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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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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.

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  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.

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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...

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  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...

Sebasty

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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...

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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 ...

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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,...

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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...

SergioDavid

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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...

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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. ...

SergioDavid

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

Sebasty

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Superuser Contribution When I search for songs, they don't come up in rows anymore

Now my search results only show the top 4 songs, artists, albums and playlists each with cover art, making it harder to tell if it's correct song I'm looking for unless I click on each individually. Does anybody know how to get back the view where yo...

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Now my search results only show the top 4 songs, artists, albums and playlists each with cover art, making it harder to tell if it's correct song I'm looking for unless I click on each individually. ...

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Superuser Contribution Will not play music

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Alfredo

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Superuser Contribution Recommended songs based on playlist missing?

PlanPremiumCountry New Zealand Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue As of a few days ago, there used to be a feature where within a playlist Spotify would recommend you songs at the bottom based on the current songs in that playlist. But t...

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  Plan Premium Country  New Zealand   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  As of a few days ago, there used to be a feature where within a playlist S...

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Duplicate songs and removal

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDell Precision 5510Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssuePart of what i'd like to do here is ask for something to help with duplicate songs saving to my library - i often come across a song and think "why...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Dell Precision 5510 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Part of what i'd like to do here is ask for something to help with dupl...

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Explicit Songs Fail to Play "This Song is Not Available"

PlanPremium/Family PlanCountry CanadaDeviceSurface Pro 3 (Windows Laptop)Operating SystemWindows 8.1 My Question or Issue Whenever I try to play an explicit song I get a message in a blue banner at the top that says "This song is not available. If yo...

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Plan Premium/Family Plan Country  Canada Device Surface Pro 3 (Windows Laptop) Operating System Windows 8.1   My Question or Issue   Whenever I try to play an explicit song ...

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Volume change using Bluetooth on Windows 10 does not work

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueHello,since the last update my Spotify Application on Windows 10 does not work as it used to do before.It is about the bluetooth connection between my laptop and my b...

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Plan Premium Country  Germany Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hello, since the last update my Spotify Application on Windows 10 does not work as it used ...

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Solved!! Not showing album artwork of certain albums.

Spotify isn't showing the album artwork of certain albums (see attached screenshot for an example) and it's driving me nuts. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling several times, but nothing changed. I'm running the Windows Store version.

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Spotify isn't showing the album artwork of certain albums (see attached screenshot for an example) and it's driving me nuts. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling several times, but nothing changed. ...

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High Quality Streaming setting keeps reverting to off

I keep having to switch on the High Quality Streaming setting, which is of course annoying! I suspect the setting is being reverted whenever the Spotify client is updated. I should not have to keep checking the setting and switching it back on. I can...

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I keep having to switch on the High Quality Streaming setting, which is of course annoying!   I suspect the setting is being reverted whenever the Spotify client is updated.   I...

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