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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
yesterday
LukaMatsunoki
Visitor
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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
a week ago
cour10e22
Regular
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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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[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!! Audio Stutter

I use the desktop app on windows 10 and recently the audio would stutter every couple seconds while playing songs, this has been happening for at least a week now. The issue isn't as bad but still is there in the webplayer.

Mama_Luigi
Casual Listener
I use the desktop app on windows 10 and recently the audio would stutter every couple seconds while playing songs, this has been happening for at least a week now. The issue isn't as bad but still is...
2018-01-20 3:37:38 AM
2018-05-21 4:16:09 PM
_lwkggnxu-ow
Newbie
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9 replies
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Organising Playlists??

I've had Spotify Premium for a few years now, and used Albums as Playlists so that they appear like an Album list at the side for easy access. I now have hundreds of albums, sometimes dupilcate or triplicate! and wanted to know the best way of organi...

paulc07
Regular
I've had Spotify Premium for a few years now, and used Albums as Playlists so that they appear like an Album list at the side for easy access. I now have hundreds of albums, sometimes dupilc...
2018-05-21 11:53:26 AM
2018-05-21 3:33:21 PM
Sebasty
Community Legend
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3 replies
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Playback

After each album I have to close Spotify down and reopen to play the next album. Been like this all day (21/05/18).

Fuzzypig
Newbie
After each album I have to close Spotify down and reopen to play the next album. Been like this all day (21/05/18).
2018-05-21 3:03:20 AM
2018-05-21 12:32:42 PM
Sebasty
Community Legend
269 Views
1 replies
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Solved!! Cannot delete Local appdata folder on Windows 10

Hey, Spotify is not launching for me in Windows 10. I've uninstalled/reinstalled to no avail. After reading some other posts on here, I'm attempting to delete the Local appdata folder, but there is one folder within the subfolders of this Spotify fol...

deesker
Casual Listener
Hey, Spotify is not launching for me in Windows 10. I've uninstalled/reinstalled to no avail. After reading some other posts on here, I'm attempting to delete the Local appdata folder, but there is o...
2018-05-18 5:09:55 PM
2018-05-21 12:26:51 PM
Sebasty
Community Legend
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7 replies
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Can't change playlist cover

Hey!When I try to change a playlist cover I go to "edit image" -> "replace image" and choose the file, after that I save it but when I close the desktop app and reopen it the playlist cover isn't saved...I use windows 10 app with the latest updates

Vovlito
Casual Listener
Hey! When I try to change a playlist cover I go to "edit image" -> "replace image" and choose the file, after that I save it but when I close the desktop app and reopen it the playlist cover isn'...
2018-05-21 10:02:39 AM
2018-05-21 11:33:53 AM
Soundofus
Spotify Star
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3 replies
2 likes

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Solved!! Export a list of all the songs i've "liked"

I've liked over 2000 songs on spotify and would like a way to export a list of those songs. They are not in a playlist, just a bunch of songs i've checkmarked over 2 years that i would like a list of.

th3ill
Casual Listener
I've liked over 2000 songs on spotify and would like a way to export a list of those songs. They are not in a playlist, just a bunch of songs i've checkmarked over 2 years that i would like a list of...
2018-05-20 3:39:11 AM
2018-05-21 6:39:26 AM
Loxer
Community Legend
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3 replies
3 likes

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Superuser Contribution New songs on a playlist don't show up on the "Shuffle" queue

I put this under the PC Client related stuff because it doesn't appear to be an issue on my Android cellphone. I added about 60 songs to a playlist and when I shuffle play the playlist on the computer those songs are never played. That's pretty annoy...

Pequeno_Macaco
Casual Listener
I put this under the PC Client related stuff because it doesn't appear to be an issue on my Android cellphone. I added about 60 songs to a playlist and when I shuffle play the playlist on the compute...
2018-04-06 6:47:24 PM
2018-05-21 1:16:53 AM
Pequeno_Macaco
Casual Listener
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Solved!! Multiple Spotify entries in Start Up

My laptop started to slow down a bit so i went into MSConfig to find out what was firing on start up. I noticed under Spotify there are 5 entries, 4 of which are identical ie "Spotify Ltd". Does anyone know if this is normal and why?

MarkWilliams123
Roadie
My laptop started to slow down a bit so i went into MSConfig to find out what was firing on start up. I noticed under Spotify there are 5 entries, 4 of which are identical ie "Spotify Ltd". Does anyo...
2018-05-20 11:20:38 AM
2018-05-20 12:33:41 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution View followers

How do I see who follows my Spotify playlist? In the later versions, I just clicked the "X followers" text and everyone showed up on a list. Isn't that possible anymore?

endetarmen
Casual Listener
How do I see who follows my Spotify playlist? In the later versions, I just clicked the "X followers" text and everyone showed up on a list. Isn't that possible anymore?
2013-04-17 3:07:31 AM
2018-05-20 10:16:30 AM
frantastikid
Regular
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44 replies
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812248 Views
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Warum werden meine mp3 Dateinen NICHT in den Lokalen Dateien angezeigt?

Warum werden mir meine Lieder, die ich auf dem PC gespeichert habe (alles mp3-Dateien), nicht angezeigt obwohl ich alle Standorte hinzugefügt und aktiviert habe?

dampfer
Casual Listener
Warum werden mir meine Lieder, die ich auf dem PC gespeichert habe (alles mp3-Dateien), nicht angezeigt obwohl ich alle Standorte hinzugefügt und aktiviert habe?
2018-05-16 11:50:46 AM
2018-05-20 10:13:48 AM
hans-jürgen
Roadie
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5 replies
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Solved!! Worse Quality than Deezer! >:-(

Hey guys! I am really disapointed! I just compared my Spotify-Premium with Deezer and came to the conlusion, that the same track sounds ways better on Deezer. Could you please tell me why I'm paying the same price for worse quality? Best regards Cami...

pate1337
Casual Listener
Hey guys! I am really disapointed! I just compared my Spotify-Premium with Deezer and came to the conlusion, that the same track sounds ways better on Deezer. Could you please tell me why ...
2012-09-10 10:10:12 PM
2018-05-20 9:23:35 AM
kimpy
Casual Listener
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23 replies
1 likes

30098 Views
23 replies
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Solved!! Songs pause erratically - Premium user

Well, everything is pretty much in the title. Since yesterday, spotify pauses while playing. Sometimes it pauses 5 times in a row in 2 minutes, sometimes not a single time during 2 hours. Sometimes I have to manually resume play by pausing and resumi...

Npyu_System
Regular
Well, everything is pretty much in the title. Since yesterday, spotify pauses while playing. Sometimes it pauses 5 times in a row in 2 minutes, sometimes not a single time during 2 hours. So...
2012-05-03 6:58:14 PM
2018-05-20 5:29:57 AM
c5driver50
Newbie
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94 replies
8 likes

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94 replies
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"Normalize Volume" Setting - A Placebo?

has this feature ever worked? not as long as i've been a premium subscriber as far as i can tell, and i've been a premium subscriber for a long time.... not only does it not work, it doesn't even come close to working, the volume levels in playlist t...

aeneas1
Music Fan
has this feature ever worked? not as long as i've been a premium subscriber as far as i can tell, and i've been a premium subscriber for a long time.... not only does it not work, it doesn't even com...
2018-05-20 3:59:59 AM
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0 replies
9 likes

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Solved!! scrolling/user interface frustration

While using the mouse to avigate between the left file select bar, the main screen of the app, and the right screen social feed. When hovering over each respective collumn it feels natural to expect that if you start scrolling over each respective on...

PudgeEgg
Casual Listener
While using the mouse to avigate between the left file select bar, the main screen of the app, and the right screen social feed. When hovering over each respective collumn it feels natural to expect ...
2018-04-06 5:01:46 AM
2018-05-19 7:00:47 PM
PudgeEgg
Casual Listener
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3 replies
2 likes
file select
mouse
navigation
Scrolling
User Experience Improvement

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Bug: Focus to current song fails when some sorting is set

When a playlist is playing, you can click the album image to set the focus to the current song playing.However, when the sorting in one of the columns is other than the default, the wrong song will get focus. Spotify 1.0.80.474.gef6b503e (Windows Sto...

ftamminga
Casual Listener
When a playlist is playing, you can click the album image to set the focus to the current song playing. However, when the sorting in one of the columns is other than the default, the wrong song will...
2018-05-19 5:15:34 PM
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0 replies
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Solved!! How to permanently uninstall Spotify on Windows 10

I want to uninstall Spotify once and for all. I already tried on the Control Panel > Programs and Features but it just won't work. I've searched for other solutions in forums but none would work. Can someone help me? I'm totally not satisfied with th...

Renelilje
Casual Listener
I want to uninstall Spotify once and for all. I already tried on the Control Panel > Programs and Features but it just won't work. I've searched for other solutions in forums but none would work. ...
2017-05-30 12:44:37 PM
2018-05-19 1:02:27 PM
artnoir666
Casual Listener
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every last 3 second. the song get paused automatically.

hey, i'm using spotify windows 10. every last 3 second, the song get paused automatically. i must play it. please help me to fix it. thanks.

dahalim17
Newbie
hey, i'm using spotify windows 10. every last 3 second, the song get paused automatically. i must play it. please help me to fix it. thanks.
2018-05-19 7:01:56 AM
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Solved!! How to empty Local Files

Ok so in my Local Files I have A LOT of songs. Because of those songs being in Local Files, I am unable to listen to them. I switched off the the various sources for Local Files as Spotify Support advised and the songs didn't disappear. I even delete...

JoshuaBennett
Gig Goer
Ok so in my Local Files I have A LOT of songs. Because of those songs being in Local Files, I am unable to listen to them. I switched off the the various sources for Local Files as Spotify Support ad...
2018-05-18 11:46:22 PM
2018-05-19 4:27:29 AM
dinomight
Spotify Star
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local files

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Is the visualizer gone??

So I saw several people posting that if you type spotify:app:visualizer that an audio visualizer would show up but its not working is there a new way to access it now?

user-removed
Visitor
So I saw several people posting that if you type spotify:app:visualizer that an audio visualizer would show up but its not working is there a new way to access it now?
2018-05-05 6:11:33 PM
2018-05-18 11:04:05 PM
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