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Can't play an artist's discography on the desktop app

Plan Premium Device PC / Android My Question or Issue This happened a few days ago. Normally when i clicked an Artist > Discography > Show All > And play a song, the next song was from the next album of the artist. Now, the next song is a random one ...

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Issue : no volume control in spotify when exclusive mode is activated

Premium member, France, Windows 10 64 bits updated, Focusrite Audio solo usb external soundcard updated, Desktop app updated I talk with the customer service, we try to solve my problem and they told me that it should be an issue that I have to talk ...

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MIKAAAAEL

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Black Screen (June 15 2026 install)

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceDesktop PC IntelOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueFollowed clean re-install instructions after getting black screen at startup. Installed the latest June 15 version from the Windows Store. Ran once without p...

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hroski

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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 are...

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Superuser Contribution Wondering if there are plans to implement an equalizer for PC?

I was just wondering whether there are plans to implement an equalizer on the PC version of spotify? I really enjoy using it on my iphone to tweak the sund to my liking, but I find it a little annoying that a PC, which is a stronger/a device with mor...

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  I was just wondering whether there are plans to implement an equalizer on the PC version of spotify? I really enjoy using it on my iphone to tweak the sund to my liking, but I find it a littl...

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"This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it"

I have been a Premium user for the last couple of years, and over the last couple of months I have had trouble streaming music from my laptop. I keep getting the error message "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can...

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I have been a Premium user for the last couple of years, and over the last couple of months I have had trouble streaming music from my laptop. I keep getting the error message "This song is not ...

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Adding local folder, does not show all files

Premium DevicesWindows Desktop, Macbook and android phoneOperating System( Android Oreo, Windows 10) My Question or IssueHi, I added my local muisc folder to spotify and many songs now appear.but not all of them, is it possible that it does not scan ...

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  Premium     Devices Windows Desktop, Macbook and android phone Operating System ( Android Oreo, Windows 10)   My Question or Issue Hi,  I added my local mui...

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Shuffling a Playlist Doesn't Actually Shuffle

Anyone else notice how when you shuffle a playlist, it doesn't shuffle it as much as possible? For example, if you have been shuffling the same playlist everyday a few different times and you have a 100-song playlist, it keeps the same 30 songs (esti...

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  Anyone else notice how when you shuffle a playlist, it doesn't shuffle it as much as possible? For example, if you have been shuffling the same playlist everyday a few different times and you...

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[Desktop] Shuffle Play entire Playlist Folder

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceLenovo Thinkpad T410Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueJust today after updating my computer -- and I believe my Spotify as well -- I noticed that I can no longer double click my playlist folder to shuffle play ...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Lenovo Thinkpad T410 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Just today after updating my computer -- and I believe my Spotify as well -- I n...

jbursztyn

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[Playlists] Playlist titles have changed

Premium/UK/Windows 7/app build 1.0.86.337.ga8d5cef9 For years, I've been dragging an album from the play window to the left to create a Playlist - sometimes beneath a playlist folder, sometimes not. Until this past week the Playlist was auto-titled "...

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Premium/UK/Windows 7/app build 1.0.86.337.ga8d5cef9   For years, I've been dragging an album from the play window to the left to create a Playlist - sometimes beneath a playlist folder, s...

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My Friend Feed Disappeared Again...

PlanFreeCountry United StatesDevice(Desktop)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueFriend feed was working perfectly fine and now, once again, I can't see what my friends are listening to and the 'See What Your Friends Are Playing" prompt i...

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Plan Free Country  United States Device (Desktop) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue Friend feed was working perfectly fine and now, once again, I can't see what...

Loxer

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Solved!! How Spotify selsects what new music to suggest me (autoplay, daily mixes, dowcovery)?

PlanPremium My QuestionHi,I'm wondering how does spotify decide what new music to suggest me (autoplay, daily mixes, dowcovery, etc), specifically - does it rely on what's in "My library" or "Playlists"? The reason I'm trying to figure this out is, t...

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Plan Premium     My Question Hi, I'm wondering how does spotify decide what new music to suggest me (autoplay, daily mixes, dowcovery, etc), specifically - does it rely on what's in "...

Loxer

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Cant sign into spotify using Microsoft Edge

PlanPremiumCountry IrelandDeviceLaptop, Surface hubOperating SystemMicrosoft Edge My Question or IssueI have been using web player for months via Microsoft Edge but as of today I cant access, i go to the sign in page and put my email and password but...

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Plan Premium Country  Ireland Device Laptop, Surface hub Operating System Microsoft Edge   My Question or Issue I have been using web player for months via Microsoft Edge but as o...

chrisdesmond

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The "label" search is gone?

PlanPremiumCountry swedenOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I use the label search function pretty often. It doesn't work any more, did it get removed?Example: Label:"labelname"

Gig Goer

Plan Premium Country  sweden Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I use the label search function pretty often. It doesn't work any more, did it get removed? Ex...

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Discover weekly outdated and no daily mixes

PlanPremiumCountrySouth AfricaDeviceHP Envy 15Operating System Windows 10 My Question or IssueHi Spotify community, I have recently obtained Spotify premium and started using it. Had a free account for a while and didn't use it much. However, I have ...

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Plan Premium Country South Africa Device HP Envy 15 Operating System  Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi Spotify community,   I have recently obtained Spotify premium and...

oomjos

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Discover Weekly
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[Desktop] Desktop app won't play via my usb controller/studio monitors

PlanPremiumCountry UKDeviceLenovo G580 Laptop, Numark PartyMix, Alesis M1Active 520USB studio monitorsOperating SystemWindows 10(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueThe desktop app skips through all the tracks and won't play a ...

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Plan Premium Country  UK Device Lenovo G580 Laptop, Numark PartyMix, Alesis M1Active 520USB studio monitors Operating System Windows 10 (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) &nbs...

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Superuser Contribution Playlist image visible in player but blank in search list

PlanPremiumCountry AustraliaDevicePC/Samsung Note8Operating SystemWindows10/Android My Question or Issue PlayerSearchI recently updated the cover image for my public playlist which seemed to go through fine. On both the windows 10 and android spotify...

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Plan Premium Country  Australia Device PC/Samsung Note8 Operating System Windows10/Android   My Question or Issue   Player Search I recently updated the cover image for my...

Alfredo

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Can't view my personal playlists

PlanFree/PremiumCountry USADeviceASUS GamerangerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue In the playlists dropdown menu on the left side of the screen. I can see all my freinds/people I follow's playlists but I can't see any of my own. I am al...

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Plan Free/Premium Country  USA Device ASUS Gameranger Operating System Windows 10  My Question or Issue  In the playlists dropdown menu on the left side of the screen. I can s...

Billy-J

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Sliders ( Volume , Time ) dont work

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 7 64 My Question or Issue I want to skip to a certain point in the song but the slider doesnt move with left mouse drag . Also clicking doesnt work. Same issue with the Volume. The vol...

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Plan Premium Country   Germany Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 7  64    My Question or Issue   I want to skip to a certain point in the song but  t...

62Orka

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High CPU Usage & Memory Leak

Hi, I'm experincing issues with the Spotify program on Windows 10, it constantly uses around 15-16% CPU usage (enough to make my fans spin up more than idle), regardless of whether the program is maximised, closed (which doesn't actually kill the tas...

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Hi, I'm experincing issues with the Spotify program on Windows 10, it constantly uses around 15-16% CPU usage (enough to make my fans spin up more than idle), regardless of whether the program is max...

Alex_Community

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Solved!! TRACK ORGANIZER - Create a playlist in a playlist.... File Explorer Tree

PlanPremiumCountry The NetherlandsDeviceWindows 10 LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I would like to be able to organize tracks, like I am used in Windows. So build my own tree. With Genres - Subgenres - Tracks... And I wanted thi...

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Plan Premium Country  The Netherlands Device Windows 10 Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I would like to be able to organize tracks, like I am used ...

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Why can't I see all my facebook friends in the find friends button?

PlanFree/PremiumCountry AustraliaOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueWhen I click find friends it doesn't display my friends list anymore like it used to, now it shows literally only 1 friend instead of the 50+ it would normally display. al...

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Plan Free/Premium Country  Australia Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When I click find friends it doesn't display my friends list anymore like it used to, now it shows li...

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Solved!! Follow

When I search an artist and go to their main page there is nowhere to "follow" them the green button that used to say that just says "play." So do I need to click "save artist to library" in order to follow the artist because that is the only way I k...

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  When I search an artist and go to their main page there is nowhere to "follow" them the green button that used to say that just says "play." So do I need to click "save artist to library" in ...

Ryanx0r

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Recover downloaded playlists after formatting laptop

PlanPremiumCountry BrazilDeviceSurface Pro4Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI formatted my laptop and when I entered my account, the playlists were all correct, but my playlists that I had downloaded did not appear with the arrow inside...

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Plan Premium Country  Brazil Device Surface Pro4 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I formatted my laptop and when I entered my account, the playlists were all cor...

Alfredo

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