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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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Superuser Contribution Play counter not updating

Hi everyone, ive noticed that on a few artist profile including my own that the play counter is not updating. My new track usually gets 150 plays every day. This Is being updated but the play counter is not increasing. Is anyone else experiencing thi...

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Hi everyone,    ive noticed that on a few artist profile including my own that the play counter is not updating. My new track usually gets 150 plays every day. This Is being updated but t...

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Organization/Client

I want to report someone but I don't know what means this category: "Organization/Client". I have to fill it with something but I don't know with. Thank you and have a nice day.

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  I want to report someone but I don't know what means this category: "Organization/Client". I have to fill it with something but I don't know with.   Thank you and have a nice day. 

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Superuser Contribution Same song comes up every time I open Spotify

Opening Spotify comes up with the same song every time, with the same shuffle on my playlist. The only time I have found it changing is if I explicitly close Spotify before turning my computer off. Version: 1.0.84.344.gfc674f6f I've had the issue for...

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Opening Spotify comes up with the same song every time, with the same shuffle on my playlist. The only time I have found it changing is if I explicitly close Spotify before turning my computer off.&n...

Guido

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Solved!! Play ALL my songs

PlanFreeCountry Deviceasus laptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I have around 350 favorite songs, but I feel like I'm only hearing the same 50 over and over. I'm set up for shuffle and repeat. How can I play the deeper tracks, and/or...

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Plan Free Country   Device asus laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I have around 350 favorite songs, but I feel like I'm only hearing the same 50 over...

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Getting error message "Spotify can't play this right now"

PlanFreeCountry USADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Getting the error message "Spotify can't play this right now" when I try to play any EXPLICIT songs. Any help will be appreciated.Thanks, I have tried;Clearing cacheReinstalli...

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Plan Free Country  USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Getting the error message "Spotify can't play this right now" when I try to play any EXPL...

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problem with data use

PlanPremium Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue hello and thank u for helping!i change the "offline songs strong" location and i don't use offline mode but the program keep saving files in this location: AppData/local/spotify. i have to m...

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Plan Premium     Operating System  Windows 7   My Question or Issue  hello and thank u for helping! i change the "offline songs strong" location and i don't use...

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Spotify App on Windows 10 don't start correctly / don't work

Plan: PremiumCountry: GermanyDevice: Lenovo Yoga 720 (2017)Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10, Build 17134.228, Anti-Virus-Software: Bitdefender Internet Security 2018 My Question or Issue:The Spotify App from the official Windows Store install c...

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Plan: Premium Country: Germany Device: Lenovo Yoga 720 (2017) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10, Build 17134.228, Anti-Virus-Software: Bitdefender Internet Security 2018   My Questio...

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Has the option to play songs in a folder removed?

PlanFreeCountry DevicePCOperating System(Windows 10 My Question or Issue I used to be able to play songs in a folder. Well, songs in playlists in a folder. I have a folder wich contains my whole library. Now that I select the folder, the whole sectio...

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Plan Free Country   Device PC Operating System (Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I used to be able to play songs in a folder. Well, songs in playlists in a folder. I have a...

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Error code 2,3,7,8 unable to log into desktop Windows

PlanPremiumCountryDenmarkDeviceWindows Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue So I've been trying to log in to Spotify desktop for months via the "Log in via Facebook button. Although everytime it says different kinds of errors, mostly 3,7 &...

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Plan Premium Country Denmark Device Windows Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   So I've been trying to log in to Spotify desktop for months via the "Log in via ...

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What happened to my playlist?

My Question or Issue I used to be able to start a radio station from the web & be able to see the upcoming songs. No longer. I also used to be able to shuffle all of the songs from a particular artist, but this changed. I am not sure what has happene...

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          My Question or Issue  I used to be able to start a radio station from the web & be able to see the upcoming songs. No longer. I also used to be able ...

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Local files not staying in playlists

PlanPremiumCountry USADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue When you put a local file in a playlist, does it stay there? Mine, frustratingly, don't seem to.

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Plan Premium Country  USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  When you put a local file in a playlist, does it stay there? Mine, frustratingly, don'...

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Track Times on Discover Weekly?

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceDesktop, Spotify version 1.0.88.353.g15c26ea1Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I know this may seem minor, but I noticed track times are not a column in my Discover Weekly. They still appear in other playlist...

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Plan Premium Country  USA Device Desktop, Spotify version 1.0.88.353.g15c26ea1 Operating System Windows 10  My Question or Issue  I know this may seem minor, but I notice...

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Songs wont play

for some reason it wont let me play some songs i've waited a week and still wont play

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for some reason it wont let me play some songs i've waited a week and still wont play 😕

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Superuser Contribution A large number of songs simultaneously became unplayable (region locked)

Plan CountryCADevice Operating System My Question or IssueA large number of songs in my library just simultaneously became unplayable in my country (Canada). After asking around, people in other countries are having this problem too but. Was a major ...

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Plan   Country CA Device   Operating System   My Question or Issue A large number of songs in my library just simultaneously became unplayable in my country (Canada). After as...

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Friend Activity Failed to Load for about a month straight.

Plan PremiumCountry Canada DeviceASUS LaptopOperating SystemWindows My Question or Issue For a month or so my friend activity has "Failed to load" Ive reinstalled spotify multiple times, restart my computer multiple times, and log in/log out occasion...

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Plan Premium Country Canada   Device ASUS Laptop Operating System Windows   My Question or Issue  For a month or so my friend activity has "Failed to load" Ive reins...

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Playlist appears randomly - songs start to play randomly

PlanPremiumCountryDenmark DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueFor some reason I get random playlists added to my spotify (once a day). The genre is always som kind of heavy rap. Sometimes the spotify app just starts playing random ...

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Plan Premium Country Denmark  Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue For some reason I get random playlists added to my spotify (once a day). The genre is al...

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List of url's to Spotify playlist

I have a list of Spotify url's (in Excel), e.g. https://open.spotify.com/album/2Lflh9bJHEJaXeTqohNban Now I want to create a playlist with all these albums. Is there a way to do this? So far I have only been able to copy track url's and not album url...

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I have a list of Spotify url's (in Excel), e.g. https://open.spotify.com/album/2Lflh9bJHEJaXeTqohNban   Now I want to create a playlist with all these albums. Is there a way to do this? So far...

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Error with greek Character Decoding

PlanPremiumCountryGreeceOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAs you see in the screenshots, the desktop application shows the greek characters with a weird font. In other computers, greek and english characters have the same default font. H...

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Plan Premium Country Greece Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue As you see in the screenshots, the desktop application shows the greek characters with a weird font. In oth...

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Weird issue I've been having

Recently I've been having a strange issue. First of all spotify is saying it's offline even though my computer is clearly conected to the internet, and it can still play songs from my non-downloaded playlists but those playlists are not updated with ...

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Recently I've been having a strange issue. First of all spotify is saying it's offline even though my computer is clearly conected to the internet, and it can still play songs from my non-downloaded ...

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Solved!! Label search removed?

Until recently I could search a label catalogue with label:"opal tapes"orlabel:tectonic but this doesn't work anymore since the last update.Is this option gone?

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Until recently I could search a label catalogue with   label:"opal tapes" or label:tectonic   but this doesn't work anymore since the last update. Is this option gone?

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