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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...

MattSuda
Spotify Star
2024-03-14 3:38:28 PM
a week ago
ipanasenko
Newbie
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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...

MattSuda
Spotify Star
2023-06-26 8:42:18 AM
3 weeks ago
cour10e22
Regular
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268 replies
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72564 Views
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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...

MattSuda
Spotify Star
2023-04-28 8:08:45 PM
2023-04-29 10:41:16 PM
MattSuda
Spotify Star
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1 replies
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5092 Views
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[Troubleshooting] Windows

Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide to help get things working again. What to try first Perform a soft reset (generally rebooting the device will suffice). If that doesn’t help, try a clean reinstall. Be sure to l...

Goodman
Spotify Legend
2013-09-17 11:47:47 AM
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Solved!! Can't drag tracks in newest Spotify app update (v1.83.318.0)

My Question or Issue The Windows Spotify app was just updated via Windows Store to v1.83.318.0. App restarted after update, and when it started up again, I could no longer drag and drop tracks into playlists, or drag and drop playlist tracks to re-or...

PomPomTom
Casual Listener
My Question or Issue The Windows Spotify app was just updated via Windows Store to v1.83.318.0. App restarted after update, and when it started up again, I could no longer drag and drop trac...
2018-06-24 2:06:35 AM
2018-06-24 5:42:00 PM
PomPomTom
Casual Listener
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1 replies
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COMDLG32.dll: PqthFindExtensionW not found

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Upon starting Spotify I get the following message:---------------------------Spotify.exe - Entry Point Not Found---------------------------The procedure entry point ...

br34kr
Newbie
Plan Free/Premium Country Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Upon starting Spotify I get the following message: -------------------------...
2018-06-24 3:38:08 PM
2018-06-24 3:44:53 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
481 Views
1 replies
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Playlists suddenly saves as Album - Artist

PlanPremiumCountry Norway Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hi! Spotify suddenly saves playlists as Album - Artist, and it's really annoying to have to manually change to Artist - Album. Can't find any way in settings to change it eithe...

midnight-walker
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Norway Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi! Spotify suddenly saves playlists as Album - Artist, and it's really anno...
2018-06-23 5:38:38 PM
2018-06-24 2:31:26 PM
jsannn
Community Legend
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1 replies
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Superuser Contribution Spotify too slow on mobile

I'm using Google Translate, if someone does not understand, sorry.I use the Android operating systemWell, recently an update occurred in the application (version: 8.4.56.803), after this update the application simply started to have a gigantic slowne...

Liniker
Newbie
I'm using Google Translate, if someone does not understand, sorry. I use the Android operating system Well, recently an update occurred in the application (version: 8.4.56.803), after this update t...
2018-06-09 3:48:43 AM
2018-06-24 3:27:21 AM
Alfredo
Roadie
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5 replies
1 likes

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5 replies
1 likes

Superuser Contribution Music fades when no sounds are present

Hi, I am currently running W10 on PC, and I have a problem where spotify fades out when there are no other sounds present on the PC, which is quiet the opposite from what everyone else is having problem with. I have checked all settings which include...

v0-r13zyu_7ss
Casual Listener
Hi, I am currently running W10 on PC, and I have a problem where spotify fades out when there are no other sounds present on the PC, which is quiet the opposite from what everyone el...
2018-06-20 7:21:29 PM
2018-06-24 3:11:18 AM
Alfredo
Roadie
481 Views
3 replies
0 likes

481 Views
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Solved!! [Desktop] How do I get back the little album covers on the playback bar?

I accidentally pressed the 'X' on the little album cover on the playback bar. Now it's gone for all songs and I have no idea how to get it back. How do I fix this?

Daiyz
Casual Listener
I accidentally pressed the 'X' on the little album cover on the playback bar. Now it's gone for all songs and I have no idea how to get it back. How do I fix this?
2018-06-19 7:36:39 AM
2018-06-23 11:42:18 PM
friednoodles
Casual Listener
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4 replies
3 likes

20551 Views
4 replies
3 likes

Solved!! Why is the social media bar on the right displayed upon fresh install when I'm not connected to FB?

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevicePCOperating SystemWin 10 My Question or IssueIt irritates me that there is people being displayed from a Facebook acc that I had once linked to Spotify. It doesn't exist anymore. Wondering why it comes up even on a fres...

h3r3t1k
Regular
Plan Premium Country Germany Device PC Operating System Win 10 My Question or Issue It irritates me that there is people being displayed from a Facebook acc that I had once linked to...
2018-06-23 3:20:39 PM
2018-06-23 10:59:32 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
1523 Views
7 replies
0 likes

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Solved!! Not showing cover art since latest update

On Windows 10 Ever since the latest update, Spotify hasn't been showing the cover art for any of my songs. I can't find a solution online, the only thing I found was something about proxies but I'm pretty sure this is doesn't apply to me (it is set t...

ColinAlexander
Regular
On Windows 10 Ever since the latest update, Spotify hasn't been showing the cover art for any of my songs. I can't find a solution online, the only thing I found was something about proxie...
2018-06-22 8:54:54 PM
2018-06-23 10:24:27 PM
ColinAlexander
Regular
25897 Views
2 replies
1 likes

25897 Views
2 replies
1 likes

Solved!! "This track is not available." for every single song on spotify.

I logged on to spotify for Windows today, and for every single track I try to play, it skips to the next available song and puts a message at the top that says "This track is not available. If you have it on your computer you can import it." Things I...

KellenVogelfang
Regular
I logged on to spotify for Windows today, and for every single track I try to play, it skips to the next available song and puts a message at the top that says "This track is not available. If you ha...
2015-08-29 5:19:11 PM
2018-06-23 7:38:29 PM
brol-x_rxlj5
Regular
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75 replies
14 likes
Windows

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Why is there a limit on how many songs I can save to my library?

Whenever I reach the limit, there is a banner that says "Your library is full." I want to know why there is this limit and if there will ever be a time it will be expanded.

astralplain
Newbie
Whenever I reach the limit, there is a banner that says "Your library is full." I want to know why there is this limit and if there will ever be a time it will be expanded.
2018-06-23 6:41:37 PM
2018-06-23 7:12:36 PM
Sebasty
Community Legend
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1 replies
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Missing icons in Spotify on Windows 10

Hi guys,it seems that all the icons from the GUI have disappeared. Almost looks like the font or something is missing. Anyone experienced the same behaviour recently? The problem persists after reboot/logging out/etc. Spotify version: 1.0.83.318.g6c0...

buchtick
Casual Listener
Hi guys, it seems that all the icons from the GUI have disappeared. Almost looks like the font or something is missing. Anyone experienced the same behaviour recently? The problem persists a...
2018-06-23 5:05:47 PM
2018-06-23 7:05:06 PM
Sebasty
Community Legend
6348 Views
3 replies
0 likes

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Solved!! I just upgraded to Premium. Radio feature seems broken now along with seeing my buds on here.

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceAlienwear m17 xr3Operating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue I upgraded a weekago. been trying to listen to some my bands radios and they refuse to play. I've rebooted, logged out and few other things. Nothing gotten th...

XristiEno
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country USA Device Alienwear m17 xr3 Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue I upgraded a weekago. been trying to listen to some my bands radios and ...
2018-06-23 5:30:27 PM
2018-06-23 6:36:03 PM
XristiEno
Casual Listener
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2 replies
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jfrxgon
Newbie
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2018-06-21 1:32:38 AM
2018-06-23 3:52:43 PM
SergioDavid
Roadie
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1 replies
0 likes

401 Views
1 replies
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Superuser Contribution Inconsistent Artist-Album format

PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceiPhone 8 PlusOperating System(Windows 10)My Question or IssueWhen I add albums to my playlist, I'm noticing an inconsistency in the formatting of the listings. Some are Artist-Album while others are Album-Artist. Obviously,...

842n-_5cca7h3
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country US Device iPhone 8 Plus Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue When I add albums to my playlist, I'm noticing an inconsistency in the formatting of the...
2018-06-21 4:15:28 PM
2018-06-23 3:48:40 PM
SergioDavid
Roadie
480 Views
1 replies
0 likes

480 Views
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Superuser Contribution Volume and Song Seek Sliders Not Working

So for some reason the volume and song seek slider, progress bar, I never know what to call them, they don't work. Everything else in the Spotify interface works but the volume and song seek slider. I've tried everything from restarting the app, rest...

P4r4gr4ph
Casual Listener
So for some reason the volume and song seek slider, progress bar, I never know what to call them, they don't work. Everything else in the Spotify interface works but the volume and song seek slider. ...
2018-06-21 7:27:38 PM
2018-06-23 3:39:54 PM
SergioDavid
Roadie
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1 replies
1 likes

1305 Views
1 replies
1 likes

Solved!! Friend activity and song radio stop working after device restart

PlanFreeCountryUnited KingdomDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueRecently the friend activity and Go to...Radio have stopped working (find attached screenshot). I was using the installable version of Spotify and thought that might ...

andreibvasile-1
Casual Listener
Plan Free Country United Kingdom Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Recently the friend activity and Go to...Radio have stopped working (find attached sc...
2018-06-23 9:59:56 AM
2018-06-23 3:05:54 PM
Sebasty
Community Legend
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3 replies
0 likes

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Solved!! Mixtapes gone and Radio page not loading.

PlanFreeCountryGermanyDeviceLenovo Flex 2-15Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue For some reason Spotify started acting weird. The Mixtapes button on the left side dissapeared, the Radio page won't load anymore and the Friend Feed won't lo...

K0nr4d
Casual Listener
Plan Free Country Germany Device Lenovo Flex 2-15 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue For some reason Spotify started acting weird. The Mixtapes button on the left...
2018-06-23 12:52:32 PM
2018-06-23 1:12:38 PM
Sebasty
Community Legend
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3 replies
0 likes

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Solved!! Concert - No data fetched

PlanFreeCountryPolandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHello. I've recently noticed "Concerts" options. Unfortunately, no data is displayed neither from "Browse" section nor specific Artist. I tried resets/reinstalling, yet witho...

moodyswing
Casual Listener
Plan Free Country Poland Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hello. I've recently noticed "Concerts" options. Unfortunately, no data is displayed neither from ...
2018-06-22 9:38:40 PM
2018-06-23 12:03:30 PM
moodyswing
Casual Listener
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2 replies
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Find Spotify Download (non windows store version)

Alright, so... It seems that this is something that's been going on for a while now. But I just noticed this. I've been trying to find the spotify.exe location. It use to be \AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Spotify.exe. But now its hidden since it is now a w...

robsrans
Regular
Alright, so... It seems that this is something that's been going on for a while now. But I just noticed this. I've been trying to find the spotify.exe location. It use to be \AppData\Roaming\Spo...
2018-06-21 4:54:16 PM
2018-06-23 6:14:01 AM
DutchTheODST
Regular
6828 Views
11 replies
1 likes

6828 Views
11 replies
1 likes

Spotify playlists not playing all songs

PlanPremiumCountry UK/FranceDeviceCompaq laptop/IpadOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I created a playlist of 200 songs on my laptop 2 days ago. Yesterday I added another 200 to the same playlist via my ipad. Now I am playing the playli...

clarriebourton
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country UK/France Device Compaq laptop/Ipad Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I created a playlist of 200 songs on my laptop 2 days ago. Yeste...
2018-06-21 5:17:00 PM
2018-06-23 3:52:49 AM
Trap380
Regular
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1 replies
2 likes

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