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Solved!! 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
Wednesday
notworking117
Casual Listener
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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
Lanciano007
Gig Goer
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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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Categories - Windows

First of all, I don't think this community is clarifying. And also not intuïtive. And I guess too many Apple users are working on Spotify. Here is what I am missing in the genres section. (I would wanna choose between genres and moods). If I have cho...

Geepstar
Regular
First of all, I don't think this community is clarifying. And also not intuïtive. And I guess too many Apple users are working on Spotify. Here is what I am missing in the genres sec...
2018-05-28 10:24:47 PM
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Spotify 0.9.7.16 has just stopped working!

I've been using the vastly superior (but much older) v0.9.7.16 of Spotify without any issues until recently when the search facility seems to have stopped giving any results! It's the colour scheme & general superior usability of this older version c...

hotlips209874
Music Fan
I've been using the vastly superior (but much older) v0.9.7.16 of Spotify without any issues until recently when the search facility seems to have stopped giving any results! It's the colour...
2018-05-21 3:07:28 AM
2018-05-28 6:19:32 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
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spotify refuses to let me use a different music folder location

the 'add a location for spotify to look for your music' feature does NOT permit me to add a location where my music is stored. spotify ONLY looks in 'default' locations which i do not use to store my files. i keep trying but 'add location' does nothi...

kepler_tunes_19
Regular
the 'add a location for spotify to look for your music' feature does NOT permit me to add a location where my music is stored. spotify ONLY looks in 'default' locations which i do not use to ...
2018-05-23 10:46:41 AM
2018-05-28 3:34:34 PM
Jollof
Composer
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Windows 7 Spotify app doesn't run

Spotify Usernamemartin.truhlarPlanPremiumCountryCzech Device(PC)Operating System(Windows 7, SP1, latest updates) My Question or IssueI have a Windows domain network behind a firewall. I have tried to install the latest version of Spotify windows clie...

martin778
Casual Listener
Spotify Username martin.truhlar Plan Premium Country Czech Device (PC) Operating System (Windows 7, SP1, latest updates) My Question or Issue I have a Windows domain network ...
2018-05-24 9:21:55 AM
2018-05-28 12:43:48 PM
martin778
Casual Listener
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Rest in peace sweet prince

Last week the "Peak Spotify Client™", version 0.8.5 if you don't remember, stopped breathing. Many features had stopped working over the years, a slow death. Most crucially "search" broke some months ago where you couldn't find an artist if it didn't...

mnsc
Gig Goer
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2018-05-28 11:48:31 AM
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Is there a 64-bit version of Spotify for Windows??

I could not find an option to select the platform during download/install, and the Spotify download page feeds up only 1 install package, which loads a 32-bit version. Am I correct that a 64-bit version of Spotify for Windows does not presently exist...

OhTheHumanity
Casual Listener
I could not find an option to select the platform during download/install, and the Spotify download page feeds up only 1 install package, which loads a 32-bit version. Am I correct that a 64-bi...
2015-08-20 3:24:16 PM
2018-05-28 10:13:34 AM
Coletta707
Casual Listener
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Solved!! esta cancion no esta disponible si tienes el archivo en el ordenador puedes importarlo

Cordial saludo. Cuando iba a usar spotify esta mañana no me reproducía nada por eso desintalé e instalé nuevamente, me reprodujo las caciones que tengo guardadas pero ahora ni eso. El error o mensaje es el siguiente: " esta cancion no esta disponible...

alejandrolop
Regular
Cordial saludo. Cuando iba a usar spotify esta mañana no me reproducía nada por eso desintalé e instalé nuevamente, me reprodujo las caciones que tengo guardadas pero ahora ni eso. ...
2016-04-27 7:49:56 PM
2018-05-28 9:14:36 AM
y77_84sxv-8cc
Newbie
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hereditary ad at 1 am

PlanFreeCountry CanadaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueIts 1 am, im trying to study for a test, i keep getting the hereditary ad, please stop trying to make me more sleep deprived than i already am spotify.

Jaayys
Newbie
Plan Free Country Canada Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Its 1 am, im trying to study for a test, i keep getting the hereditary ad, please stop ...
2018-05-28 7:36:08 AM
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Discover Weekly not updating

PlanFreeCountry ItalyDeviceSamsung Galaxy A5 2016Operating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueHi, it's 1:07 AM and my Discover Weekly hasn't updatet yet. Sometimes it happened that instead at midnight, it updates at 1 AM, but this time, nothing. Can...

nighthawk989
Roadie
Plan Free Country Italy Device Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue Hi, it's 1:07 AM and my Discover Weekly hasn't updatet yet. Sometimes it h...
2018-05-28 1:08:54 AM
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Solved!! Error message: Diskette missing (!)

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceWindows PCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueAfter the last received upgrade to Spotify, I get a persistent error message saying "There is no diskette in the drive. Enter a diskette in the drive \Device\Harddi...

johnbreak
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Norway Device Windows PC Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue After the last received upgrade to Spotify, I get a persistent error message saying "The...
2018-05-27 2:24:19 PM
2018-05-27 10:23:18 PM
johnbreak
Casual Listener
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Solved!! Unable to relink or remove local files

PlanPremiumCountryUSA Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Recently moved my songs from my main hard drive to secondary hard drive on my PC. I wanted to re-link the files to their proper locations, but when I was unable to do that, I tried...

sim_bah
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country USA Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Recently moved my songs from my main hard drive to secondary hard drive on my PC. I wanted...
2018-05-27 6:57:17 PM
2018-05-27 9:28:49 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
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3 replies
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Stuck on ads

PlanFreeCountry Indonesia Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) Windows 10My Question or Issue Whenever the apps start playing ads , the ads stuck on 00:00 and need manually pause-play to play the ads , any idea how to fix this? Alr...

JefriVT
Newbie
Plan Free Country Indonesia Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) Windows 10 My Question or Issue Whenever the apps start playing ads , the a...
2018-05-27 8:58:24 PM
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Creepy song image - PC music played via Spotify

I wanted to play music on my PC through Spotify so I went to the "Local files" setting and turned it on, and it all worked I could now play anything on my PC through Spotify... The only thing was though, whenever I played any music of my PC on Spotif...

RelentlessNinja
Newbie
I wanted to play music on my PC through Spotify so I went to the "Local files" setting and turned it on, and it all worked I could now play anything on my PC through Spotify... The only thing was tho...
2018-05-27 4:36:30 PM
2018-05-27 7:49:01 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
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Scaricare canzoni su desktop

Buongiorno,non riesco a scaricare canzoni su Desktopo o mp3. Grazie ciao

-d8aiwd81_q18
Newbie
Buongiorno, non riesco a scaricare canzoni su Desktopo o mp3. Grazie ciao
2018-05-27 6:33:52 PM
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Superuser Contribution REPEAT icon is disabled on YOUR DAILY MIX playlists!

Spotify Username marcolopesptPlan FreeDevice (Windows 8 PC) My Question or IssueWindows desktop APP has REPEAT ICON disabled (can't turn on/off, etc). Started few days ago. Restart won't fix. CLEAN INSTALL won't FIX. Also, when using ANDROID app (ORE...

marcolopespt
Composer
Spotify Username marcolopespt Plan Free Device (Windows 8 PC) My Question or Issue Windows desktop APP has REPEAT ICON disabled (can't turn on/off, etc). Started few days a...
2018-05-24 8:34:12 PM
2018-05-27 5:01:09 AM
Alfredo
Roadie
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1 replies
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Superuser Contribution why multiple songs are added when i add one song from discovery

Spotify UsernameempleatPlanFree/PremiumCountryCzech republic Operating SystemWindows 7 64 bit My Question or IssueHello,why multiple songs are added when i add one song from discovery ?

empleat
Regular
Spotify Username empleat Plan Free/Premium Country Czech republic Operating System Windows 7 64 bit My Question or Issue Hello, why multiple songs are added when i a...
2018-05-24 7:03:48 PM
2018-05-27 4:53:38 AM
Alfredo
Roadie
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Superuser Contribution How to change color to white from black cant see anything outdoor?

Spotify Username1198105528PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceWindows 10Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHow to change color to white from black cant see anything outdoor?

christiansenn
Newbie
Spotify Username 1198105528 Plan Free/Premium Country Device Windows 10 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue How to change color to white from black cant see any...
2018-05-24 2:12:22 PM
2018-05-27 4:51:45 AM
Alfredo
Roadie
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Superuser Contribution friends feed don't work

Spotify Username 1172724414 Plan Free/Premium Country Device windows Operating System windows 10 My Question or Issue when im on spotify i can see what all my friends hear but, my friends feed doesn't work for my friends, it says that the last song i...

simbaseb
Casual Listener
Spotify Username 1172724414 Plan Free/Premium Country Device windows Operating System windows 10 My Question or Issue when im on spotify i can see what all...
2018-05-23 10:42:12 AM
2018-05-27 4:48:34 AM
Alfredo
Roadie
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1 replies
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Superuser Contribution Can't login with Facebook or Username/PW

Spotify Username11149184500PlanFree/Premium PremiumCountry UKDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 7 Enterprise My Question or Issue Originally I had an error 4 problem whereby when i opened Spotify I was always offline. So i couldn't search, acccess s...

7d_-0pbu8pfw5
Casual Listener
Spotify Username 11149184500 Plan Free/Premium Premium Country UK Device Laptop Operating System Windows 7 Enterprise My Question or Issue Originally I had an error 4 p...
2018-05-23 10:04:44 AM
2018-05-27 4:47:19 AM
Alfredo
Roadie
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Superuser Contribution Musique qui se lance pas

Bon ça fait plusieurs semaine que j'ai se problème , plusieurs musique ne se lance pas ni de mon portable ni de mon pc, j'ai tout essayé et rien ne fonctionne je comprend vraiment pas alors que il marchait parfaitement juste avant je n'ai rien changé...

u3twz-uhcx_em
Newbie
Bon ça fait plusieurs semaine que j'ai se problème , plusieurs musique ne se lance pas ni de mon portable ni de mon pc, j'ai tout essayé et rien ne fonctionne je comprend vraiment pas alors que il ma...
2018-05-22 1:44:38 AM
2018-05-27 4:34:52 AM
Alfredo
Roadie
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