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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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PLEASE REMOVE DESKTOP VOLUME BAR!

Please please please remove the desktop overlay. I found the setting to "disable" it when using media keys, but it only removes the song detail, not the volume bar. I HATE this. It remains on my screen anytime Spotify is playing, not just when the pr...

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Please please please remove the desktop overlay. I found the setting to "disable" it when using media keys, but it only removes the song detail, not the volume bar. I HATE this. It remains on my scre...

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Spotify default song library

I have been a premium member for aprroximately a year now,the old spotify was able to let me directly download songs in my default song library but now there's no option to do so,i can only listen to songs in my downloaded playlist.Send help pls

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I have been a premium member for aprroximately a year now,the old spotify was able to let me directly download songs in my default song library but now there's no option to do so,i can only listen to...

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Flat sound, no bass > swap center&subwoofer

Hi! So I've been struggling with audio quality for more than a year now. The main problem is that on a 5.1 system the audio sounds flat, lacking bass and the rear speakers are not used, even though speaker fill is turned on in the Realtek driver. In ...

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Hi!   So I've been struggling with audio quality for more than a year now. The main problem is that on a 5.1 system the audio sounds flat, lacking bass and the rear speakers are not used,...

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Spotify logs me out and deletes my playlists

Hi, I have spotify premium and I leave spotify playing when I sleep. Lately I've been waking up to find there's no music playing, and when I pull spotify open I'm logged out with an error message (not 100% sure on the number as I'm usually very grogg...

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Hi, I have spotify premium and I leave spotify playing when I sleep. Lately I've been waking up to find there's no music playing, and when I pull spotify open I'm logged out with an error message (no...

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Cant unlike songs from radio

I'm not able to unlike a song from a radio station on PC spotify. Same with mobile version. Any idea why?

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I'm not able to unlike a song from a radio station on PC spotify. Same with mobile version. Any idea why?

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Dowload playlist songs

Hay alguna forma de poder habilitar la descarga de esta carpeta en pc?  

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Hay alguna forma de poder habilitar la descarga de esta carpeta en pc?    

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Solved!! Not able to sign in on the Spotify program?

I am not able to sign in at all. It keeps telling me "The username or password is incorrect. (ERRORCODE 3)" I can sign in on the Spotify Web Player. I tried checking my firewall, it is not blocked. I uninstalled then reinstalled Spotify, still wont l...

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I am not able to sign in at all. It keeps telling me "The username or password is incorrect. (ERRORCODE 3)" I can sign in on the Spotify Web Player. I tried checking my firewall, it is not blocked. I...

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Noise crackling and popping

Hello, I've had this issue for a few weeks now where everything I play from Spotify crackles and pops. However when I play from YouTube, I have no issues.I have premium, if that's to any help. I've cleared cache - didn't work.Tried uninstalling - did...

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Hello,   I've had this issue for a few weeks now where everything I play from Spotify crackles and pops. However when I play from YouTube, I have no issues. I have premium, if that's to any h...

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In Windows Webplayer Left side column, How can I SORT My Playlist to appear A thru Z?

I cannot find a way to SORT my Playlist to appear with "A" name list at the TOP and "Z" named list at the bottom. By default it appears with Z thru A which is not how I want to see them. Why would anyone want Z thru A? So how do I sort these my way, ...

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I cannot find a way to SORT my Playlist to appear with "A" name list at the TOP and "Z" named list at the bottom. By default it appears with Z thru A which is not how I want to see them. Why would an...

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Bad quality audio with Windows even with Premium

Hi all! I just cannot have good quality sound when using Spotify with Windows. I've activated the "Premium quality" option, but there is no difference at all. I'm almost sure that the sound is in 160 and not 320 despite the option activated.With Andr...

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Hi all!   I just cannot have good quality sound when using Spotify with Windows. I've activated the "Premium quality" option, but there is no difference at all. I'm almost sure that the sound ...

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Music being deleted off of my playlists

I noticed that the entire album "Everybody Loves a Happy Ending" by Tears for Fears is now unavailable on Spotify. I also noticed that almost all of the music by Mt. Wolf I added to my playlits are gone. I am wondering why this is happening and if th...

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I noticed that the entire album "Everybody Loves a Happy Ending" by Tears for Fears is now unavailable on Spotify. I also noticed that almost all of the music by Mt. Wolf I added to my playlits are g...

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Can no longer download and play playlists with local files on iPhone

So this has annoyed me for quite a while now; I used to be able to easily download and play playlists containing local files from Spotify on my computer on my Spotify app on my iPhone. But some time last year the feature dissapeared for me. I used to...

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So this has annoyed me for quite a while now; I used to be able to easily download and play playlists containing local files from Spotify on my computer on my Spotify app on my iPhone. But some time ...

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How to be published as a top listener?

So I've seen a few posts in the past showing that there is an option to be published as a top listener if you are linked to last.fm. However, I don't see that option anywhere (even when I go to edit and then preferences). Any help would be greatly ap...

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So I've seen a few posts in the past showing that there is an option to be published as a top listener if you are linked to last.fm. However, I don't see that option anywhere (even when I go to edit ...

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Spotify freezing laptop

Everyone I open spotify it loads for a while and than my whole laptop freezes. I know this is a spotify issue because it works just fine without spotify usage. This has been happening for a week now and any help would be appreciated.

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Everyone I open spotify it loads for a while and than my whole laptop freezes. I know this is a spotify issue because it works just fine without spotify usage.    This has been happening ...

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(Windows laptop) Spotify pauzes auto when paring with bluetoothspeaker

Hello, I upgraded from a JBL GO to a JBL Charge 3 but if i connect my laptop with a JBl Charge 3 speaker. And play a song on Spotify, It will auto pauz and if i hit play it pauzes again after 1 second etc... If i use windows mediaplayer,winrar or you...

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Hello,   I upgraded from a JBL GO to a JBL Charge 3 but if i connect my laptop with a JBl Charge 3 speaker. And play a song on Spotify, It will auto pauz and if i hit play it pauzes again afte...

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Solved!! Broken/Glitched Calendar

"in 8 years" that's what the date says for each song I added into my playlist today. I can't seem to fix this.

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"in 8 years" that's what the date says for each song I added into my playlist today. I can't seem to fix this.

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Solved!! Can't play current track?

Keep getting 'Can't play current track' message randomly when I am listening to music. Stops my playlists dead (as in does not skip to the next tune) and also someitmes tunes that dont work one minute work the next. Becoming very frustrating, don't u...

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Keep getting 'Can't play current track' message randomly when I am listening to music. Stops my playlists dead (as in does not skip to the next tune) and also someitmes tunes that dont work one minut...

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Restore the "Your Top Songs 2015" playlist

Hi, I've been looking for some time on how to restore a really old playlist, namely my "Your Top Songs 2015" playlist. It's old enough to not show up on the restore old playlist-page. If I recall correctly it was also before this account was changed ...

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Hi,   I've been looking for some time on how to restore a really old playlist, namely my "Your Top Songs 2015" playlist. It's old enough to not show up on the restore old playlist-page. If I r...

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How to add song to playlist?

When I go to a song, the three little dots produce eight options, such as 'make secret' or 'share.' But I don't get 'add to playlist' I have watched the instructional videos. In those, clicking on the three dots produces 'add to playlist,' but I am n...

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When I go to a song, the three little dots produce eight options, such as 'make secret' or 'share.' But I don't get 'add to playlist' I have watched the instructional videos. In those, clicking on th...

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Spotify sound won't play through headset

I've recently got a USB powered Razer headset for Christmas. It's been working perfectly fine for the past few weeks and I've used Spotify often with these. Now all of a sudden, Spotify won't play anything through the headset. It does work with my sp...

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I've recently got a USB powered Razer headset for Christmas. It's been working perfectly fine for the past few weeks and I've used Spotify often with these. Now all of a sudden, Spotify won't pl...

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