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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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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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Design flaw

Sorry in advance for my english,I 'm new to spotiffy none the less , in my point of view on the "Albums" menu should only show the albums that I liked on the artist page, and not all the songs plus albuns that I like.On the "Artists" should have a op...

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Sorry in advance for my english, I 'm new to spotiffy none the less , in my point of view on the "Albums" menu should only show the albums that I liked on the artist page, and not all the songs plus...

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Media Keys Not Working

I recently had this problem where whenever I try to press the F5 button (to play my music because it has the play/pause button) It doesn't do anything. I have had it working for over a year, but for some reason over the last week it hasn't been worki...

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I recently had this problem where whenever I try to press the F5 button (to play my music because it has the play/pause button) It doesn't do anything. I have had it working for over a year, but for ...

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Why tf can't I download albums on Windows 10?

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Why can't I download albums on the windows 10 version of Spotify Premium? Am I the only one who finds this ridiculous, especially since there is no explanation? Why can't I download albums on...

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Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Why can't I download albums on the windows 10 version of Spotify Premium? Am I the only one who finds this ridiculous,...

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Glitch: Wrong song plays

PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceDesktop computerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHey Spotify Community, I'm experiencing a bizzare glitch. Sometimes when I have tracks queued up, when the next song comes on it will actually play the previous...

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Plan Premium Country UK   Device Desktop computer Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hey Spotify Community,   I'm experiencing a bizzare glitch. Sometimes ...

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Cover Art for certain songs in Local Files not showing?

So I spent hours editing tons of music tags using MP3 Diags Unstable, fixing titles, albums, artists, and cover art. I changed my Local Files folder to the folder with all the music, and most of the music synced perfectly, except for a few songs. The...

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So I spent hours editing tons of music tags using MP3 Diags Unstable, fixing titles, albums, artists, and cover art. I changed my Local Files folder to the folder with all the music, and most of...

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Local Files Missing

Recently, as of yesterday, noticed some discrepancies between my desktop Spotify and my mobile. Exactly 30 of my 153 local files, kept in a 'DOWNLOADS' playlist, randomly stopped showing up in my desktop playlists. (As a note I do have a 154th track ...

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Recently, as of yesterday, noticed some discrepancies between my desktop Spotify and my mobile. Exactly 30 of my 153 local files, kept in a 'DOWNLOADS' playlist, randomly stopped showing up in my des...

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Spotify says my playlist cover isn't big enough when it is

PlanFreeCountryEngland DeviceLenovo LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I've been trying to update my playlist cover multiple times but it isnt working. Everytime I try and do it, it says my photo isnt the correct size (300x300) eve...

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Plan Free Country England   Device Lenovo Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I've been trying to update my playlist cover multiple times but it i...

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Playlists won't play through, song cuts out in middle and moves to new tract

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceMultiple Windows 10 Desktop appsOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue I can't get through even the first track in a playlist - after about 2/3 of the song plays the track ends and a n...

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Plan Premium Country USA  Device Multiple Windows 10 Desktop apps Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  I can't get through ev...

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Discover

Hi everyone, So, I just logged in to Spot today and I realized the discover section is gone. The weekly discover section is still there, but that's garbage! I want the old discover section where I could see about ten different albuns or something lik...

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Hi everyone,   So, I just logged in to Spot today and I realized the discover section is gone. The weekly discover section is still there, but that's garbage! I want the old discover section w...

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Spotify Won't Show on my Discord Profile

PlanFreeCountry CanadaDeviceDell laptop?Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I recenly got Discord and Spotify on my windows laptop, and I would like my profile on Discord to say I'm listening to Spotify, and what, but it won't even if Dis...

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Plan Free Country  Canada Device Dell laptop? Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I recenly got Discord and Spotify on my windows laptop, and I would like my ...

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Unable to play track Come On by Bone Crusher

PlanPremium CountryUnited States DevicePC and Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus Operating SystemWindows 10 and Android 8 My Question or IssueI tried to play Come On by Bone Crusher (Stomp the Yard soundtrack) but it's not playing on that playlist. Can you pleas...

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  Plan Premium   Country United States   Device PC and Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus   Operating System Windows 10 and Android 8   My Question or Issue I tried to play...

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Local Files option not showing on PC

PlanPremiumCountry United StatesDeviceLenovo ThinkpadOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hello, I logged on to Spotify to reinsert a local file that had greyed out on my phone (which is STILL A PROBLEM!!!) and I found out that there was n...

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Plan Premium Country  United States Device Lenovo Thinkpad Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Hello,   I logged on to Spotify to reinsert a local file...

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Modifica carta di credito

PlanPremiumCountry italiaDevicePCOperating Systemwindows 10 My Question or Issue Buongiorno,sta per concludersi il mio abbonamento annuale con scadenza il 24/12 ma al momento in cui tento di cambiare il metodo di pagamento non trovo l'opzione e mi ri...

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Plan Premium Country  italia Device PC Operating System windows 10   My Question or Issue  Buongiorno, sta per concludersi il mio abbonamento annuale con scadenza il 24/12 m...

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Solved!! Songs Randomly Deleted, How Do I Import A Backup I Made?

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceWindows 10 PC/Samsung Galaxy S9+Operating SystemWindows 10/Android Oreo My Question or IssueI believe someone gained access to my account and deleted all of my 800+ songs. I went on my PC without it connected to the interne...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Windows 10 PC/Samsung Galaxy S9+ Operating System Windows 10/Android Oreo   My Question or Issue I believe someone gained access to my account and ...

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Can't install Spotify on desktop

PlanFree Operating SystemWindows10 My Question or Issue Hi guys,I'm not being able to install spotify app on my desktop machine.I accessed Windows Event Viewer, and there is indeed an error related to the installation: Faulting application name: SpWe...

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  Plan Free   Operating System Windows10   My Question or Issue   Hi guys, I'm not being able to install spotify app on my desktop machine. I accessed Windows Event Vie...

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Error 17 Windows 10

PlanPremiumCountry AustraliaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I have not left Australia at all or used any VPNs, but for some reason in the last couple of days my spotify has shut down on my PC and gives me error 17 if I try and...

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  Plan Premium Country  Australia Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I have not left Australia at all or used any VPNs, but for some reason i...

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When listening along friend on discord his songs will always start at 1 min and 2 sec

PlanPremiumCountry Device Operating SystemWindowsMy Question or Issue Well we have been trying to listen along with my friend from discord button but everytime his song start for him it start from the begining and for me it starts from 1 min and 2 se...

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Plan Premium Country   Device   Operating System Windows My Question or Issue  Well we have been trying to listen along with my friend from discord button but everytime his so...

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Superuser Contribution SPOTIFY continually goes offline even though I have internet access

My Question or IssueSpotify continually glitches from online to offline, preventing me from using it. I have full ethernet access and a fully working pc. I have tried logging in and out, relaunching the app, reinstalling the app, and basically anythi...

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My Question or Issue Spotify continually glitches from online to offline, preventing me from using it. I have full ethernet access and a fully working pc. I have tried logging in and out, relaunchin...

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Solved!! Wrong key combination help if not in English

In the "burger" menu of the Spotify client (did not test Windows Store version), the key combination for the options are almost all of them "Command+Ctrl+$1", if the Spotify Desktop Client is not set in English.Here are some example in different lang...

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In the "burger" menu of the Spotify client (did not test Windows Store version), the key combination for the options are almost all of them "Command+Ctrl+$1", if the Spotify Desktop Client is no...

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Spotify won't download

PlanFamily PlanCountry Canada I have a Windows 7 My Question or Issue Whenever I try to download Spotify an error message shows up saying Spotify could not be started, error code 17. I have already tried the whole installation link and it still didn'...

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Plan Family Plan Country  Canada   I have a Windows 7   My Question or Issue  Whenever I try to download Spotify an error message shows up saying Spotify could not be...

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