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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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Superuser Contribution Spotify Doesn't Keep my Offline Playlist

Spotify on this Windows 10 laptop can't keep my offline playlists. They still need to be downloaded every few days. And I have one Windows 7 desktop at home, I can't see that one on my Offline devices on my account. Any ideas? EDIT: And this Windows ...

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Spotify on this Windows 10 laptop can't keep my offline playlists. They still need to be downloaded every few days.   And I have one Windows 7 desktop at home, I can't see that one on my Offli...

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Superuser Contribution People I follow no longer visible in sidebar

Some months ago with my old laptop (wind 10) people no longer showed in the sidebar.I've tried almost possible solutions:- Re-installed Spotify app- Ticked off/on social network in preferences- I assumed laptop causing it, as it not very stable. I ca...

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Some months ago with my old laptop (wind 10) people no longer showed in the sidebar. I've tried almost possible solutions: - Re-installed Spotify app - Ticked off/on social network in prefere...

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multiple audio outputs speaksers

Is there a way i can listen to spotify on my speakers while im having a discord conversation in my headset ? if so how.

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Is there a way i can listen to spotify on my speakers while im having a discord conversation in my headset ? if so how. 

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Embedding Spotify playlists in my website for nothing?

Hi, I want to keep track of my favourite artists, albums and tracks so I keep embedded playlists in my website that I can go to whenever i feel without having to go through thousands of albums... you can check it here: https://portcorner.com/journal/...

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Hi,  I want to keep track of my favourite artists, albums and tracks so I keep embedded playlists in my website that I can go to whenever i feel without having to go through thousands of albums...

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Bring back numbering within playlists!!!

Why do I only see a musical note in front of a song within a playlist? They used to be numbered, which was very useful, especially since you removed the notification of new songs added to a playlist long ago........... Now it becomes almost impossibl...

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Why do I only see a musical note in front of a song within a playlist? They used to be numbered, which was very useful, especially since you removed the notification of new songs added to a playlist ...

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Superuser Contribution Edit the Oflline Song Strorage doesnt work

I try to edit the Oflline Song Storage to another internal Drive. After choosing a folder, Spotify wants me to restart Sportify. After restarting, the Offline Song Storage is on the folder like before, on my SSD. Even restarting my computer oder rein...

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I try to edit the Oflline Song Storage to another internal Drive. After choosing a folder, Spotify wants me to restart Sportify. After restarting, the Offline Song Storage is on the folder like befor...

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Can't change playlist photo

I've attempted multiple times to upload a photo as my playlist image, but constantly get the notice saying that the image can not be uploaded. I have no idea how to solve this issue. Any help?

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I've attempted multiple times to upload a photo as my playlist image, but constantly get the notice saying that the image can not be uploaded. I have no idea how to solve this issue. Any help?

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Managing when song versions change in a playlist

Fairly often, a song that I've had in a playlist for ages is replaced with a crummy dance mix, or karaoke version. I get that the licensing has probably changed, but often I can find the same song still in the catalog. When this happens, it becomes d...

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Fairly often, a song that I've had in a playlist for ages is replaced with a crummy dance mix, or karaoke version. I get that the licensing has probably changed, but often I can find the sa...

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[Desktop] Fullscreen mode Bug

When I switch to the fullscreen mode (the one with the album cover in the middle and the buttons on the bottom) I see like 2-3 pixels of the desktop's background and it's really making me mad. I haven't found a solution to this issue on the spotify c...

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When I switch to the fullscreen mode (the one with the album cover in the middle and the buttons on the bottom) I see like 2-3 pixels of the desktop's background and it's really making me mad. I have...

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Snaz & Snip not working with spotify premium

Since i tried the 30 days trial of Spotify premium, snip and snaz doesn't recognize the music i am listening, i have an older version of snaz because of the latest version doesn't work anymore because of devs. Could be any setting that blocks third p...

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Since i tried the 30 days trial of Spotify premium,  snip and snaz doesn't recognize the music i am listening, i have an older version of snaz because of the latest version doesn't wor...

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Can't see people who follow my playlist

HI! From new versions of Spotify where people follow other people/playlists etc and not subscribe to it, I can't see the people who is following my playlists. For example, in this playlist has 13 followers (formerly subscribers) but I can only see 3 ...

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HI!   From new versions of Spotify where people follow other people/playlists etc and not subscribe to it, I can't see the people who is following my playlists. For example, in this playlist...

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Superuser Contribution Search function not working and other bugs

Quite a few bugs popping out today - server maintenece day at Spotify? All day the search function has been dead. Tried restarting the program. Tried logging out and logging back in - simply no go. Have also had a couple of issues with the Windows po...

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Quite a few bugs popping out today - server maintenece day at Spotify?   All day the search function has been dead. Tried restarting the program. Tried logging out and logging back in - simply...

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Can't uninstall Spotify. Windows 10

I am having some trouble with uninstalling Spotify from my pc. I just spent a month trying to fix a security update problem for my pc. I ended up having to reinstall Windows 10 completely, so I have to reinstall all my applications again :P.I downloa...

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I am having some trouble with uninstalling Spotify from my pc.   I just spent a month trying to fix a security update problem for my pc. I ended up having to reinstall Windows 10 completely, s...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution The Songs tab under "YOUR LIBRARY" doesn't have a download option

In the first image the download button is present download buttonI just want a download option for this pretty sure many other people do thanksno download button

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In the first image the download button is present  download buttonI just want a download option for this pretty sure many other people do thanks no download button

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What does it mean to 'follow' an artist?

What exactly does it mean to 'follow' an artist? I understand that if I go to My Music > Artists they will show up in a list there. But how is that any different than just creating a playlist for that artist? Will I get updates somewhere for artists ...

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What exactly does it mean to 'follow' an artist?  I understand that if I go to My Music > Artists they will show up in a list there.  But how is that any different than just creating a p...

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MP3 creates a conflic with Spotify audio files

So, I've ran into this problem where I've realized that if you save a song from a physical album with Windows Media Player that saves your song as (for example) "02 Magic" (it being "Magic" by Coldplay) it will not allow you play the song on Spotify ...

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So, I've ran into this problem where I've realized that if you save a song from a physical album with Windows Media Player that saves your song as (for example) "02 Magic" (it being "Magic" by Coldpl...

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Find Your Friends

Hello! I want to report my problem, I can't even login to Facebook via button "Find Your Friends". Spotify will open the window, but problem is somewhere else, I can't even reach the window, via function Win + Tab or Alt + Tab, I can see the window i...

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Hello! I want to report my problem, I can't even login to Facebook via button "Find Your Friends". Spotify will open the window, but problem is somewhere else, I can't even reach the window, via func...

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Playlist sorting by Followers options

When browsing through other users playlist I would like to sort them by followers. It seems abit lazy that you state amount of followers a playlist has if you cant't answer the next obvious question, what playlist has the most follower?It is pretty b...

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When browsing through other users playlist I would like to sort them by followers. It seems abit lazy that you state amount of followers a playlist has if you cant't answer the next obvious...

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