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Solved!! Disable the Mini-Player on the Web-Version

Hi GuysI switched on my Windows 10 from the Desktop-Version to the Browser-Version. It works, but now I get/see every time a Mini-Player in the left upper corner for about 5 seconds when I press Pause/Play or e.g. if I change the volume. How can I de...

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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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A group of songs will not download no matter which playlist I put them in no laptop

This group of songs (image below) will not download onto my laptop to be played offline. They all work offline in the same playlist on my phone but not on laptop. I have them in my songs library and two other playlists but no matter which playlist I ...

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This group of songs (image below) will not download onto my laptop to be played offline. They all work offline in the same playlist on my phone but not on laptop. I have them in my songs library and ...

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Nothing display's when I open Spotify on desktop

Recently my spotify app player on my desktop went black. I have unninstalled and re-installed the app many times and nothing has worked. I can see "file" "edit" and "view" in the top corner, but thats it, and the options of all three is very limited....

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Recently my spotify app player on my desktop went black.  I have unninstalled and re-installed the app many times and nothing has worked.  I can see "file" "edit" and "view" in the top corn...

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Stranger Things Mode Not Working

I was curious what the "Stranger Things" option did, but it is not working for me when I try to use it. I went to an official stranger things playlist and the setting still did nothing after I went idle for a while

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I was curious what the "Stranger Things" option did, but it is not working for me when I try to use it. I went to an official stranger things playlist and the setting still did nothing after I went i...

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Can You Upload A Demo To Spotify?

I know nothing about what you can upload really; What I mean is can you upload something that isn't anything official but just something you made?

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I know nothing about what you can upload really; What I mean is can you upload something that isn't anything official but just something you made?

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Can't share music player and track to facebook

The app isn't sharing music player to facebook in windows. That's what happens:Spotify already was better then this.

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The app isn't sharing music player to facebook in windows. That's what happens: Spotify already was better then this.

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Too many songs (?)

Hi, I've been subbed to Spotify for quite a while and I've reached close to 800 songs in one of my main playlist. I've realised that recently when i add a song into the playlist, it doesnt appear there unless i copy paste the entire playlist from 'So...

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Hi, I've been subbed to Spotify for quite a while and I've reached close to 800 songs in one of my main playlist. I've realised that recently when i add a song into the playlist, it doesnt appear the...

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My music keeps pausing every 30s

My music keeps pausing at exactly every 30 seconds after i press play. I already logged out of everywhere twice and uninstalled the app on my computer and still nothing. Please help ;( i just wanna listen to music ;(((( thanks guys.

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My music keeps pausing at exactly every 30 seconds after i press play. I already logged out of everywhere twice and uninstalled the app on my computer and still nothing. Please help ;( i just wanna l...

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music doesn't play by speaker

When I hear music with my laptop speaker it works well - but when I stick it into my normal soundsystem (ISY - with AUX) it doesn't play since almost 1 week. When I put the aux cable out - it plays like ever. What happend?(I have an extern sound adap...

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When I hear music with my laptop speaker it works well - but when I stick it into my normal soundsystem (ISY - with AUX) it doesn't play since almost 1 week. When I put the aux cable out - it plays l...

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Last update problem with playlist covers (Feb 2018)

Hi there! I can´t change any playlist cover since last update. Why Spotify, why????

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Hi there! I can´t change any playlist cover since last update. Why Spotify, why????

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Seeing playlists and artist I never played

Almost any time I open spotify these days, I am suddenly following playlists or radios I never even listened to. Also, when looking at recently played artists, it lists a lot of artists I have never listened to. I am worried if my account might have ...

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Almost any time I open spotify these days, I am suddenly following playlists or radios I never even listened to. Also, when looking at recently played artists, it lists a lot of artists I have never ...

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Ad won't play

Hi, I'm using the Spotify Web Player on Windows and I have an ad that won't play. It doesn't start, it just stays there, and the circular logo for 'repeat/go back to beginning' is green and I can't turn it off. Whenever I click on a song or a playlis...

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Hi,   I'm using the Spotify Web Player on Windows and I have an ad that won't play. It doesn't start, it just stays there, and the circular logo for 'repeat/go back to beginning' is green and ...

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How do I stop Spotify from auto loading on system start-up?

Most competent software programs allow the user to control wether or not to auto-load on start-up. I thought I checked this type of feature off before but now I can't find it and this **bleep** thing keeps loading up every time I start my computer!!!...

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Most competent software programs allow the user to control wether or not to auto-load on start-up. I thought I checked this type of feature off before but now I can't find it and this **bleep** thing...

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Resetting password

I want to change my Spotify password. Yes I know my current password, but whenever I try to reset my password with this link it says "This **bleep** should not be blank. This **bleep** should not be blank." why does this happen and what is the cause ...

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I want to change my Spotify password. Yes I know my current password, but whenever I try to reset my password with this link it says "This **bleep** should not be blank. This **bleep** shou...

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not all playlists will appear upon startup

When I start spotify on my computer, not all of my playlists will be available to add songs to. They're all visible to scroll through on the left and I can listen to them, but if I right click a song to add it to a playlist, only a select few will be...

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When I start spotify on my computer, not all of my playlists will be available to add songs to. They're all visible to scroll through on the left and I can listen to them, but if I right click a song...

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Windows 10 and Google Home Mini - can only one play at a time?

So I have a Google Home Mini device connected to my Spotify Account. The speaker is in the kitchen and my PC is in my home office. My wife would start a playlist (from my account) using the speaker, but if I was listening to music on my PC, it would ...

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So I have a Google Home Mini device connected to my Spotify Account.  The speaker is in the kitchen and my PC is in my home office.  My wife would start a playlist (from my account) us...

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Playlist Help

How do I keep songs strictly in a playlist, but not have them play in my library?

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How do I keep songs strictly in a playlist, but not have them play in my library?

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Custom Playlist Images not updating publicly

Hey spotify freinds: I couldn't find any submitted questions on this topic: I recently changed the playlist image for one of my playlists. I see the new image when I perform a search, but when another person (not me) searches for my playlist, the "ol...

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Hey spotify freinds:   I couldn't find any submitted questions on this topic:    I recently changed the playlist image for one of my playlists.  I see the new image when I per...

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Music i have plays on my phone app but not on the desktop

ok basically i have listen to a song on my phone but when i want to listen to it on my computer it says its not available, why is that?

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ok basically i have listen to a song on my phone but when i want to listen to it on my computer it says its not available, why is that?

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Cache gets random deleted

Again Spotify just changed the Cache Folder to C:\ which by the way is a joke, its 2018 noone uses C:\ on a win-pc as data store....As soon as i change the folder to my old one with more than 20GB data Spotify just deletes my whole cache and doesn't ...

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Again Spotify just changed the Cache Folder to C:\ which by the way is a joke, its 2018 noone uses C:\ on a win-pc as data store.... As soon as i change the folder to my old one with more than 20GB ...

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