiente estaba bien. Así sucesivamente.Probé a reinstalar la aplica...

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 Hace un tiempo que me fijaba que al reproducir, me salia música sin información por lo que no la reproducia, si mirabas la lista de reproducción son como 5 canciones sin datos y la siguiente es...

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Volume bug on Edge

PlanPremiumCountryRomania DeviceDell E5570 LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 - x64 My Question or IssueOn the Edge browser when using the web-player, if I adjust the player volume to a lower value, it jumps back to max after about a minute of listenin...

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Plan Premium Country Romania   Device Dell E5570 Laptop Operating System Windows 10 - x64   My Question or Issue On the Edge browser when using the web-player, if I adjust the pl...

OneByBoo

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Artist follow button

Hello! My problem is really not a problem. But, sometimes I dont see the follow button in artist page and sometimes I see it. Why is that? I use Windows desktop + Chrome webplayer and iPhone 8.

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  Hello!  My problem is really not a problem.  But, sometimes I dont see the follow button in artist page and sometimes I see it. Why is that? I use Windows desktop + Chrome webplaye...

MrtyP

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Potentially issue with Spotify in relation to Outlook unresponsive

PlanPremium CountryAustralia Device Toshiba Kira notebook Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWe have this issue with this machine where Outlook 2016 is keeping unresponsive perhaps twice a day while running the Spotify (playing the music)...

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Plan Premium   Country Australia   Device   Toshiba Kira notebook   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue We have this issue with this machine wher...

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Falta de Opções e recursos na plataforma PC

PlanPremiumCountry BrasilDeviceComputador WindowsOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueUma coisa fundamental que falta no aplicativo de vocês para o computador seria a opção de poder colocar as musicas organizadas da maneira que desejarmos(a...

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Plan Premium Country  Brasil Device Computador Windows Operating System Windows 10  My Question or Issue Uma coisa fundamental que falta no aplicativo de vocês para o computador se...

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Shuffle Problems

Howdy,I am having some trouble with shuffling a playlist. I have seen similar topics but none with helpful answers. PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceWindowsOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I had a playlist full with some albums and songs that...

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Howdy, I am having some trouble with shuffling a playlist. I have seen similar topics but none with helpful answers.   Plan Premium Country UK Device Windows Operating System Windows 1...

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How to add people to "See what your friends are playing" without facebook?

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceSamsung Note 4Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've been looking for a way to add my friends, who do not have facebook, to my friends feed. I am following them and they are following me back. I know how to...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Samsung Note 4 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I've been looking for a way to add my friends, who do not have facebook, to my fri...

Brunelicia

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Solved!! This playlist is currently empty

I have issue with a playlist that I use to listen to and sudennly one day, in the playlist showing "This playlist is currently empty" and i cant get it why, while i can see that there is a songs then i search this playlist on the internet (in open sp...

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I have issue with a playlist that I use to listen to and sudennly one day, in the playlist showing "This playlist is currently empty" and i cant get it why, while i can see that there is a songs...

Bittencourt

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Friends Feed not showing

PlanPremiumCountryIrelandDeviceDell and Asus LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 / Windows 8 My Question or IssueHi all,Since the last update I am having the classic issue again: I can't see my friends feed. I've been checking and they confirm they are ...

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Plan Premium Country Ireland Device Dell and Asus Laptop Operating System Windows 10 / Windows 8   My Question or Issue Hi all, Since the last update I am having the classic issue aga...

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Solved!! Certain songs won´t play

Operating SystemWindows 10Spotify Version1.0.99.250 My Question or IssueWell, since some days i have the problem that im not able to play some songs of random artist.After reinstalling Spotify it used to work but some days later it´s starting to do i...

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 Operating System Windows 10 Spotify Version 1.0.99.250   My Question or Issue Well, since some days i have the problem that im not able to play some songs of random artist. Aft...

nan1

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Playlists can only show songs that I like.

So when I play Global Top 50 or Hip-Hop Central it only shows the song that I like.

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So when I play Global Top 50 or Hip-Hop Central it only shows the song that I like.

Sebasty

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Volume Slider and Song Navigator slider does not work

PlanPremiumCountry CanadaDeviceAsus PC Operating SystemWindows 8 My Question or IssueMy volume slider and song navigator slider is not working at all. I drag it, it doesn't respond, I double click where I want it to go, it doesn't work. I've properly...

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Plan Premium Country  Canada Device Asus PC  Operating System Windows 8   My Question or Issue My volume slider and song navigator slider is not working at all. I drag it, it...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Error Code:2 attempting to login

PlanPremiumCountryAustralia DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 8 My Spotify app on home PC stated it was not connected to the internet. I therefore uninstalled and reinstalled but now recive the attached error when logging in (Service is unavailable, pl...

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Plan Premium Country Australia  Device PC Operating System Windows 8   My Spotify app on home PC stated it was not connected to the internet. I therefore uninstalled and reins...

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Hey Spotify, I think you guys broke something

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10IssueI can't get anything to play unless it is in my saved songs list or it was already in a previous created playlist. Anytime I trying to play something that isn't in one of the two I just get a black album cove...

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Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10 Issue I can't get anything to play unless it is in my saved songs list or it was already in a previous created playlist. Anytime I trying to play somet...

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Playlists not syncing between devices

My playlists between my phone and windows 10 PC do not seem to sync. I have done some research and it seems as though this has been an issue for some users for quite some time how. How the heck has this not been fixed yet? Does anyone have a solution...

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My playlists between my phone and windows 10 PC do not seem to sync. I have done some research and it seems as though this has been an issue for some users for quite some time how. How the heck has t...

sg97

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Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it.

Plan - PremiumCountry - UKDevice - PC, Win 7This is a joke right? The file is a local file, how could I select it if it wasn't imported?This used to work just fine but now for some reason none of my local files will play.Loads of threads offer loads ...

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Plan - Premium Country - UK Device - PC, Win 7 This is a joke right? The file is a local file, how could I select it if it wasn't imported? This used to work just fine but now for some reason...

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Solved!! How to turn off auto DJ feature

My Question or Issue How do I turn off the auto DJ feature? Not the crossfade feature, that is already switched off.

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  My Question or Issue  How do I turn off the auto DJ feature? Not the crossfade feature, that is already switched off.

Sebasty

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Queue does not load full playlist

I have a playlist of about 250 songs. Queue does not load full playlist when I play a song in the playlist it just loads about 80 to 90 songs then stops playing when reaching the last song in the queue instead of adding the rest of the songs from the...

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I have a playlist of about 250 songs. Queue does not load full playlist when I play a song in the playlist it just loads about 80 to 90 songs then stops playing when reaching the last song in the que...

Sebasty

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Solved!! Certain songs/albums won't play

PlanFreeCountry PortugalDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 This started happening about 1-2 weeks ago, where specific songs won't play, seemingly all from the same album. The albums I can and can't play seem to change from restart to restart too. Whe...

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Plan Free Country  Portugal Device PC Operating System Windows 10   This started happening about 1-2 weeks ago, where specific songs won't play, seemingly all from the same album. ...

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