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Can't play an artist's discography on the desktop app

Plan Premium Device PC / Android My Question or Issue This happened a few days ago. Normally when i clicked an Artist > Discography > Show All > And play a song, the next song was from the next album of the artist. Now, the next song is a random one ...

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Issue : no volume control in spotify when exclusive mode is activated

Premium member, France, Windows 10 64 bits updated, Focusrite Audio solo usb external soundcard updated, Desktop app updated I talk with the customer service, we try to solve my problem and they told me that it should be an issue that I have to talk ...

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Black Screen (June 15 2026 install)

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceDesktop PC IntelOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueFollowed clean re-install instructions after getting black screen at startup. Installed the latest June 15 version from the Windows Store. Ran once without p...

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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 are...

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I can't delete my Local File

Hi, I had previously looked at how to delete local files, but I was not able to delete it. I followed the steps, but once I restarted spotify it was still there.

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Hi, I had previously looked at how to delete local files, but I was not able to delete it. I followed the steps, but once I restarted spotify it was still there. 

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Shuffling is simply terrible

The shuffle function barely even attempts to shuffle my music. I have a large chunk of one artist, followed by a chunk of another, and so on. This is not shuffling. Is there some setting I'm missing here?

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The shuffle function barely even attempts to shuffle my music. I have a large chunk of one artist, followed by a chunk of another, and so on. This is not shuffling. Is there some setting I'm missing ...

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Cannot play some old playlists at all

Some of my oldest playlists (2013) just won't play at all. The songs will play if I goto album and play them from there but they won't play in the playlist at all. Pressing "play" at the top of that playlist or on the left side of each song will only...

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Some of my oldest playlists (2013) just won't play at all. The songs will play if I goto album and play them from there but they won't play in the playlist at all. Pressing "play" at the to...

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Can't add songs to Playlists i haven't downloaded

Hello, since the last Spotify Update i've been having some issues i haven't had before. First a minor one, but normally if you play a song in a playlist its text changes from white to green, this still works, except for the song that is displayed at ...

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Hello, since the last Spotify Update i've been having some issues i haven't had before. First a minor one, but normally if you play a song in a playlist its text changes from white to green, this sti...

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Solved!! How to find friends without facebook in Spotify

HeyI have a little problem, there is no find option for new friends.My father starts using Spotify but he dont have facebook- so i can't add him to watchers.Can you solve that problem ? Or tell me how to find him because there is no option for it Gre...

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Hey I have a little problem, there is no find option for new friends. My father starts using Spotify but he dont have facebook- so i can't add him to watchers. Can you solve that problem ? Or tell...

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Media Keys not working

The media keys on my Logitech g910 will not with spirit unless I focus on spotify. The media keys work for everything else I am using windows 10 pro Insider build 17063 x64 I have tried everything I have found on the internet. Chrome extenctions, msc...

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The media keys on my Logitech g910 will not with spirit unless I focus on spotify. The media keys work for everything else   I am using windows 10 pro Insider build 17063 x64   I have t...

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Spotify 1.0.62.508 Desktop Client update won't load

I've done a full reinstall of the current client mulitple times and the Spotify window comes up black with only File, Edit and View tabs and the ability to minimize or exit.I've installed previous versions that work fine.Fix your update, it's terribl...

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I've done a full reinstall of the current client mulitple times and the Spotify window comes up black with only File, Edit and View tabs and the ability to minimize or exit. I've installed previous ...

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I can't listen to my music.

When I want to listen to a playlist on my computer, the music automatically scrolls without what is read, can you help me?

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When I want to listen to a playlist on my computer, the music automatically scrolls without what is read, can you help me?

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Mucis keeps buffering/ glitching

I have had spotify for a couple of months and downloaded practically all my music onto it and it worked perfectly fine. Now it's started to buffer and glitch whenever a song gets to around a minuet. I made sure it was nothing to do with my device by ...

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I have had spotify for a couple of months and downloaded practically all my music onto it and it worked perfectly fine. Now it's started to buffer and glitch whenever a song gets to around a minuet. ...

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Recovering Music

When updating my computer, I accidentally formated my hard drive basically wiping out my music collection.I have spotify on my Phone with the songs downloaded, so is it possible to transfer the songs from my phone to the PC?

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When updating my computer, I accidentally formated my hard drive basically wiping out my music collection. I have spotify on my Phone with the songs downloaded, so is it possible to transfer the son...

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Is it possible to lock a volume roll to only change Spotify's volume

I have a gaming keyboard which has media controls and one of them is a roll that changes windows volume, and I was wondering if it was possible to lock it to only change spotifys volume, because it's annyoing that I have to alt+tab from fullscreen ap...

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I have a gaming keyboard which has media controls and one of them is a roll that changes windows volume, and I was wondering if it was possible to lock it to only change spotifys volume, because it's...

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I can't change the playlist image

After choosing the image I want and saving it, it doesn't change from my playlist.

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After choosing the image I want and saving it, it doesn't change from my playlist.

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App crashes straight after launched?

Hi, this problem has been bugging me for the past day or so. My Spotify app launches but crashes immediately so I cannot use the app. I have tried both the desktop and app versions on my Windows 10 PC yet both have the same problem. This persisted ev...

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Hi, this problem has been bugging me for the past day or so. My Spotify app launches but crashes immediately so I cannot use the app. I have tried both the desktop and app versions on my Windows 10 P...

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Local Files - missing name glitches

I cannot figure out why these files are doing this. I only have this problem with the Acid Rap album from Chance the Rapper. I have them saved to my computer (Windows 7) with the proper title, artist, album, track number, and year, but when I try to ...

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I cannot figure out why these files are doing this.  I only have this problem with the Acid Rap album from Chance the Rapper. I have them saved to my computer (Windows 7) with the proper title,...

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"open containing folder" option no longer available

I am Premium user. After re-installing Spotify recently I notice that the option to "open containing folder" no longer appears on the menu when right clicking on a Local File song. The song does play as before, but what happened to the option to find...

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I am  Premium user.  After re-installing Spotify recently I notice that the option to "open containing folder" no longer appears on the menu when right clicking on a Local File song.  ...

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Blank window - Win7 clean install

Hi all, I'm having issues with a completely blank content area on first start, as shown in this screenshot: https://imgur.com/rIxOdyy I'm on Win7, and this is a new install of Spotify on this machine. I've read through a number of other support threa...

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Hi all,   I'm having issues with a  completely blank content area on first start, as shown in this screenshot: https://imgur.com/rIxOdyy   I'm on Win7, and this is a new insta...

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Downloads issue.

My downloads disapeared after loggin out from my account on my Windows PC.

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My downloads disapeared after loggin out from my account on my Windows PC.

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Spotify Randomly Skipping

I dont know why but songs are randomly skipping for me and its so frustrating, i cant even finish one song. I tried logging off everywhere and reinstalling but nothings working. Anyone have a similar issue and they fixed it?

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I dont know why but songs are randomly skipping for me and its so frustrating, i cant even finish one song. I tried logging off everywhere and reinstalling but nothings working. Anyone have a similar...

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Embed Size & Coding?

I'm able to embed a track/album/playlist into my Wordpress site - not that the Share > 'copy embed code' ever works for me - I have to copy the Twitter version of the code! See... http://alternativefriday.com/2017/12/18/evolving-2017/ But for single ...

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I'm able to embed a track/album/playlist into my Wordpress site - not that the Share > 'copy embed code' ever works for me - I have to copy the Twitter version of the code!   See... ht...

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Streaming from desktop app to TV?

Is there a way to stream from the spotify app on a windows desktop to a smart tv that does NOT support the spotify app? I have a model of samsung smart tv that does not support the spotify app. From what I’ve read it sounds like I need both a chromec...

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Is there a way to stream from the spotify app on a windows desktop to a smart tv that does NOT support the spotify app?   I have a model of samsung smart tv that does not support the spotify a...

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