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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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Solved!! Unable to drag songs or order Playlists

I used to be able to drag songs onto playlists and order playlists by dragging songs within them on Windows desktop. Could you let me know if this is a change that Spotify has made or if I can recover this feature? Thanks

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I used to be able to drag songs onto playlists and order playlists by dragging songs within them on Windows desktop.    Could you let me know if this is a change that Spotify has made or ...

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After an update a couple days ago my local music wouldn't play at all. Older versions work fine.

I have troubleshooted everything with support and they gave me an older version that does not update automatically for a temporary fix to this problem. I would install the desktop client for windows via the website and then the very next time I updat...

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I have troubleshooted everything with support and they gave me an older version that does not update automatically for a temporary fix to this problem. I would install the desktop client for windows ...

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Solved!! Keeping the format of one playlist and copying it to another?

So, I'm trying to move all my songs from the "songs" section to an actual playlist made by me but I want to keep the order of how it is already, as I have it so the newest added songs are at the top. I know I can do this by manually adding each song ...

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So, I'm trying to move all my songs from the "songs" section to an actual playlist made by me but I want to keep the order of how it is already, as I have it so the newest added songs are at the top....

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Solved!! Any way to import an Excel, Serato or Text file as a Spotify Playlist?

I'm a DJ and have a bunch of playlists created as Excel sheets as well as Serato DJ crates. Is there any way to convert and import a playlist into Spotify?(I tried searching first but saw no recent post/answers)Thanks in advance!

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I'm a DJ and have a bunch of playlists created as Excel sheets as well as Serato DJ crates.    Is there any way to convert and import a playlist into Spotify? (I tried searching fir...

Nico

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spotify is not working properly

 when I play some songs I just hear no sound but only on windows

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 when I play some songs I just hear no sound but only on windows

Nico

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Random Skipping and Altered Queue

Persistent problem recently: songs will randomly skip part way through. Often a song I don't recognize starts playing and I have a new queue (Baila Morena by Joe Cohen usually starts, I've never heard of the song or artist), mostly of rap music, whic...

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Persistent problem recently: songs will randomly skip part way through. Often a song I don't recognize starts playing and I have a new queue (Baila Morena by Joe Cohen usually starts, I've never hear...

Nico

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delete greyed out files

Hey guys,I want to remove these greyed out files from my Spotify (Windows 10).I previously had added them as local files, but later deleted the original files on my computer, without removing the files on spotify first (which might have led to my iss...

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 Hey guys, I want to remove these greyed out files from my Spotify (Windows 10). I previously had added them as local files, but later deleted the original files on my computer, without removi...

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Username is Gibberish

I made a new account and couldnt choose a username. It is now random letters and numbers. help

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I made a new account and couldnt choose a username. It is now random letters and numbers. help

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Superuser Contribution Spotify closes automatically (Win10)

I run Spotify under Windows 10.After a minute or two, Spotify every time closes automatically, even if I do nothing (not playing a song, e.g.)Reinstall won't help.Any idea?

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I run Spotify under Windows 10. After a minute or two, Spotify every time closes automatically, even if I do nothing (not playing a song, e.g.) Reinstall won't help. Any idea?

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Solved!! Fluctuating volume levels during a track

'Ello. Has anyone else ever experienced the volume levels changing during a song? The only way I can describe it is it feels like someone's playing with the volume, lowering it for half a second before returning it to it's previous level. It only doe...

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'Ello.   Has anyone else ever experienced the volume levels changing during a song? The only way I can describe it is it feels like someone's playing with the volume, lowering it for half a se...

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Solved!! Hotkey for Thumbs up or down

I'm just checking if anybody has figured out a way to do this and maybe I'm missing something. I'm looking for a way to assign a hotkey to thumbs up or thumbs down a radio station, however it needs to get done. Blockify and Toastify don't seem to imp...

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I'm just checking if anybody has figured out a way to do this and maybe I'm missing something. I'm looking for a way to assign a hotkey to thumbs up or thumbs down a radio station, however it needs t...

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No audio

I just got spotify on my PC today and whenever I go to play a song it just plays nothing, it says the song is playing but there is no audio whatsoever. I checked and other programmes work so I don't have a clue

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I just got spotify on my PC today and whenever I go to play a song it just plays nothing, it says the song is playing but there is no audio whatsoever. I checked and other programmes work so I don't ...

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Superuser Contribution Can't find songs that I was able to listen.

Hi there all.I have a little problem with my spotify in win10. On my mobil app I can listen any songs that i choose to my list, but a few weeks later I discovered that, I can't listen some of them on win10. What can I do to fix this issue.Thanks for ...

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Hi there all. I have a little problem with my spotify in win10. On my mobil app I can listen any songs that i choose to my list, but a few weeks later I discovered that, I can't listen some of ...

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Superuser Contribution Space Bar Glitch

Just started today. but whenever I press the space bar outside of the spotify window such as you know anytime you need to type a sentence my music will continuously stop and start. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling and tried to look for somewhere...

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Just started today. but whenever I press the space bar outside of the spotify window such as you know anytime you need to type a sentence my music will continuously stop and start. I t...

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Solved!! Scroll Bar Not Visible

New look utilizes a dark gray scroll bar on a black background. Older monitors (non HD) do not show it at all and tablet PC can't be viewed in sunlight. Really Spotify you didnlt think about making it a more contrasting color.

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New look utilizes a dark gray scroll bar on a black background. Older monitors (non HD) do not show it at all and tablet PC can't be viewed in sunlight. Really Spotify you didnlt think about making i...

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Equaliser on Desktop using Headphones

I know that there are ways to get up the equaliser on Windows in the sound settings, but I can't find a way to do it whilst using headphones. If anyone knows a solution, please let me know

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I know that there are ways to get up the equaliser on Windows in the sound settings, but I can't find a way to do it whilst using headphones. If anyone knows a solution, please let me know 🙂

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Does Spotify's New Releases page curated by your listening habits?

I'm not really getting all the songs that matters right now (e.g. big artist new singles, sometimes one shows up, not all) It could be inconsistency sometimes, sometimes it will show up tracks that from artists, genres I don't even care. And obv not ...

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I'm not really getting all the songs that matters right now (e.g. big artist new singles, sometimes one shows up, not all) It could be inconsistency sometimes, sometimes it will show up tracks that f...

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subscription

If I cancelled premium would I be able join again a few months later

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If I cancelled premium would I be able join again a few months later

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