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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...
My Spotify fell victim to the spotiamb hack. As a result, tons of stuff was played that I don't care at all about. It ruined my year in review and has ruined my discover playlists. Is there any way that I can resolve this issue and remove artists/tra...
My Spotify fell victim to the spotiamb hack. As a result, tons of stuff was played that I don't care at all about. It ruined my year in review and has ruined my discover playlists. Is there any way t...
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Is there any way that I can quickly find the length of a playlist down to the second?
Is there any way that I can quickly find the length of a playlist down to the second?
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my spotify gets carried forever and does not open. Do you have resolution?has an attached image
my spotify gets carried forever and does not open. Do you have resolution? has an attached image
Spotify Star
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Whenever I try to play any song, it shows the message "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it". I have logged out and re-installed the app but nothing seems to work. Can anyone help? Thank you
Whenever I try to play any song, it shows the message "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it". I have logged out and re-installed the app but nothin...
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Hello, I am trying to log in as an added member on a Family Premium account. I relieved my code and the email, but am not sure where to add my email loin to his family account. When I follow the links to accept the invite, it still shows my invite as...
Hello, I am trying to log in as an added member on a Family Premium account. I relieved my code and the email, but am not sure where to add my email loin to his family account. When I follow the link...
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For the past day I've been unable to get into Spotify. When I launch it, the window opens and the loading wheel appears with the usual black background- but it doesn't progress onto the next screen (log in menu or the regular app interface) and just ...
For the past day I've been unable to get into Spotify. When I launch it, the window opens and the loading wheel appears with the usual black background- but it doesn't progress onto the next screen (...
Music Fan
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Hi, I'm making a playlist for a party and am having some issues with the crossfade. We've got it set for 1 second but for some tracks it cuts it off way before the end. An example of this is Foals' My Number. It doesn't even show the correct duration...
Hi, I'm making a playlist for a party and am having some issues with the crossfade. We've got it set for 1 second but for some tracks it cuts it off way before the end. An example of this is...
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I've just installed Spotify from Microsoft Store, but when I open it stucks on loading animation and doesn't allow me to log in. I've tried uninstalling and istalling again with the normal installer, but I get the same problem. I can just see this an...
I've just installed Spotify from Microsoft Store, but when I open it stucks on loading animation and doesn't allow me to log in. I've tried uninstalling and istalling again with the normal installer,...
Newbie
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Hey y'all, A couple days ago my spotify client on windows stopped working. It does launch, but the only thing that's visible is the little round loading icon (with the dots). I've tried reinstalling and deleting all Spotify-related files from my PC b...
Hey y'all, A couple days ago my spotify client on windows stopped working. It does launch, but the only thing that's visible is the little round loading icon (with the dots). I've tried...
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I restart my pc and spotify updatet it self. From now on i can't use Spotify anymore. When i start it, it says Failed to migrate.But the WinStore version does not work at all on my pc. How can i fix this bull**bleep**.
I restart my pc and spotify updatet it self. From now on i can't use Spotify anymore. When i start it, it says Failed to migrate. But the WinStore version does not work at all on my pc. &nbs...
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Great to see that after Microsoft ditched Groove (that actually worked with no flaws) and suggested using the superb great Spotify **bleep** that there is now no decent music player. I have used Spotify for over a year but only for Alexa as Groove co...
Great to see that after Microsoft ditched Groove (that actually worked with no flaws) and suggested using the superb great Spotify **bleep** that there is now no decent music player. I have ...
Casual Listener
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Hi all, I've been reading extensively in a lot of threads about this topic (dating back all the way to 2012), but I have never read a solution that works for me. There are no 'top artists' that show up in my profile. Strange thing is: in my Tinder pr...
Hi all, I've been reading extensively in a lot of threads about this topic (dating back all the way to 2012), but I have never read a solution that works for me. There are no 'top a...
Newbie
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Hello all,first of all, sorry if this has already been posted, I have been searching for it with no success. The spotify application randomly pauses the current song, once every half an hour or so, or if the song it's paused it autoresumes it. This i...
Hello all, first of all, sorry if this has already been posted, I have been searching for it with no success. The spotify application randomly pauses the current song, once every half an ho...
Roadie
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In the begining (with Spotify) you could view the compser, click on it and find lots (and lots) of other things by the same composer. This disappeared many years ago (probably for speed and data storage reasons) CAN WE HAVE IT BACK PLEASE?
In the begining (with Spotify) you could view the compser, click on it and find lots (and lots) of other things by the same composer. This disappeared many years ago (probably for speed and data stor...
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When you are listening to Spotify on your mobile phone there is an option to know about the song and the group you are listening to. This is possible thanks to Genius and its Behind the lyrics program. I can not use that program when I am on my compu...
When you are listening to Spotify on your mobile phone there is an option to know about the song and the group you are listening to. This is possible thanks to Genius and its Behind the lyrics progra...
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Good day all, I've been using Spotify for several months now, and there's this one problem that keeps popping up. When playing a random track, Spotify might skip to a completely different track. It might be of the same playlist, but it might also be ...
Good day all, I've been using Spotify for several months now, and there's this one problem that keeps popping up. When playing a random track, Spotify might skip to a completely differ...
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I'm trying to change the settings, but Spotify doesn't save my preferences. I'm trying to stop Spotify getting on automatically. How do I get my preferences saved?
I'm trying to change the settings, but Spotify doesn't save my preferences. I'm trying to stop Spotify getting on automatically. How do I get my preferences saved?
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I have a playlist and after a song has finished it show that is is playing another song than the one I hear.It has happend a few couple of times. For example, see attachement.It is actually playing "Du finns inom mig - Tommy Nilsson", not the one sel...
I have a playlist and after a song has finished it show that is is playing another song than the one I hear. It has happend a few couple of times. For example, see attachement. It is...
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Hi, I've downloaded my playlist however can't seem to find the actual files of the music on my desktop to move elsewhere. I've gone through the cached data however all the files on there are unreadable by the computer. I want to be actually able to o...
Hi, I've downloaded my playlist however can't seem to find the actual files of the music on my desktop to move elsewhere. I've gone through the cached data however all the files on there are unreadab...
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There are moany other posts about this (most are marked solved witha solutution that does not work any more. (https://community.spotify.com/t5/forums/v3_1/forumtopicpage/board-id/windowsdesktop/thread-id/6929/page/1) I would like spotify links to ope...
There are moany other posts about this (most are marked solved witha solutution that does not work any more. (https://community.spotify.com/t5/forums/v3_1/forumtopicpage/board-id/windowsdesktop...
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