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Discuss Spotify for Windows
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...
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...
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...
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...
It seem not possible to open an issue any longer so I post here instead. I would like to bump the following issue that is closed for some reason.https://community.spotify.com/t5/Ongoing-Issues/Sorting-algorithm-faulty-on-desktop/idc-p/4366157#M67093 ...
It seem not possible to open an issue any longer so I post here instead. I would like to bump the following issue that is closed for some reason. https://community.spotify.com/t5/Ongoing-Issues/Sort...
Roadie
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there was a post on the matter last june, and I wonder what happend to it..is there going to be such button or another solution was implempted? * another question: is there an easy way to see what in my list and what not?right now I'm adding and clic...
there was a post on the matter last june, and I wonder what happend to it.. is there going to be such button or another solution was implempted? * another question: is there an easy way to ...
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Every time I try to play music on my PC from my Spotify app, it automatically closes down. Once I hit the "play" button, seconds later the app shuts down. I can still listen on Web Player though. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling to no avail...
Every time I try to play music on my PC from my Spotify app, it automatically closes down. Once I hit the "play" button, seconds later the app shuts down. I can still listen on Web Player though. I h...
Casual Listener
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Apparently I have been able to download some tunes from my Playlists. But where are they downloaded? I would like to get them into my laptop C drive and then copy to a stick. (I do have Premium.)
Apparently I have been able to download some tunes from my Playlists. But where are they downloaded? I would like to get them into my laptop C drive and then copy to a stick. (I do ...
Community Legend
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Hi, guys. I am experiencing a problem which is quite irritating. I can see what my friends are listening to but they cannot see what i am listening to. When i look into my spotify settings, i see that my "share my activity" button is always disabled,...
Hi, guys. I am experiencing a problem which is quite irritating. I can see what my friends are listening to but they cannot see what i am listening to. When i look into my spotify settings, i see tha...
Spotify
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All of a sudden, Spotify in my PC and Android started to delete songs and redownload them, at a big scale. I'm talking 70 songs, some times up to 200. Is anyone else experiencing this? Is there any possible solutions? Is Spotify aware of this error? ...
All of a sudden, Spotify in my PC and Android started to delete songs and redownload them, at a big scale. I'm talking 70 songs, some times up to 200. Is anyone else experiencing this? Is there any p...
Roadie
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Hello Everyone.The first time i logged into Spotify on a free account it let me choose my favourite genres and artists within those genres , this made spotify generate unique playlists for me .so i enjoyed it and then decided to delete the account an...
Hello Everyone. The first time i logged into Spotify on a free account it let me choose my favourite genres and artists within those genres , this made spotify generate unique playlists for me ...
Casual Listener
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Not really sure how to explain it but, whenever my PC crashes, restarts etc It will auto start Spotify, but the issue is that It will say the last song I was listening to was a song called "Black and White" which has been removed from my playlist age...
Not really sure how to explain it but, whenever my PC crashes, restarts etc It will auto start Spotify, but the issue is that It will say the last song I was listening to was a song called "Black and...
Casual Listener
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I have a quick question. If I select "Publish Activity On Spotify," does that mean it will start from that moment on? Or does that mean people can also see all my past artists I've listened to (recently played)? Last question, does "Publish Activity ...
I have a quick question. If I select "Publish Activity On Spotify," does that mean it will start from that moment on? Or does that mean people can also see all my past artists I've listened to (recen...
Spotify Star
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i was really excited by the idea of joanna newsom discography avaliable on spotify, but, i simply cant reproduce it.if i acces through web:https://open.spotify.com/album/4ZFCqS8Ye5qgp4w7Sq09T4but if i go to the artist on the app, that albun is not li...
i was really excited by the idea of joanna newsom discography avaliable on spotify, but, i simply cant reproduce it. if i acces through web: https://open.spotify.com/album/4ZFCqS8Ye5qgp4w7Sq09T4 b...
Community Legend
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Hi, I'm getting errors when playing local files in a playlist. I've manually added some .MP3 files in my 'C:\users\music' directory and imported this from Spotify. The .MP3 files work (encoded properly, not corrupt). These tracks won't play in a play...
Hi, I'm getting errors when playing local files in a playlist. I've manually added some .MP3 files in my 'C:\users\music' directory and imported this from Spotify. The .MP3 files work (encod...
Moderator
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Hi,I personally would like to be able to save all my liked songs (under My Library) for offline listening, And I'm able to do so on my Android app: Unfortunately, I don't have this option on my windows client app: I do have the option to save other p...
Hi, I personally would like to be able to save all my liked songs (under My Library) for offline listening, And I'm able to do so on my Android app: Unfortunately, I don't h...
Regular
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Hello, i suscribe for few weeks and i see that new release section not update for new music, why it that?(check in desktop and anodrd and web player)
Hello, i suscribe for few weeks and i see that new release section not update for new music, why it that? (check in desktop and anodrd and web player)
Moderator
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I never use anything in "Your Library"--just use the Playlists--and I have to scroll down every time I want to access anything that I use.
I never use anything in "Your Library"--just use the Playlists--and I have to scroll down every time I want to access anything that I use.
Regular
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I have Windows 10 installed on my laptop. Spotify was installed by default, and I found it a very good app to use. A few weeks ago, Spotify disappeared from my Start menu, and I cannot find the programme on my computer anywhere, unless I go to the Wi...
I have Windows 10 installed on my laptop. Spotify was installed by default, and I found it a very good app to use. A few weeks ago, Spotify disappeared from my Start menu, and I cannot find the progr...
Spotify Star
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Almost every time I restart spotify or my computer, the queue resets to something from a while ago. It can be a queue from earlier that day, but I've had it reset to the same queue for like a week straight (starting with the exact same song every tim...
Almost every time I restart spotify or my computer, the queue resets to something from a while ago. It can be a queue from earlier that day, but I've had it reset to the same queue for like a week st...
Newbie
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Hi All, This might sound like a weird issue, but it's been bugging me and I can't seem to fix it, so I figure I'll give this a shot. My previous laptop that I had ran Windows 7, and if I was listening to a single track on repeat and then decided to c...
Hi All, This might sound like a weird issue, but it's been bugging me and I can't seem to fix it, so I figure I'll give this a shot. My previous laptop that I had ran Windows 7, and...
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Hello since few updates ago there are a few bugs in Spotify client.1) It starts maximized, but down between start bar (taskbar) and player window is white line. When I click to unmaximized and maximaze again, it changes to black, but still it is not ...
Hello since few updates ago there are a few bugs in Spotify client. 1) It starts maximized, but down between start bar (taskbar) and player window is white line. When I click to unmaximized and maxi...
Roadie
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Hi, guys. Shuffle works terribly, I hear the same songs every day, I reinstalled Spotify, cleared the cache, but still I hear the same songs every day.Please change the algorithm, or do something about it. Thanks
Hi, guys. Shuffle works terribly, I hear the same songs every day, I reinstalled Spotify, cleared the cache, but still I hear the same songs every day. Please change the algorithm, or do something a...
Music Fan
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Hi, I have a song that I have downloaded from a CD onto my computer and would like to add it to a playlist and play it on Spotify, however, that same song is no longer available on Spotify for some reason. I know that Spotify tries to have you stream...
Hi, I have a song that I have downloaded from a CD onto my computer and would like to add it to a playlist and play it on Spotify, however, that same song is no longer available on Spotify f...
Casual Listener
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