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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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[Troubleshooting] Windows

Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide to help get things working again. What to try first Perform a soft reset (generally rebooting the device will suffice). If that doesn’t help, try a clean reinstall. Be sure to l...

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Overlay option not in settings

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 ...

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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, a...
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Song songs play/no sound other song fine. What's up?

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 ...

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  • 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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Songs adds itself automatically in the same playlist

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...

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  • 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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failed to export some data

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

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  •  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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Cannot see my Network Attached Storage (NAS) under Local Files/Add a Source

I am in my initial 90-day trial of premium. I tried to add a source of local music, specifically my NAS which is where my music library is located. The list of folders in the drop down shows Network, but when I click on that, it does not then open (o...

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  •   I am in my initial 90-day trial of premium. I tried to add a source of local music, specifically my NAS which is where my music library is located. The list of folders in the drop down shows ...
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Unwanted items

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...

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  • 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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local files are not linked, they are greyed out (ID3 Tags are correct)

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...

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  • 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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Solved!! Spotify web player keeps losing connection to Chromecast Audio

My Chromecast Audio is losing the connection with Spotify Web Player, sometimes after only one song, sometimes after a couple. Sometimes I can play a whole album. Impossible to find a pattern.Every time it has paused, Web Player usually says it's str...

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  • My Chromecast Audio is losing the connection with Spotify Web Player, sometimes after only one song, sometimes after a couple. Sometimes I can play a whole album. Impossible to find a pattern. Eve...
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automatically changes playlist

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...

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  • 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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Superuser Contribution Plays partial song, then skips to another

As of a few hours ago, my Spotify app for PC started playing about a minute of a song, then skipping, either to another random song in my playlist, or some song I have never heard. And when I pause it, it will restart after a minute or so. This start...

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  • As of a few hours ago, my Spotify app for PC started playing about a minute of a song, then skipping, either to another random song in my playlist, or some song I have never heard.  And when I p...
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Solved!! Pausing Spotify Playback "Mutes" ALL Audio Playback On My Computer

Hi, everyone.I installed a Windows update today. After the update, Spotify seems to be acting strangely. Like the title says, pausing audio playback mutes all other sound output on my computer, including my web browser, and games on Steam.I tried Goo...

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  • Hi, everyone. I installed a Windows update today. After the update, Spotify seems to be acting strangely. Like the title says, pausing audio playback mutes all other sound output on my computer, i...
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Offline when I'm Not

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...

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  •   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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Can I play any song on PC, or is it now shuffle-only?

Hi! I know, silly question but I looked it up and only found complaints about Android. And I keep on hearing stuff about Spotify free just now having a "shuffle play only" function which is confusing. I know that's always how it's been for Android, n...

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  • Hi! I know, silly question but I looked it up and only found complaints about Android. And I keep on hearing stuff about Spotify free just now having a "shuffle play only" function which is confusing...
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Songs randomly skipping to next song in playlist on laptop and iPhone

Plan: PremiumCountry: USADevice: Thinkpad Laptop / iPhone 7Operating System: WIndows 10 / iOS 12.1.2 This morning the Spotify app on my laptop installed an update and ever since, songs are randomly stopping and skipping to the next track. This also a...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: USA Device: Thinkpad Laptop / iPhone 7 Operating System: WIndows 10 / iOS 12.1.2   This morning the Spotify app on my laptop installed an update and ever since, songs...
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Change which playlist 'Liked from Radio' adds to

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceiPhone 6S/PCOperating SystemiOS 12.12/Windows 10 My Question or IssueSome individual (who I believe has an IQ beginning with a decimal point) hacked my Spotify account and deleted my playlists. Helpfully, Spotify...

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  • Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device iPhone 6S/PC Operating System iOS 12.12/Windows 10   My Question or Issue Some individual (who I believe has an IQ beginning with a decimal p...
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SpotifySetup.exe has stopped working

I was trying to download Spotify, for the first time. I downloaded it for windows, through the website. So far everything's cool and good. It was installing, but then a message popped up; "SpotifySetup.exe has stopped working".I try again, same thing...

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  • I was trying to download Spotify, for the first time. I downloaded it for windows, through the website. So far everything's cool and good. It was installing, but then a message popped up; "SpotifySet...
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How can I easily add all artist albums to my library at once?

Hi. I am new to Spotify, so I apologise if this is a basic question. However, I was wondering if there was an easy way to go to an Artists page and, under Albums, add all their albums to my library, instead of having to add them manually, one at a ti...

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  •   Hi.   I am new to Spotify, so I apologise if this is a basic question.  However, I was wondering if there was an easy way to go to an Artists page and, under Albums, add all their...
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Just a few playlists are been showed to my followers

I have got over 20 playlists.All playlists are made "public".My followers don't see all 20 playlists.On PC they just see 13 playlists, on the phone (iphone8) just 8. Can somebody please tell me what is wrong?

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  • I have got over 20 playlists. All playlists are made "public". My followers don't see all 20 playlists. On PC they just see 13 playlists, on the phone (iphone8) just 8.   Can somebody p...
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Made for you error

PlanPremiumCountry AustraliaDeviceSurface Laptop 2Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Made for you isn't showing any content. I've been listening to music for almost a week now and the "made for you" area is still saying "keep listening t...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  Australia Device Surface Laptop 2 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Made for you isn't showing any content. I've been listenin...
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some local files songs not playing

I know this topic has been covered, but the simpler solutions offered on the forum haven't worked for me and I'm looking for something not too advanced. Most songs work fine but 2 different problems:1) Some songs appear in local files and playlists b...

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  •   I know this topic has been covered, but the simpler solutions offered on the forum haven't worked for me and I'm looking for something not too advanced. Most songs work fine but 2 differ...
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