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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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Superuser Contribution Chromecast Audio Issue

Hello, I have an issue whereas when I am connected to my CA I can only shuffle play about 50 songs from the top of whatever playlist I use, or 50 around the song I start from. If I am not connected to my CA, Spotify works as normal. Any remedies?EDIT...

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Hello, I have an issue whereas when I am connected to my CA I can only shuffle play about 50 songs from the top of whatever playlist I use, or 50 around the song I start from. If I am not connected t...

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Songs grayed out on phone, works on laptop.

So I've put my Tool CDs on to my laptop and have them available on the Spotify program and added to a playlist. The playlist shows up on the phone, but all the songs are greyed out and don't seem to download... Is there something I'm doing wrong, or ...

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So I've put my Tool CDs on to my laptop and have them available on the Spotify program and added to a playlist. The playlist shows up on the phone, but all the songs are greyed out and don't seem to ...

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My Music has no sound

I'm trying to listen to the song Heat by Eminem after adding it to my playlist with other songs in his album and it used to play before but won't now. I can listen to some other songs but it just won't work. When I hit play the audio track at the bot...

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I'm trying to listen to the song Heat by Eminem after adding it to my playlist with other songs in his album and it used to play before but won't now. I can listen to some other songs but it jus...

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Bring my own music

With Google Play, I was able to include my own previusly purchased music - how do I do that here for music that isn't available on Spotify? Can't very well have all my music in one place without Garth Brooks!

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With Google Play, I was able to include my own previusly purchased music - how do I do that here for music that isn't available on Spotify?  Can't very well have all my music in one place withou...

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Since Windows 10...

"This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it."For every song. After Windows 10 update, my sound was not working at all. I had to update sound drivers, that fixed the issue with sound from other sources. For SPO...

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"This song is not available.  If you have the file on your computer you can import it." For every song.   After Windows 10 update, my sound was not working at all.  I had to update ...

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8 yr Premium sub cancelled, Windows 10 desktop app no longer works

I love Spotify, for 8 years I used it on my desktop at work and at home, but since upgrading to Window 10, I've had nothiong but problems with it. This is more of a rant than anything else, as I have tried all the solutions, sometimes they work, but ...

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I love Spotify, for 8 years I used it on my desktop at work and at home, but since upgrading to Window 10, I've had nothiong but problems with it. This is more of a rant than anything else, as I have...

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PROBLEMA CON ARCHIVOS LOCALES

QUE TAL, TENGO PROBLEMAS AL INTENTAR CREAR UNA PLAYLIST CON TODOS MIS ARCHIVOS LOCALES, EN SI ES TODA LA MUSICA QUE TENIA EN UN IPOD CLASSIC (13,622 CANCIONES), ME SALE LA SIGUIENTE LEYENDA: "HAS LLENADO ESTA PLAYLIST HASTA EL MAXIMO, ESTAMOS IMPRESI...

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QUE TAL, TENGO PROBLEMAS AL INTENTAR CREAR UNA PLAYLIST CON TODOS MIS ARCHIVOS LOCALES, EN SI ES TODA LA MUSICA QUE TENIA EN UN IPOD CLASSIC (13,622 CANCIONES), ME SALE LA SIGUIENTE LEYENDA: "HA...

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Can't see a specific friend's spotify activity

I have recently noticed that I can't see one of my friends listening activity even though I can see what all of my other friends are listening to. I told her to turn the feature on and she said it was, and we both tried logging in and out and reinsta...

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I have recently noticed that I can't see one of my friends listening activity even though I can see what all of my other friends are listening to. I told her to turn the feature on and she said it wa...

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Crossfade not working on specific artists and setting not saving.

Brief description of the issue:Crossfade does not work for specific artists (Tennis) and the setting doesn't save once I leave the settings page. Steps I took:First I turned on the crossfade option (12 seconds). Tried to play Tennis songs - crossfade...

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Brief description of the issue: Crossfade does not work for specific artists (Tennis) and the setting doesn't save once I leave the settings page.    Steps I took: First I turned on th...

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Feature Request: Retain playback preferences after updates

Currently, I don't see a way to make my playback settings retained (eg Shuffle, Repeat) between updates. What ends up happening is I expect a playlist to be on repeat from previous use but updates reset the playback settings to default (No shuffle, n...

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Currently, I don't see a way to make my playback settings retained (eg Shuffle, Repeat) between updates.    What ends up happening is I expect a playlist to be on repeat from previous use...

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Solved!! error code 13

I'm trying to download it and right as it gets to the point of running the installer it says "the installer is unable to install Spotify because the necessary files could not be created (error code 13) I've tried everything I know how to do, apparent...

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I'm trying to download it and right as it gets to the point of running the installer it says "the installer is unable to install Spotify because the necessary files could not be created (error code 1...

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The download button is missing from my PC

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The download button is missing from my PC

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Facebook friends not showing

I just got Spotify Premium but never used Spotify before. I know some of my friends use Spotify, but for some reason they are not showing up. I would love to connect with them on Spotify. Please help.

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I just got Spotify Premium but never used Spotify before. I know some of my friends use Spotify, but for some reason they are not showing up. I would love to connect with them on Spotify.   Pl...

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Can't reinstall because "Some archives weren't created" (ErrorCode 13)

Hi! My Name is Ezequiel and I currently have some trouble when I close the program in my Windows and the moment I want to open it again, it suddlenly starts "intalling spotify" like the first time I downloaded it. This time the program won't install ...

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Hi! My Name is Ezequiel and I currently have some trouble when I close the program in my Windows and the moment I want to open it again, it suddlenly starts "intalling spotify" like the first time I ...

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Loading... Playlists

Hi, I have seven playlists that Spotify won't load and cannot be deleted by me. The left hand Spotify playlist panel just shows "Loading...: . I have tried the same Spotify account on a Windows 10 Mobile Phone and on two Windows 10 PCs, and I have th...

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Hi,   I have seven playlists that Spotify won't load and cannot be deleted by me. The left hand Spotify playlist panel just shows "Loading...: . I have tried the same Spotify account on a Wind...

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Bring back the blue dot and notification number!

I realize this has been talked about alot previously. But I have not heard anything new for almost 2 years. It is such a pain to scour through playlists for songs without this feature Any chance we'll be getting this back in the near future?Or is it ...

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I realize this has been talked about alot previously. But I have not heard anything new for almost 2 years.   It is such a pain to scour through playlists for songs without this feature &nbsp...

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Problem with Spotify and Dolby Audio

Hi guys I have had my computer for a couple of weeks. No problem until now when I realised that Spotify creates troubles with the Dolby Audio program (Windows 10). It works fine when I click on the "custom setting" - Dolby Audio has "movie, music, ga...

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Hi guys   I have had my computer for a couple of weeks. No problem until now when I realised that Spotify creates troubles with the Dolby Audio program (Windows 10). It works fine when I click...

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Media keys in client open web player when active

Hello fellow music listeners,Whenever I am listening using the desktop client, and google chrome is the active window and I press one of my media keys (play, stop, next, previous song) on my keyboard, it opens the web version of spotify. Is there any...

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Hello fellow music listeners, Whenever I am listening using the desktop client, and google chrome is the active window and I press one of my media keys (play, stop, next, previous song) on my keyboa...

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Holding Media Skip forward or back causes softlock

Holding the skip keys on my keyboard causes a softlock where the application will not allow for playing any song except the song that was playing when the softlock occured, problem only fixed by closing and restarting the application.

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Holding the skip keys on my keyboard causes a softlock where the application will not allow for playing any song except the song that was playing when the softlock occured, problem only fixed by clos...

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