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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...
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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I made a playlist with all of the saved songs from my old account and would like to have them saved on my new account in the same order. However, when I add all of the songs, it starts adding them from the top of my playlist meaning the oldest songs ...
I made a playlist with all of the saved songs from my old account and would like to have them saved on my new account in the same order. However, when I add all of the songs, it starts adding them fr...
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Hi, when i download the spotify desktop app, i want to install it to my 1.7tb (F:) drive, however i cannot change it from going to my (C:) drive. Can anybody help me?
Hi, when i download the spotify desktop app, i want to install it to my 1.7tb (F:) drive, however i cannot change it from going to my (C:) drive. Can anybody help me?
Regular
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YNGWIE!why is Marching Out album gone on spotify??????
YNGWIE! why is Marching Out album gone on spotify??????
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Eu baixei a versao mais recente do Spotify no site oficial, para Windows 10.Ele instala foi concluida com sucesso e quando coloco meu login e senha corretos, ele fica carregando e a tela congela e nao abre nada e nem informa algum erro...Por favor, p...
Eu baixei a versao mais recente do Spotify no site oficial, para Windows 10. Ele instala foi concluida com sucesso e quando coloco meu login e senha corretos, ele fica carregando e a tela congela e ...
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I've been using Spotify for a couple of years now. Notificatons have never worked for me - just been talking to Spotify via a 'chat' window and they say they've turned them off recently. Recently? Have they ever worked? I have Spotify on an iPad, iPh...
I've been using Spotify for a couple of years now. Notificatons have never worked for me - just been talking to Spotify via a 'chat' window and they say they've turned them off recently. Recently? Ha...
Music Fan
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I haven't been able to play any songs in spotify for the last two days. I get the message Song not available. I have uninstalled and reinstalled spotify windows desktop app and no luck. Any ideas?
I haven't been able to play any songs in spotify for the last two days. I get the message Song not available. I have uninstalled and reinstalled spotify windows desktop app and no luck. A...
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See my 30sek Video for the Problem pls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3Ogz1un_n0&feature=youtu.be
See my 30sek Video for the Problem pls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3Ogz1un_n0&feature=youtu.be
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I use the desktop app on windows 10 and recently the audio would stutter every couple seconds while playing songs, this has been happening for at least a week now. The issue isn't as bad but still is there in the webplayer.
I use the desktop app on windows 10 and recently the audio would stutter every couple seconds while playing songs, this has been happening for at least a week now. The issue isn't as bad but still is...
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I was listening to my Spotify playlist when I chose to add something new. Already exhausted my songs through "similar artists", I check the ecommended in search of something new. But to my suprise, the recommended music was non-existent. Whether it b...
I was listening to my Spotify playlist when I chose to add something new. Already exhausted my songs through "similar artists", I check the ecommended in search of something new. But t...
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I've ran into an issue using one of the premium features which allows you to import local mp3 files into your playlists. I've taken this mp3's from youtube if its any sort of helpful information. The issue is, is that the local files are i'd say abou...
I've ran into an issue using one of the premium features which allows you to import local mp3 files into your playlists. I've taken this mp3's from youtube if its any sort of helpful information. The...
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No puedo reproducir canciones en la aplicacion de desktop en Win 10. Cualquier cancion que quiera reproducir sale el error: "Esta cancion no esta disponible. Si tienes el archivo en el ordenador puedes importarlo." Actualice el software a la ultima v...
No puedo reproducir canciones en la aplicacion de desktop en Win 10. Cualquier cancion que quiera reproducir sale el error: "Esta cancion no esta disponible. Si tienes el archivo en el ordenador pued...
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Hola, baje una playlist en mi laptop, pense que tambien apareceria en mi android, pero no es asi, debo bajarla en el celular tambien para poder oirla en modo off line?
Hola, baje una playlist en mi laptop, pense que tambien apareceria en mi android, pero no es asi, debo bajarla en el celular tambien para poder oirla en modo off line?
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I have Spotify Premium and enough speed to run HD videos on Netflix and other services without lagging. But lately Spotify keeps pausing the songs for about 5s every 20s or so, especially when playing on my Google Home Mini (it's so annoying I stop l...
I have Spotify Premium and enough speed to run HD videos on Netflix and other services without lagging. But lately Spotify keeps pausing the songs for about 5s every 20s or so, especially when playin...
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Everytime I start up Spotify I get a little box that says "Spotify failed to migrate some of your data." It started about a month ago and I ignored it until it got annoying. Now when I start up Spotify it appears invisible on the taskbar next to the ...
Everytime I start up Spotify I get a little box that says "Spotify failed to migrate some of your data." It started about a month ago and I ignored it until it got annoying. Now when I start up Spoti...
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I'm using the windows 10 microsoft store spotify app and it is just stuck on an endless loading screen. I can't download the app from spotify.com since nothing fromt the website load. I'd like to delete my cookies and cache to see if that helps but i...
I'm using the windows 10 microsoft store spotify app and it is just stuck on an endless loading screen. I can't download the app from spotify.com since nothing fromt the website load. I'd like to del...
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