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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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Solved!! 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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MattSuda

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some songs don't play

I've got a question - on my computer some songs don't play, I mean that when I play them there is only silence. I think taht this doesn't matter, but they are some songs from Trench (like Morph and Pet Cheetah)Thanks for help

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I've got a question - on my computer some songs don't play, I mean that when I play them there is only silence. I think taht this doesn't matter, but they are some songs from Trench (like Morph and P...

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"Impossible to launch Daily mix" "Impossible to load friend activity"

PlanPremiumCountry FRDevicePC + Samsung A5 2017Operating SystemWindows 10, Android My Question or IssueHello first time i post here, so, here is my problem:I have Spotify Premium since 1 month and i got 2 "big" problem. The first one is like i said o...

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Plan Premium Country  FR Device PC + Samsung A5 2017 Operating System Windows 10, Android   My Question or Issue Hello first time i post here, so, here is my problem: I have Spot...

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Stop shuffle from being automatically re-enabled all the time

I have Premium and I never knowingly use the shuffle feature on desktop Spotify but I regularly find that it's re-enabled. I like knowing how far I am into a playlist, and it's absolutely irritating to regularly find that shuffle has been re-enabled ...

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  I have Premium and I never knowingly use the shuffle feature on desktop Spotify but I regularly find that it's re-enabled. I like knowing how far I am into a playlist, and it's abso...

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Album titles greyed in Daily Mix

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueHello, I've just noticed that, in the Daily Mix screens, some albums appear in grey, and it is not linked to the album page. However, if you search the albums in the browser...

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Plan Premium Country Spain Device PC Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue Hello, I've just noticed that, in the Daily Mix screens, some albums appear in grey, and&nbs...

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spotify crashes

PlanFreeCountryNetherlands Devicelaptop Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Every half hour I have to restart my spotify. I am listening to a playlist, the commercial shows up, and than spotify crashes. I can click whatever I want, 'the s...

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Plan Free Country Netherlands   Device laptop   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   Every half hour I have to restart my spotify. I am listening to a...

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Speakers and collaborative playlist

I'm on a family plan and a friend is using standard premium membership. We both have Windows 10 laptops and iPhones and ideally we would like to use a inexpensive Wi Fi speaker to share our collaborative playlist. My question is, would both of us be ...

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I'm on a family plan and a friend is using standard premium membership.   We both have Windows 10 laptops and iPhones and ideally we would like to use a inexpensive Wi Fi speaker to share our ...

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Playlist keeps skipping back to first track

PlanPremium Country Australia DeviceSamsung galaxy s7, macbook air and ipod 6th genOperating Systemmac OS Mojave, android orea My Question or Issue I have only just notied this problem. No matter which device I use, when I am listening to a playlist ...

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Plan Premium   Country  Australia   Device Samsung galaxy s7, macbook air and ipod 6th gen Operating System mac OS Mojave, android orea   My Question or Issue   ...

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Recently Played : Nothing here yet

Im using Spotify normally recent months but after couple of days my spotify stopped capturing my last played songs.Any Help or solutions for this issue ? Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issuemy spotify stopped capturing my last played son...

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Im using Spotify normally recent months but after couple of days my spotify stopped capturing my last played songs.Any Help or solutions for this issue ?   Operating System (Windows 10) &nbs...

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Earwolf podcasts not playing on Desktop

PlanPremium for FamilyCountryUSAOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueWhen using Spotify from my Windows 7 desktop, some podcasts seem to play without issue, while podcasts from Earwolf (examples below) will refuse to play at all. No error me...

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  Plan Premium for Family Country USA Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue When using Spotify from my Windows 7 desktop, some podcasts seem to play without issue,...

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Spotify goes to the same song on startup

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlands DeviceiPhone 5s, Samsung Galaxy 9, Windows PCOperating SystemiOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10 My Question or Issue So when I start up spotify on my desktop it always loads the same song at the same length with the same v...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands  Device iPhone 5s, Samsung Galaxy 9, Windows PC Operating System iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10   My Question or Issue  So when I star...

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Spotify won't start

So im using Windows 10 and never had any problems until a few days ago when Spotify wouldn't start as usual. When I click the icon, nothing is happening, no window, no crash report, not even a notiofication in the task manager. What I already tried:-...

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  So im using Windows 10 and never had any problems until a few days ago when Spotify wouldn't start as usual. When I click the icon, nothing is happening, no window, no crash report, not even ...

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Duplicate song

The album "Trap Rel8ted" by artist 2kz has a problem. There are two songs "Intern" and "By Myself" that are exactly the same song even though they are different names. After checking on youtube, "By Myself" isn't the correct track on the album as it ...

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The album "Trap Rel8ted" by artist 2kz has a problem. There are two songs "Intern" and "By Myself" that are exactly the same song even though they are different names. After checking on youtube,...

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How to download

Please help. I use a Spotify in my laptop and I want to download my favourite tracks inside the computer. Who do I do it?

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Please help. I use a Spotify in my laptop and I want to download my favourite tracks inside the computer. Who do I do it?

songassistant

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Superuser Contribution How to go back to playlist that is currently playing to know Playlist Name?

PlanFreeCountryPhilippines DeviceLaptop AcerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHow do I go back to the playlist that I am currently playing to view the Playlist Name and Songs available?If you can see the image I attached, clicking the ar...

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Plan Free Country Philippines   Device Laptop Acer Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue How do I go back to the playlist that I am currently playing to view the Pla...

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Can't view info, play songs or save songs from certain artists

PlanPremiumCountry UKDeviceOnePlus X + Windows 10 PCMy Question or Issue This is happening on both my android phone and my pc. I can't view the info tab, nor can I save songs, or play songs from Kero Kero Bonito. I've tried using a VPN to get around ...

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  Plan Premium Country  UK Device OnePlus X + Windows 10 PC My Question or Issue  This is happening on both my android phone and my pc. I can't view the info tab, nor can I sav...

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Solved!! Starred songs disappeared

When I opened Spotify on my Windows 10 computer today it asked me to log in which is unusual because I have my username and password memorised by the app. Then when I logged in I found most of my starred songs had disappeared with few exceptions. The...

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When I opened Spotify on my Windows 10 computer today it asked me to log in which is unusual because I have my username and password memorised by the app. Then when I logged in I found most of my sta...

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Import local files (artists/albums) to spotify library

Hi,I want to import my local files into my spotify account. I saw that I can add local folders as a source on spotify, and possibly create a playlist, however I have too many files to fit in a single playlist.What I would like to do is to add my loca...

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  Hi, I want to import my local files into my spotify account. I saw that I can add local folders as a source on spotify, and possibly create a playlist, however I have too many files to fit i...

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Playlist randomingly playing one song that isnt in it

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDevicePixel 2 and DesktopOperating SystemAndroid Pie and Windows 10My Question or Issue Every so often when listing to one of my playlists it will play "Storm by Polyphia" which is not in the playlist. I have tried to add a...

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Plan Premium Country Australia Device Pixel 2 and Desktop Operating System Android Pie and Windows 10 My Question or Issue  Every so often when listing to one of my playlists it will pl...

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Solved!! Newbie! How do I remove sources?

PlanPremiumCountry United KingdomDeviceLenovo Yoga 900Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I connected my laptop to a source (a hard drive with music on it) and now I cannot find how to unlike that source. I followed some threads here wher...

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Plan Premium Country  United Kingdom Device Lenovo Yoga 900 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I connected my laptop to a source (a hard drive with music on ...

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Solved!! Spotify will not pause playing - keeps restarting play - device ubuntu

Plan - PremiumCountry - UKDevice - PCOperating System - win7 proMy Question or IssueSince last update : when I press pause music pauses for a few seconds then resumes playing. Have uninstalled and reinstalled with fresh download. Only option is to us...

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Plan - Premium Country - UK Device - PC Operating System - win7 pro My Question or Issue Since last update : when I  press pause music pauses for a few seconds then resumes playing. ...

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