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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 Spotify shows on different taskbar than the window is after restart

PlanPremiumCountryCzech Republic DeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10Spotify version1.0.75.485.g1f74de2c (Windows Store version) My Question or IssueI start the desktop client. Move it to the second screen from my main screen.I restart the PC.A...

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Plan Premium Country Czech Republic    Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 Spotify version 1.0.75.485.g1f74de2c (Windows Store version)   My Question or Issue I ...

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Cant I play right now

Okay I'm trying to get BBC podcast to play and it keeps giving me the message below on three of podcastAugust 10th and August 9th and one on the August 11th also won't play Plan PremiumCountry usaDeviceAndroid nougat 7.1 1 Windows 10 laptop i7 16 gig...

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Okay I'm trying to get BBC podcast to play and it keeps giving me the message below on three of podcast August 10th and August 9th and one on the August 11th also won't play   Plan Premium C...

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Spotify keep deleting my offline playlists at every update

Guys, everytime the spotify app on windows 10 updates it delete my offline saved playlists, wich is very annoying. it will not be a big deal if this thing did not update all the time blaahh)What should I do?

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Guys, everytime the spotify app on windows 10 updates it delete my offline saved playlists, wich is very annoying. it will not be a big deal if this thing did not update all the time blaahh...

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Solved!! Daily Mix isn't available after a month of listening.

PlanPremiumCountry USDeviceHP Laptop, Samsung Galaxy 7Operating SystemWindows 10, Android 8.0.0 My Question or Issue I had two Spotify accounts and I recently merged and closed one. On the one that I am now using, I don't have Daily Mixes available o...

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Plan Premium Country  US Device HP Laptop, Samsung Galaxy 7 Operating System Windows 10, Android 8.0.0    My Question or Issue  I had two Spotify accounts and I recently...

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Superuser Contribution Local Files not in Shuffle

PlanPremiumCountry CanadaDeviceSamsung Galaxy 9Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI have added local files to my spotify on PC then added them to a playlist I created that has normal spotify songs. The problem is that it seems the local f...

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Plan Premium Country  Canada Device Samsung Galaxy 9 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have added local files to my spotify on PC then added them to a playlist ...

Alfredo

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Trouble syncing local files .

Okay. So I have a desktop computer (Windows) which I have audiobooks on. I put them on a playlist and I can play them on my desktop computer from Spotify. I can play them on my cell phone (Iphone 6) and I just recently got a MacbookPro. For whatever ...

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  Okay. So I have a desktop computer (Windows) which I have audiobooks on. I put them on a playlist and I can play them on my desktop computer from Spotify. I can play them on my cell phone (Ip...

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Cannot find a list of all my songs.

PlanFree/PremiumCountry USADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAfter, what I believe to be a spotify update, I cannot find the songs category. How do I resolve this?

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Plan Free/Premium Country  USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue After, what I believe to be a spotify update, I cannot find the songs category. Ho...

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What's new in 1.0.87.491.ge2a121fc?

Spotify just updated to 1.0.87.491.ge2a121fc. Where's the change log?

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Spotify just updated to 1.0.87.491.ge2a121fc. Where's the change log?

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Solved!! How to hide/remove ratings on songs

PlanFree DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I listen to albums, there are ratings for each track on the right. How do I hide or remove this feature?

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Plan Free  Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I listen to albums, there are ratings for each track on the right. How do I hide or remove this fea...

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Persistent pdh.dll issue

PlanFreeCountry United States of AmericaDeviceDesktop ComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 Home edition My Question or IssueSo, I've reinstalled spotify about four times now and tried every form of uninstallation I possibly could. Manual, Add and remov...

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  Plan Free Country  United States of America Device Desktop Computer Operating System Windows 10 Home edition   My Question or Issue So, I've reinstalled spotify about four...

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Progress indicator in task bar icon is stuck

PlanPremiumCountrySweden DeviceDell laptopOperating SystemWindow 7 Professional SP 1Spotify version1.0.85.257.g0f8531bd My IssueSpotify seems to be using the task bar icon to show progress, as indicated by the green line to the left of the Spotify ic...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden  Device Dell laptop Operating System Window 7 Professional SP 1 Spotify version 1.0.85.257.g0f8531bd   My Issue Spotify seems to be using the task ba...

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Songs Not Showing Up on Windows

PlanPremiumCountry United Sates DeviceHP LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hello, My Spotify is not showing my songs under "Your Library". It shows all the Albums, Artists, Recently Played, etc. but when I go to the "Songs" folder...

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Plan Premium Country  United Sates  Device HP Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Hello,  My Spotify is not showing my songs under "Your Lib...

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Desktop noise during the playback

PlanPremiumCountryBrazil Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi, at least two weeks past, the Spotify started to show a weird problem. During the playback, a noise is interrupting the transmission. I already check my computer and nothing i...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil  Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi, at least two weeks past, the Spotify started to show a weird problem. During the playback, a nois...

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Solved!! Spotify pauses song every 30 seconds

PlanPremiumCountry IrrelevantDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHey there everyone, so I've been having issues the past couple days. The problem is that my Spotify keeps pausing my music every 30 seconds or so. I have trie...

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Plan Premium Country  Irrelevant Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hey there everyone, so I've been having issues the past couple days. The prob...

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[ALL DEVICES/PLATFORMS] - Podcast playback resets whenever stopped.

This seems like a new bug. That started sometime around January. Whenever I pause, swap devices or do anything that doesn't complete an episode 100%, it seems like my position is lost. If it were a song, no big deal. On 90minute long podcast episodes...

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This seems like a new bug. That started sometime around January. Whenever I pause, swap devices or do anything that doesn't complete an episode 100%, it seems like my position is lost. If it were a s...

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Can't connect to Facebook

Using windows store version of spotify. Can't connect spotify to facebook via settings. When I click on "Connect to facebook" nothing happens. Well, when I press ALT+TAB I can see a login to facebook windows. But I can't click on it. I can't access t...

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Using windows store version of spotify. Can't connect spotify to facebook via settings.  When I click on "Connect to facebook" nothing happens.  Well, when I press ALT+TAB I can...

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Can't connect with Facebook/Window won't pop up

PlanPremiumCountry SwitzerlandDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hi there. I can't seem to connect to my facebook at all. the window "appears" but only when Alt-tabbin. And when I click on it nothing ever happens. I already t...

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Plan Premium Country  Switzerland Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Hi there. I can't seem to connect to my facebook at all. the window "appea...

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Solved!! Cannot sync local files from phone to computer.

Hello, i have 2 desktops - one in my work and one at home, they both contain different songs.i was able to sync songs to my android device from both computers. however, i did later try to sync songs from my android device to the computer with the mis...

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  Hello, i have 2 desktops - one in my work and one at home, they both contain different songs. i was able to sync songs to my android device from both computers.   however, i did ...

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Deleted playlist still on follower's profile

I deleted a playlist a while back, but it still appears on the playlist follower's profile (and I really DON'T want this person to be able to see it). I've tried restoring it, changing it to secret, then deleting it again -but it didn't work.

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I deleted a playlist a while back, but it still appears on the playlist follower's profile (and I really DON'T want this person to be able to see it). I've tried restoring it, changing it to secret, ...

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Solved!! Spotify problems on windows 10

Hi, It started as me realizing that spotify was opening on the startup of my computer for no apparent reason mainly as i never truly had an interest in spotify and never downloaded it or created an account for it. Earlier today i kind of got tired of...

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Hi,   It started as me realizing that spotify was opening on the startup of my computer for no apparent reason mainly as i never truly had an interest in spotify and never downloaded it or cre...

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