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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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szkill

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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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MIKAAAAEL

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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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earthbound

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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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Repeat One turns off when changing a song

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI don't know it's a bug or feature but it's annoying as **bleep** when I must turn it back on after every song switch!

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  Plan Free/Premium Country   Device   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I don't know it's a bug or feature but it's annoying as **bleep** when I must ...

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spotify won't scrobble or show on discord

so i've been on a vacation for two weeks almost and all this time the spotify in my laptop won't scrobble or show on my discord. is there a solution to this?

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so i've been on a vacation for two weeks almost and all this time the spotify in my laptop won't scrobble or show on my discord. is there a solution to this?

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Install location, please

PlanPremiumCountryNLDeviceSurface ProOperating SystemW10 My Question or IssueHow do I install Spotify for windows in a location of my choosing? If I wanted to lack any form of control over my apps I'd be using the Microsoft or Apple store, thank you ...

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  Plan Premium Country NL Device Surface Pro Operating System W10   My Question or Issue How do I install Spotify for windows in a location of my choosing? If I wanted to lack an...

xoholo

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Solved!! [Desktop][Your Music] Bring back "Your Library" link to "Local Files"

Could we please have the link to local files back? The only other way to get there now is to search for a random track and click on it from search, which is unnecessarily indirect. If you want people to make the effort of looking for the streamed ver...

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Could we please have the link to local files back? The only other way to get there now is to search for a random track and click on it from search, which is unnecessarily indirect.   If you wa...

Bamboozled25

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Have saved music visible in My Library/Artist

PlanPremiumCountryItaly Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueUntill a couple of weeks agoo on Spotify it was possible to save music and then see it, visualize it in the artists you saved, even if you hadn't selected "Follow Artist":Now that...

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Plan Premium Country Italy   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Untill a couple of weeks agoo on Spotify it was possible to save music and then see it, visualize it...

lukeyboyuk

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Solved!! Spotify will not work at all on pc

PlanFreeCountryunited kingdomOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo about a week ago i uninstalled spotify due to a bug where only certain songs would play. So i then reinstalled it and now songs will not apear at all, this is the case in ...

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Plan Free Country united kingdom Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue So about a week ago i uninstalled spotify due to a bug where only certain songs would play. So i then ...

Mantisentil

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My playlists are empty but only on this device

PlanPremiumCountrygermany DeviceComputer(Windows)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue

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Mantisentil

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Spotify app (win) deletes saved songs from library, while they are on my phone lib (Android) app

PlanPremiumCountryThe NetherlandsDeviceWindows 10, Huawei Mate 20 liteOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueStarted yesterday, I saved a few songs on my phone to my library. When I got home, I played the same songs in the library on my compu...

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Plan Premium Country The Netherlands Device Windows 10, Huawei Mate 20 lite Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Started yesterday, I saved a few songs on my phone to my ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Unliking two songs instead of one

PlanFreeCountryLebanonDeviceMSI GS73VR 7RF Stealth ProOperating SystemWindows 10 ProMy Question or IssueGo to favorite songsSort by titleTried to delete a song which has the same name in two albums Spotify deleted both instead of the one I pressed un...

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Plan Free Country Lebanon Device MSI GS73VR 7RF Stealth Pro Operating System Windows 10 Pro My Question or Issue Go to favorite songs Sort by title Tried to delete a song which has the sa...

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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...

OneByBoo

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Solved!! Spotify not working on desktop

PlanPremiumCountryUS Operating SystemWindows 10 I can't get Spotify to work at all with my computer. I've tried reinstalling, signing in and signing out, but it's apparently made the issue worse. Music won't even be played on my web browser.I'm not s...

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Plan Premium Country US   Operating System Windows 10   I can't get Spotify to work at all with my computer. I've tried reinstalling, signing in and signing out, but it's apparently...

Mantisentil

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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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Solved!! Local Files Section Missing in Spotify Desktop

PlanPremiumCountryPortugalDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueLocal Files Section is not showing up in spotify (ver 1.1.1.348.g9064793a).I can't add a local file to playlist anymore.

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Plan Premium Country Portugal Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Local Files Section is not showing up in spotify (ver 1.1.1.348.g9064793a). I can't add a lo...

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Solved!! no songs will play

so certain songs wouldnt play when i pressed on them the album cover in the corner was blank and the songs just wouldt play after looking on here a lot of people said reinstall works so i tried and now no songs will play and all my playlists are empt...

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so certain songs wouldnt play when i pressed on them the album cover in the corner was blank and the songs just wouldt play after looking on here a lot of people said reinstall works so i tried and n...

tylerpoowrie

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Solved!! Not displaying or playing any music.

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceWindows Desktop CustomOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy Spotify refuses to load any of the music from my library, it just redirects me to browse in all of my categories, Albums, Artists, Songs etc...

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Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Windows Desktop Custom Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue My Spotify refuses to load any of the music from my library, it jus...

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slow loading on pc

one of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Yes my spotify loads slowly and 1 station only has 1 song when before it had 3 hours worth. What do I do and how do I fix it ? windo...

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one of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Yes my spotify loads slowly and 1 station only has 1  song when before it ha...

Loxer

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Radio stations not available/Can't create new ones

My Question or IssueHi, I no longer see suggested radio stations based on recent playlists and I am unable to create a new Radio station. I simply have ten options for artist-based stations. PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceHP laptopOperating SystemWindows ...

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My Question or Issue Hi, I no longer see suggested radio stations based on recent playlists and I am unable to create a new Radio station. I simply have ten options for artist-based stations.  ...

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Unable to see any songs or play music through desktop app

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceHP LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have always had a problem using the radio feature. It says "Error Failed to load", so i uninstalled Spotify and tried a fresh install from the website. Now nothing wi...

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Plan Premium Country US Device HP Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have always had a problem using the radio feature. It says "Error Failed to load", so i un...

Mantisentil

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Solved!! Empty playlist

I have recently reinstalled spotify on my laptop and I found that all my playlists were showing empty while their names were all right. Spotify on my phone shows everything same as before.

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I have recently reinstalled spotify on my laptop and I found that all my playlists were showing empty while their names were all right. Spotify on my phone shows everything same as before.

Mantisentil

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Solved!! There is no podcasts section in "my libary"

PlanFree/PremiumCountryAlgeriaOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI saw older posts which say they fixed my issue with some update.Note that i have the latest version of spotify.

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  Plan Free/Premium Country Algeria Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I saw older posts which say they fixed my issue with some update.Note that i have the latest ...

Sebasty

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