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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 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...
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...
PlanPremiumDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or Issue After doing almost nothing spotify pc app acts like offline. What i mean by this, is i can't use spotify connect on it altough i can on browser spotify app. Can't use play together on ...
Plan Premium Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue After doing almost nothing spotify pc app acts like offline. What i mean by this, is i can't use spotify c...
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Plan PremiumCountry BrazilDevice PCOperating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I try to open spotify.exe I see the little loading icon on my mouse icon but nothing happens, not even an error message, there is no spotify process that opens n...
Plan Premium Country Brazil Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I try to open spotify.exe I see the little loading icon on ...
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Windows 8.1 64bit, Premium Subscription, Version 1.0.96.181.gf6bc1b6b, Spotify App 32bit(/shrug?) So I just started using Spotify after seeing a friend use it, and getting recommended. I saw one of those friends using their media buttons and getting ...
Windows 8.1 64bit, Premium Subscription, Version 1.0.96.181.gf6bc1b6b, Spotify App 32bit(/shrug?) So I just started using Spotify after seeing a friend use it, a...
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PlanFreeCountryUSA DeviceDESKTOP PCOperating SystemVISTA My Question or IssueHi. Some songs show they are playing but no sound. I play a different song/band and there is sound without any adjustments or changes to my settings.2 particular bands I am ...
Plan Free Country USA Device DESKTOP PC Operating System VISTA My Question or Issue Hi. Some songs show they are playing but no sound. I play a different song/band and there ...
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PlanFreeCountryPolandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueDaily mixes don't show up on my desktop app and web player. Everything's ok on android app. I have 5 daily mixes there but something is wrong with PC player.
Plan Free Country Poland Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Daily mixes don't show up on my desktop app and web player. Everything's ok on android app. I have...
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PlanPremiumCountry Sweden Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMight be a wierd title but I'll try to break this down.I have a playlist where I've got alot of rock songs. That's the only playlist that I've had problem with. If I'm listening...
Plan Premium Country Sweden Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Might be a wierd title but I'll try to break this down. I have a playlist where I've got alo...
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Windows 10 spotify appHello, recently everytime i open spotify im getting notification that"failed to export some data"no idea how to fix (unistaling=nothing happens) any solutions
Windows 10 spotify app Hello, recently everytime i open spotify im getting notification that"failed to export some data"no idea how to fix (unistaling=nothing happens) any solutions &...
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Plan Premium Device PC Operating System Win 7 The title says it all i think.
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Spotify premium on Windows 7I had a weird problem with Spotify doesn't playing any songs with explicit content, and there was nowhere in the settings where I could turn it on/off.Then I read on another thread that people who had problems with Spotify...
Spotify premium on Windows 7 I had a weird problem with Spotify doesn't playing any songs with explicit content, and there was nowhere in the settings where I could turn it on/off. Then I read on...
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PlanPremiumCountryAustriaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 w/ newest updates Hello dear community,sadly i could not find any useful information while searching.. I have the problem that Spotify goes offline sporadically, about 60sec. online, 15sec. ...
Plan Premium Country Austria Device PC Operating System Windows 10 w/ newest updates Hello dear community, sadly i could not find any useful information while searching.. &n...
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PlanPremiumCountry FranceDevicePCOperating System7 Pro My Question or IssueHelloHow to delete "derivative products" on artiste page on desktop spotify software ?How to delete "playlists" things below artiste ?How to personalize "Home page" : the play...
Plan Premium Country France Device PC Operating System 7 Pro My Question or Issue Hello How to delete "derivative products" on artiste page on desktop spotify software ? How ...
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PlanPremium DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi, I would like to get help from the community. Recently I had some update issues with the Spotify app, so I decided to reinstall it. Once I uninstalled the original app, I downloade...
Plan Premium Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi, I would like to get help from the community. Recently I had some update issues with the Spotify app,...
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Plan: PremiumCountry: ATDevice: HP LaptopOperating System: Windows 10My Question or IssueI want to import my local library and create a playlist of thembut spotify won't match the files with the spotify database, they remain greyI used Mp3Tag v2.91 t...
Plan: Premium Country: AT Device: HP Laptop Operating System: Windows 10 My Question or Issue I want to import my local library and create a playlist of them but spotify won't match the files w...
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planpremium CountryNetherlands DevicelaptopOperating Systemwindows 10 My Question or Issue i have a list of 2000 songs and i want to start listening in the middle and continue from there. But spotify automatically changes the next song to be played t...
plan premium Country Netherlands Device laptop Operating System windows 10 My Question or Issue i have a list of 2000 songs and i want to start listening in the...
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Hello, I'm currently using a Windows 10 Pro RS6 build 18305.I can use spotify connect after installation spotify, either the spotify on windows storebut after I close it, and open it again, Spotify Connect doesn't detect any devicesI've tried to disa...
Hello, I'm currently using a Windows 10 Pro RS6 build 18305. I can use spotify connect after installation spotify, either the spotify on windows store but after I close it, and open it again, Spoti...
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PlanPremium CountrySweden Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueThe radio feature on the playlists seems to be gone. How can I get them back?I read that "Spotify Radio has been removed from the free, ad-supported service on mobile. ". The cl...
Plan Premium Country Sweden Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue The radio feature on the playlists seems to be gone. How can I get them back? I read that ...
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I noticed in my Desktop that some songs have been appearing with a yellow text color instead of the traditional white that is used everywhere else. Is there any reason for this? I've noticed this quite frequently with regards to Japanese being stream...
I noticed in my Desktop that some songs have been appearing with a yellow text color instead of the traditional white that is used everywhere else. Is there any reason for this? I've noticed this qui...
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I hear when spotify uses the .ogg format for music. But you can't import music from your local files to your spotify if it's .ogg? That seems very dumb. Why do they not support .ogg files? I just want to listen to the music I have downloaded, but bec...
I hear when spotify uses the .ogg format for music. But you can't import music from your local files to your spotify if it's .ogg? That seems very dumb. Why do they not support .ogg files? I just wan...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue How do I fix this error. I want my spotify on pc to sync with discord, meanwhile when I am on ps4 it shows my status on discord.
Plan Free/Premium Country Device Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue How do I fix this error. I want my spotify on ...
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PlanFreeCountry United States of AmericaDevice(HP Pavilion g6)Operating System(Windows 7) My Question or IssueSpotify is saying that my laptop is offline when it is not. It is connected to the WiFi and the connection if working just fine. It was only...
Plan Free Country United States of America Device (HP Pavilion g6) Operating System (Windows 7) My Question or Issue Spotify is saying that my laptop is offline when it...
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