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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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How to block a certain playlist to not appear on my browse menu Windows 10

Hello, I keep seeing playlist often times which I do not like, they keep appearing on my Browse menu in Windows 10, how to block a playlist from appearing? Such as "Transcend" playlist, why the **bleep** something like that exists in the first place ...

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Hello, I keep seeing playlist often times which I do not like, they keep appearing on my Browse menu in Windows 10, how to block a playlist from appearing? Such as "Transcend" playlist, why the **ble...

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Solved!! Error 18 then unresponsive

So, i have a win 10 machine that i recentley uninstalled spotify from because of streaming issues(just bad internet). I tried to reinstall from the website with an error code 18. Going through and uninstalling on all devices i use spotify on, i retri...

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So, i have a win 10 machine that i recentley uninstalled spotify from because of streaming issues(just bad internet). I tried to reinstall from the website with an error code 18. Going through and un...

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Solved!! Deleting from "Local files"

How do I delete songs (or all the songs at the same time) from my "Local Files"?I have there 192 songs the Spotify added automatically without asking me...and after this - how do I add specific songs from my computer to my "Local Files"?

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How do I delete songs (or all the songs at the same time) from my "Local Files"? I have there 192 songs the Spotify added automatically without asking me... and after this - how do I add specific...

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Music Videos

I am currently trying a free trial version of premium but I can't seem to access music videos on my windows desktop. How can I view them?

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I am currently trying a free trial version of premium but I can't seem to access music videos on my windows desktop. How can I view them?

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Solved!! Sound quality desktop / web difference

Hi, I'm new here. Just want to ask a few question about the sound quality difference between desktop app and web player. From what I'm listening the sound on the web player has a deeper sound compared to the desktop app. I don't know the jargon used ...

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Hi, I'm new here. Just want to ask a few question about the sound quality difference between desktop app and web player. From what I'm listening the sound on the web player has a deeper sound compare...

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Solved!! Keyboard media key 'Stop' issue

I've had Spotify working flawlessly with my media keys on my keyboard. With the latest update Spotify messed up. The play, rewind and forward still work, but whenever I press the 'stop' button, the music doesn't stop. Instead of stopping the music, S...

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I've had Spotify working flawlessly with my media keys on my keyboard. With the latest update Spotify messed up.   The play, rewind and forward still work, but whenever I press the 'stop' butt...

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Spotify gets stuck on ads?

Whenever I open Spotify on my desktop, my music will play for a few songs, then it gets stuck on an ad. It gets left at 0:00. Clicking the play button or trying to play a new song doesn't fix it. I have to reboot everytime it gets stuck? Any solution...

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Whenever I open Spotify on my desktop, my music will play for a few songs, then it gets stuck on an ad. It gets left at 0:00. Clicking the play button or trying to play a new song doesn't fix it. I h...

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SPA - Se puede hacer streaming con Spotify? / ENG -Can you do streaming with Spotify?

SPANISHHola me gustaria saber si se puede hacer streaming con Spotifi. He buscado guias pero no he podido encontrar nada.Gracias. ENGLISHHello I would like to know if you can do streaming with Spotifi. I searched for guides but I could not find anyth...

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SPANISH Hola me gustaria saber si se puede hacer streaming con Spotifi. He buscado guias pero no he podido encontrar nada. Gracias.   ENGLISH Hello I would like to know if you can do stream...

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Sound wont work with my headphones

So I have two sets of headphones plugged into my computer at the moment,but only one is enabled in the sound mixer and it is set to default, while the other is disabled. I open spotify and it wont play to my default headphones. But when I re-enable m...

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So I have two sets of headphones plugged into my computer at the moment,but only one is enabled in the sound mixer and it is set to default, while the other is disabled. I open spotify and it wont pl...

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Local files don't update

Hello , I have a problem with local files on Spotify. I have deleted all the music folders from my laptop that are related to the songs but the songs are STILL on the list without even playing of course. I have deleted the related folder from the app...

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Hello , I have a problem with local files on Spotify. I have deleted all the music folders from my laptop that are related to the songs but the songs are STILL on the list without even playing of cou...

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BUG de sons est de musique pas possible de avance ou de recule (baisser le sons ou le augmenter le

bonjour j'ai un probleme je peux pas baisser la sons sur spotify ou le monter pareil pour la musique je peux pas l'avancer de 20 s par exemple pour info je les deja desinstaller merci de m'aider

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bonjour j'ai un probleme je peux pas baisser la sons sur spotify ou le monter pareil pour la musique je peux pas l'avancer de 20 s par exemple    pour info je les deja desinstaller  ...

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Impossible de lire l'album choisi

Bonjour, cela fait maintenant plusieurs mois que je suis inscrit sur spotify et il m'est impossible de lire les albums suivant : https://open.spotify.com/album/38y4wZCkzB7EtmTOtWGZLEhttps://open.spotify.com/album/0iifeBf5VSSDtI7RbezkIE Je suis membre...

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Bonjour, cela fait maintenant plusieurs mois que je suis inscrit sur spotify et il m'est impossible de lire les albums suivant :   https://open.spotify.com/album/38y4wZCkzB7EtmTOtWGZLE https:...

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small Desktop Notification / Overlay what song is played & change song

I changed to spotify a while ago and a few days ago I startet using the desktop app for windows as wellI am used to multitask a lot so I have various tabs and apps open at the same time and switch between those permanentlyand simultaneously listen to...

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I changed to spotify a while ago and a few days ago I startet using the desktop app for windows as well I am used to multitask a lot so I have various tabs and apps open at the same time and switch ...

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Solved!! How to clear the "Local Files" cache?

Windows desktop version. In my preferences, I'm asking Spotify to only show local files from one folder (i.e., personal MP3 files stored on my hard drive). When I view the Local Files, however, it still shows all the files from the previously enabled...

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Windows desktop version. In my preferences, I'm asking Spotify to only show local files from one folder (i.e., personal MP3 files stored on my hard drive). When I view the Local Files, however, it st...

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"The spotify application is not responding" Windows 10

Keep getting this error when trying to load spotify. Have uninstalled and re-installed. Same error. I have noticed a few people have had this error and Spotify has provided no fix.

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Keep getting this error when trying to load spotify.   Have uninstalled and re-installed.   Same error.   I have noticed a few people have had this error and Spotify has provided...

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I want to install the desktop app

When i try to install spotify by the setup downloaded from the site at the end of the installation there is a message "migration from.." and the app becomes the store app, but i want the desktop app.How can i do?Thanks

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When i try to install spotify by the setup downloaded from the site at the end of the installation there is a message "migration from.." and the app becomes the store app, but i want the desktop app....

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Spotify starts up first

when I put on my PC,Spotify always starts up before anything else, very annoying! How do I stop this?

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when I put on my PC,Spotify always starts up before anything else, very annoying! How do I stop this?  

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Privacy settings revert when I close Spotify

Hi, I'm using the desktop app on Windows 10. I've disabled the option for making new playlists automatically public, but every time I re-start Spotify, this option reverts back to public. I have the same problem with the "show my current top artists"...

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Hi, I'm using the desktop app on Windows 10. I've disabled the option for making new playlists automatically public, but every time I re-start Spotify, this option reverts back to public. I have the ...

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REQUEST OPTION TO CHANGE THE THEME/APPARENCE

i pay.i want it better.i want more themes/apparences. do it.i pay for it.

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i pay. i want it better. i want more themes/apparences.   do it. i pay for it.

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