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Discuss Spotify for Windows
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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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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There no X or way to close or stop a video on Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.64.408.g0a9b557c
Newbie
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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...
constantly says "cannot play song". i am a free user at the moment. have been a premium user but when i had to get a new debit card the payment failed.havent renewed yet.i first tried restarting th app.next my pc. ran anti-virus and malware remover. ...
constantly says "cannot play song". i am a free user at the moment. have been a premium user but when i had to get a new debit card the payment failed.havent renewed yet.i first tried restarting th a...
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I can no longer re order my playlists by just clicking and dragging, or any other method I could think of. Was this ability removed?
I can no longer re order my playlists by just clicking and dragging, or any other method I could think of. Was this ability removed?
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Hi i tried to sync my local file from my pc to my iPhone,I add them to spotify and then to a playlist, but when I go on the iPhone (connected at the same wifi) the playlist is empty and when I add some songs that are on Spotify they appear istantlySo...
Hi i tried to sync my local file from my pc to my iPhone, I add them to spotify and then to a playlist, but when I go on the iPhone (connected at the same wifi) the playlist is empty and when I add ...
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All the songs in my library have disappeared. I tried logging out and back in, checked on my Android app, and also referenced https://open.spotify.com/collection/tracks but they're gone. Is there any way to get them back?
All the songs in my library have disappeared. I tried logging out and back in, checked on my Android app, and also referenced https://open.spotify.com/collection/tracks but they're gone. Is ther...
Casual Listener
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When album has more than one author, Spotify on the application button ('Start' bar in Windows) displays only the first one: E.g. album: Jimmy Page, Robert Plant - No Quarter ( spotify:album:5A0uMtidm2F9js5NHMozM9 https://i.imgur.com/e7oqlyZ.png Jimm...
When album has more than one author, Spotify on the application button ('Start' bar in Windows) displays only the first one: E.g. album: Jimmy Page, Robert Plant - No Quarter ( spotify:album:5A0uMtid...
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Hi I recently followed this procedure to delete my local files on my laptop delete "local-files.bnk"and now I need them back but they won't play on my laptop (they are synced to my phone) I've updated my preferences so that the files in the right loc...
Hi I recently followed this procedure to delete my local files on my laptop delete "local-files.bnk" and now I need them back but they won't play on my laptop (they are synced to my...
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Hab seit kurzen neue PC mit Windows 10, immer wenn ich jetzt Spotify offen habe und die Enter Taste druecke, geht Spotify immer zum naechsten Song, wie kann ich das aus stellen?
Hab seit kurzen neue PC mit Windows 10, immer wenn ich jetzt Spotify offen habe und die Enter Taste druecke, geht Spotify immer zum naechsten Song, wie kann ich das aus stellen?
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The Volume part in windows that shows spotify should show a like and dislike as shown below. Would be a helpful feature instead of having to alt tab out of stuff to get to it.
The Volume part in windows that shows spotify should show a like and dislike as shown below. Would be a helpful feature instead of having to alt tab out of stuff to get to it.
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I'm speaking french. My settings are on french. I'm located in french speaking country.And I receive all in dutch ???E-mails in dutch, adverts in Window desktop application in dutch, clips in dutch.How to correct that?
I'm speaking french. My settings are on french. I'm located in french speaking country. And I receive all in dutch ??? E-mails in dutch, adverts in Window desktop application in dutch, clips in dut...
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Anytime I use my work computer and listen to a playlist, It will only play about 50 of the 1,000+ songs I have on the playlist. And once it has gone through the 50 or so songs, it just stops and will not let me play anything else.
Anytime I use my work computer and listen to a playlist, It will only play about 50 of the 1,000+ songs I have on the playlist. And once it has gone through the 50 or so songs, it just stops and will...
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This is not a critical bug but still kinda annoying so i thought i should report it. Here is how to reproduce it:- Navigate to an Artists page from a playlist or similar- Go to the "About" section - Click "Read more" to expand bio and description- Cl...
This is not a critical bug but still kinda annoying so i thought i should report it. Here is how to reproduce it: - Navigate to an Artists page from a playlist or similar - Go to the...
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A funny thing I discovered whilst searching for Industrial Metal artists for my playlist that's free of any weak -cyber metal... And that includes dealing with obscure bands, hoping to find them on Spotify. More miss than a hit type of thing : ) For ...
A funny thing I discovered whilst searching for Industrial Metal artists for my playlist that's free of any weak -cyber metal... And that includes dealing with obscure bands, hoping to find them on S...
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Please remove adverts of Pablo Vitar and Lucas Lucco from my spotify. THANKS
Please remove adverts of Pablo Vitar and Lucas Lucco from my spotify. THANKS
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I have Windows 10, and when I play spotify the volume lowers on its own even when i try to put the volume back up every so often, I've tried to get into my settings to fix whatever it is that needs fixed or turned on/off....but i cant even find my se...
I have Windows 10, and when I play spotify the volume lowers on its own even when i try to put the volume back up every so often, I've tried to get into my settings to fix whatever it is tha...
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I can play any music just fine but search doesn't work.No matter what I type in the searchbox it just shows my last searches (which doesn't update) but no results for the current search. On Windows 10 (1709) with version 1.0.75.483.g7ff4a0dc
I can play any music just fine but search doesn't work. No matter what I type in the searchbox it just shows my last searches (which doesn't update) but no results for the current search. O...
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Hello. I'm using in ear headphones from Skullcandy, the SB 2. Whenever I want to listen to Spotify on my Desktop the sound of the headphones starts to go on and off. It works fine with YouTube or Spotify on my phone. Any ideas or solutions? Thanks a ...
Hello. I'm using in ear headphones from Skullcandy, the SB 2. Whenever I want to listen to Spotify on my Desktop the sound of the headphones starts to go on and off. It works fine with...
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Hey, guys after the last Win10 update ALL songs from my library are now gone! I never bothered to create a playlist - when I found a song that I like I always chose add to my library option. However now after the latest update all my songs are gone! ...
Hey, guys after the last Win10 update ALL songs from my library are now gone! I never bothered to create a playlist - when I found a song that I like I always chose add to my library option. However ...
Casual Listener
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Sometimes Spotify decides to choose a song in some playlist and declare that this is the part of the queue that will load every single time I run it. Every time I turn on Spotify the queue is halfway through a song in the middle of a playlist I liste...
Sometimes Spotify decides to choose a song in some playlist and declare that this is the part of the queue that will load every single time I run it. Every time I turn on Spotify the queue is ha...
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Sincerest apolgies if there is already a thread on this, but I was unable to find a relevant/solved one. I am currently trying to download all my albums/saved songs onto my Windows 10 laptop, via the desktop app. However, I am unable to. I only have ...
Sincerest apolgies if there is already a thread on this, but I was unable to find a relevant/solved one. I am currently trying to download all my albums/saved songs onto my Windows 10 laptop, via the...
Casual Listener
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Is it possible to choose to see a title toolbar again rather than the tiny ellipse option. I have poor eyesight so use a large font and a big zoom. Works fine with the toolbar not so great with 3 tiny dots. Or failing that is there an easy way to rol...
Is it possible to choose to see a title toolbar again rather than the tiny ellipse option. I have poor eyesight so use a large font and a big zoom. Works fine with the toolbar not so great with ...
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