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Solved!! Disable the Mini-Player on the Web-Version

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

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...

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Solved!! Disable Video on desktop app

There no X or way to close or stop a video on Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.64.408.g0a9b557c

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

PlanPremiumCountry DenmarkDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue My spotify has been doing this lately i have tried everything nothing seems to work, reinstalled spotify, tried looking into all the other posts about this, and...

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Plan Premium Country  Denmark Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  My spotify has been doing this lately i have tried everything nothing seem...

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Bug: Windows App Incompatible with 3.1 Sound Configuration

PlanPremiumCountry USADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue When speakers are configured to 3.1 in Windows 10 sound control panel, Spotify will not play any audio and displays "Spotify can't play this right now." when any song is se...

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Plan Premium Country  USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  When speakers are configured to 3.1 in Windows 10 sound control panel, Spotify will no...

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Synchronization across devices

My Question or IssueHello! My saved albums don't sync between spotify on my phone, and spotify on my computer. The weird thing is that the playlists are synced, just not saved albums. What can I do to solve this? I've tried going in to offline mode o...

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My Question or Issue Hello! My saved albums don't sync between spotify on my phone, and spotify on my computer. The weird thing is that the playlists are synced, just not saved albums. What can I do...

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Add the actual song to a playlist

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue How can i add the actual played song (at the bottom of the app) to a playlist without search it in all songs in the upper window?

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Plan Premium Country  Germany Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  How can i add the actual played song (at the bottom of the app) to a playlist with...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Radio Stations Acting Like Playlists

PlanPremiumCountry United StatesDeviceWindows 10Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Lately every time I create a radio station from a song or artist or whatever, it takes me to what is actually a playlist. As a result, I cannot mark the s...

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Plan Premium Country  United States Device Windows 10 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Lately every time I create a radio station from a song or artist or ...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify causing a grey, then black screen when playing video games

PlanPremiumCountry Device(PCOperating System(Windows 7) My Question or Issue For the last year, spotify has been causing (or is most likely the cause of) crashes that make my screen go grey, then black. In that time, I can not access the pc. This is ...

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  Plan Premium Country   Device (PC Operating System (Windows 7)   My Question or Issue  For the last year, spotify has been causing (or is most likely the cause of) cr...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Suche geht NICHT!!

Die Suche geht in Spotify nicht mehr seit 10 Tagen !! Desktop - Win 8.1 - Suche geht NICHT!!

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Die Suche geht in Spotify nicht mehr seit 10 Tagen !! Desktop - Win 8.1 - Suche geht NICHT!!

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Superuser Contribution Added songs do not appear in playlist or Favorite Songs

Using PC version on Windows 10 I've made a playlist and want to build it out. After searching for a song I rightclick on it and add it to my playlist and also my favorite songs. I then go to the playlist and/or my favorite songs and the song does not...

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  Using PC version on Windows 10   I've made a playlist and want to build it out. After searching for a song I rightclick on it and add it to my playlist and also my favorite s...

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Spotify Won't play some songs on PC or does not show any music in playlists.

PlanPremiumCountry TurkeyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMost songs can't played on desktop app. Also some of the spotify playlist's has no song in them even tho I can play them on Mobile. I can see the songs on Web browsers bu...

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Plan Premium Country  Turkey Device PC Operating System Windows 10  My Question or Issue Most songs can't played on desktop app. Also some of the spotify playlist's has no song in ...

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Unrelated playlists and artists

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDevicePC + MobileOperating SystemWindows 10 + Android Pie My Question or Issue I am usually listening to metal artists, like Amon Amarth, Rammstein, Iced Earth, Dimmu Borgir, Behemoth, etc but totally unrelated playlists kee...

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Plan Premium Country  Germany Device PC + Mobile Operating System Windows 10 + Android Pie   My Question or Issue  I am usually listening to metal artists, like Amon Amarth, ...

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Solved!! No songs are loading/playing on my spotify app

PlanFreeOperating SystemWindows 10 I cant load ANYTHING. It gives me a "go to browse" option if I look into my songs, no songs even appear whenever I open a playlist, and whenever I try to play a song from my daily mixes, it will not load. I have tri...

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  Plan Free Operating System Windows 10   I cant load ANYTHING. It gives me a "go to browse" option if I look into my songs, no songs even appear whenever I open a playlist, and whene...

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Radio feature not working properly

PlanPremiumCountry Czech RepublicDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I've read on the help site to click on Radio and then Create New Station, but when i click on Radio either on windows or andriod all i see there is "Recommended ...

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Plan Premium Country  Czech Republic Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I've read on the help site to click on Radio and then Create New Station, b...

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Unable to play Slenderbodies' music

PlanPremiumCountry AustraliaDevicePC, Samsung S8 PlusOperating SystemWindows 10 "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it."Hey there!So about two days ago my account got hacked, but thats a different ...

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Plan Premium Country  Australia Device PC, Samsung S8 Plus Operating System Windows 10   "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it...

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Song Radio not working properly

Hi,so recently the song radio feature has stopped working for me.The option "go to song radio" (I use the German version, so I don't know if this is the exact translation of the menu entry) is still there in the little pop-up menu when I right-click ...

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  Hi, so recently the song radio feature has stopped working for me. The option "go to song radio" (I use the German version, so I don't know if this is the exact translation of the menu entr...

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Videos won't play

PlanFree/PremiumCountry United StatesDeviceDesktop (Custom PC)Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Is anyone else having the issue where the videos won't play on the spotify desktop app or web player? The videos seem to work fine on phones...

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Plan Free/Premium Country  United States Device Desktop (Custom PC) Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Is anyone else having the issue where the videos won't...

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Can't play anything.

PlanPremiumCountryThe United States.DevicePersonal computerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue When I try to play any song I get the error message "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it...

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Plan Premium Country The United States. Device Personal computer Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  When I try to play any song I get the error message "Spotify c...

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Solved!! spotify on desktop won't work

PlanFreeCountry United statesDevicehp pavillion g6Operating Systemwindows 7 My Question or Issue Spotify works across all my devices except for my laptop. It won't show me my favorite songs, won't play any music. I have done a clean reinstall and res...

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Plan Free Country  United states Device hp pavillion g6 Operating System windows 7   My Question or Issue  Spotify works across all my devices except for my laptop. It won't ...

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I can't play any music!

PlanFreeCountryPolandDeviceLenovo ideapad 510Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue The moment I turned on my Spotify app today I've seen that all my playlist were empty. I've tried to find a non-empty one, but all were. I've restarted the a...

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Plan Free Country Poland Device Lenovo ideapad 510 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  The moment I turned on my Spotify app today I've seen that all my playlist w...

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[BUGS] Playlist folders in sidebar

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDeviceDesktop PC x86 Operating SystemWindows 10 Pro My Question or IssueThe following behaviour regarding playlist folders is new, persistent (couple of weeks) and I am on the latest version: 1) The content of playlist folde...

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Plan Premium Country  Germany Device Desktop PC x86  Operating System Windows 10 Pro  My Question or Issue The following behaviour regarding playlist folders is new, pers...

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