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Solved!! How to permanently turn off smart shuffle?

PlanPremiumCountryPolandOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI just noticed that a new "smart shuffle mode" putting unwanted "smart recommendations" in my queue was added to my desktop app. How to turn it off permanently or at least make th...

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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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SilPho

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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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Deleted song unintentional

PlanFreeCountry ItalyDeviceXiaomi Mi A1, Asus Zenfone 2Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hi, i think i had unintentionaly deleted an song to be playable how can i listen it again? it's Sally from Hardwell, it wasn't from a playlist or s...

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Plan Free Country  Italy Device Xiaomi Mi A1, Asus Zenfone 2 Operating System Windows 10  My Question or Issue  Hi, i think i had unintentionaly deleted an song to be playable...

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Solved!! Podcasts disappearing from "Your Library" menu

PlanPremiumCountry AustraliaDeviceASUS VivoBook Pro17Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I enjoy listening to a wide range of podcasts and enjoy using Spotify as my primary podcast platform, due to the ease of using Spotify Connect to str...

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Plan Premium Country  Australia Device ASUS VivoBook Pro17 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I enjoy listening to a wide range of podcasts and enjoy using S...

mireczatko

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Windows App changes volume on iOS device when transferring playback

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceiPhone X iOS 12.1.2App version 8.4.79.933 Operating SystemWindows 10 build 18091.0.96.181.gf6bc1b6b (Windows Store version) My Question or IssueWhen transferring playback from my phone to my desktop, Spotify will change th...

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Plan Premium Country USA   Device iPhone X iOS 12.1.2 App version 8.4.79.933   Operating System Windows 10 build 1809 1.0.96.181.gf6bc1b6b (Windows Store version)   My Que...

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Spotify won't open, tried to delete but now I can't even do that

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify randomly stopped working. It wouldn't open so I tried to delete everything but I can't delete spotify.exe, I don't know why. A photo is attached with the message I get.

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Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Spotify randomly stopped working. It wouldn't open so I tried to delete everything but I can't delete spotify.exe, I d...

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Disconnected External HD cause redownloading

PlanPremiumCountry TRDevice(Dell Latitude)Operating System(Windows 7) My Question or Issue I have a premium account for a long time,I use my external WD HDD for offline storage but sometimes it disconnects and even though directory still exists it is...

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Plan Premium Country  TR Device (Dell Latitude) Operating System (Windows 7)   My Question or Issue  I  have a premium account for a long time, I use my external WD HDD...

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PC version won't connect to phone or scrobble to Last.fm

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceMedion Razer Laptop, Google Pixel PhoneOperating SystemWindows 10, Android 9 My Question or IssueThe version of Spotify on my laptop has suddenly become disconnected from my phone via Connect, and Last.fm. Spotify on my lapt...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Medion Razer Laptop, Google Pixel Phone Operating System Windows 10, Android 9   My Question or Issue The version of Spotify on my laptop has suddenly be...

rpenn

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Thanks for forcing me to install your bloatware on my PC

Thanks for forcing me to install your bloatware only to edit playlist name.Every other music service allows to edit playlist name from any browser.Only Spotify forces its users to install useless applications.When my 1$ premium ends in 3 months I am ...

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  Thanks for forcing me to install your bloatware only to edit playlist name. Every other music service allows to edit playlist name from any browser. Only Spotify forces its users to install...

matthewoli98

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nothing works

PlanFreeCountry polandDevicepcOperating Systemwindows 10 My Question or Issuespotify just doesn't work. i cannot download it, register a new account, or do anything related to the site, because my access is denied. i cannot play music, because spotif...

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Plan Free Country  poland Device pc Operating System windows 10   My Question or Issue spotify just doesn't work. i cannot download it, register a new account, or do anything rela...

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Spotify won't play song

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceWindows ComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify won't play this one specific song for me, and has being doing this for a little over a month. ("Unity" - by the fatrat). I have tried reinstalling s...

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Plan Premium Country Norway Device Windows Computer Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Spotify won't play this one specific song for me, and has being doing this ...

matthewoli98

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How to update (old spotify version)?

PlanFreeCountry BrazilDevicelaptopOperating Systemwindows 10 My Question or Issue I've been experiencing an issue where I could not update spotify. Today I uninstalled it and downloaded the setup from the website (in order do get the latest version)....

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Plan Free Country  Brazil Device laptop Operating System windows 10   My Question or Issue  I've been experiencing an issue where I could not update spotify. Today I uninstal...

matthewoli98

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Enable Explicit Songs by disabling 'Hardware acceleration"?!

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...

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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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White bar on top of maximized Spotify app on Windows 10 after update

PlanPremiumCountry South AfricaDeviceDell XPS 13 1970Operating SystemWindows 10 Home My Question or Issue Hi, since I updated Spotify on Windows, it now has a white bar on top of the window when the window is maximized. I can see part of the unstyled...

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Plan Premium Country  South Africa Device Dell XPS 13 1970 Operating System Windows 10 Home   My Question or Issue  Hi, since I updated Spotify on Windows, it now has a white...

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Spotify Cant play this right now (Every single song on desktop app)

PlanPremiumCountry USADevice(PCOperating System(Windows 10,) My Question or Issue Every single song on desktop app gives "Spotify can't play this right now message". I can play them on all other devices. I have uninstalled, deleted profile and cache,...

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Plan Premium Country  USA Device (PC Operating System (Windows 10,)   My Question or Issue  Every single song on desktop app gives "Spotify can't play this right now message"...

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Whenever I try to uninstall Spotify it says that the file is missing from the directory

PlanPremiumCountry Greece Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I've tried multiple times to unistall Spotify manually and through the control panel but my PC just says that no files linked to it exist in the system and when I find the file...

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Plan Premium Country  Greece   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I've tried multiple times to unistall Spotify manually and through the control panel bu...

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Cant install a thing aka Spotify vs Local Sybols

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 8.1 with all the published (and installed) updates My Question or Issue Hello everybody, So, I'm here to address the issue I've been having recently with Spotify's desktop app, which I've been u...

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  Plan Premium Country Poland Device PC Operating System Windows 8.1 with all the published (and installed) updates   My Question or Issue  Hello everybody,   So, I'm...

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What happened to the "create playlist radio" feature?

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevice(Samsung Galaxy 9, Windows PC)Operating System(Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueThis is really quite strange and unusual. One of my most used features, in fact, one of the features that pushed me to sta...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device (Samsung Galaxy 9, Windows PC) Operating System (Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue This is really quite strange and unu...

ARFrostByte

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Discord won't show what music I am playing?

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.

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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 ...

Milkiz

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Spotify can't play this song right now

ould PlanStudentCountryUK Device(iPhone 6, PC and laptop)Operating System(iOS 11, Windows 10) My Question or IssueHave a problem where I can't play a specific artist (While She Sleeps) on any of my devices.My friends can all play them without any pro...

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ould Plan Student Country UK  Device (iPhone 6, PC and laptop) Operating System (iOS 11,  Windows 10)   My Question or Issue Have a problem where I can't play a specific arti...

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Local files?

PlanFree/PremiumCountryPortugalDevicePCOperating SystemWindows Since last update the local files tab disappeared from the pc app as a user of those files on some playlists can you tell me how to add local files to a playlist?

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Plan Free/Premium Country Portugal Device PC Operating System Windows   Since last update the local files tab disappeared from the pc app as a user of those files on some playlists can ...

mashby97

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Spotify for Windows 10 not scrobbling and not displaying current song as Discord status

My device is a laptop, with Windows 10 as the operating system. I've tried reinstalling the Spotify app multiple times and it doesn't fix the issue mentioned on the subject.

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My device is a laptop, with Windows 10 as the operating system. I've tried reinstalling the Spotify app multiple times and it doesn't fix the issue mentioned on the subject.

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