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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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Solved!! Desktop: Jam now available

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...

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Desktop: New "Now Playing View" sidebar

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...

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New Your Library sidebar

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...

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[Desktop] Bug Report: RAM Usage

After my recent contact with Spotify Support all my downloaded content needed to be re-downloaded. Using the Desktop Client for Windows 10, I went to my saved songs and clicked the Download button/slider. I happen to have a system monitor open at the...

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    After my recent contact with Spotify Support all my downloaded content needed to be re-downloaded. Using the Desktop Client for Windows 10, I went to my saved songs and clicked the Down...

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Bring back last.fm scrobbling in the new web player

This has been raised before and the response is unacceptable!!! Just build the **bleep** link into the new webplayer and be done with it... it surely cannot be that difficult to do or be a "low user" option!!!??GET IT DONE & IN A HURRY TOO!!!

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This has been raised before and the response is unacceptable!!!  Just build the **bleep** link into the new webplayer and be done with it... it surely cannot be that difficult to do or be a "low...

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downloaded my playlist onto my computer but it's all seperate files with weird numbering

I'm on the 7 day free trial premium thing and just downloaded my playlist to my computer but when I check it out, they're all in seperate files and all numbers no song names or anything, like the screen shot below.is there anyway to fix it or can it ...

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I'm on the 7 day free trial premium thing and just downloaded my playlist to my computer but when I check it out, they're all in seperate files and all numbers no song names or anything, like the scr...

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Songs i heard on discovery weekly dont appear on my history

So i listened to some songs i really liked yesterday on my discovery weekly but i forgot to print it, so i went on the history list in order to find my songs, and its completly empty. i tried reinstalling the program, and still nothing changes.Can so...

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So i listened to some songs i really liked yesterday on my discovery weekly but i forgot to print it, so i went on the history list in order to find my songs, and its completly empty. i tried reinsta...

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The shuffle function - problems, imrpovements, suggestions

I love spotify. My only problem is the shuffle function. It's not REALLY random.If you haven't noticed this, you're probably new to Spotify.Current issues with the shuffle function: - When I restart my computer, the same queue restores from a certain...

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I love spotify. My only problem is the shuffle function. It's not REALLY random. If you haven't noticed this, you're probably new to Spotify. Current issues with the shuffle function:  - When...

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Window resizing bug on setup with two screens with different resolutions

Demo: Reproduction steps:Start Spotify and maximize it on the smaller screen (make sure it didn't start in fullscreen mode on the bigger screen)Close and open it again (it will start maximized on the smaller screen)Drag the window to the bigger scree...

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Demo:   Reproduction steps: Start Spotify and maximize it on the smaller screen (make sure it didn't start in fullscreen mode on the bigger screen) Close and open it again (it will star...

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Discover Weekly won't update

The past few months, my discover weekly playlist won't update on mondays unless I exit and restart Spotify. It's not the end of the world since I have a workaround but it is rather annoying. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling the client, but th...

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 The past few months, my discover weekly playlist won't update on mondays unless I exit and restart Spotify.  It's not the end of the world since I have a workaround but it is rather annoyi...

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Missing playlists

Hi... all of my playlists are missing... but when I clicked on recently played... the music on that particular playlist came up. Is there anyway I can "re-create" that list without having to add each song again individually to a new playlist?

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Hi... all of my playlists are missing... but when I clicked on recently played... the music on that particular playlist came up.  Is there anyway I can "re-create" that list without having to ad...

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Dynamic playlist bug - "Play" button on next track

Hi Spotify team!There is a small bug when user tries to hit "Play" button on dynamic playlists like Daily Mix.If we are on state when only 1 new track is added upon listening and we are trying to play next track immidiately - play button actually tri...

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Hi Spotify team! There is a small bug when user tries to hit "Play" button on dynamic playlists like Daily Mix. If we are on state when only 1 new track is added upon listening and we are trying to...

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What is Spotify using my video files for??

So I was recently moving some video files from my laptop's hardrive to my external harddrive and I got an error message saying that one of the mp4 files could not be deleted becasue it was in use by Spotify. I closed Spotify and the file deleted fine...

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So I was recently moving some video files from my laptop's hardrive to my external harddrive and I got an error message saying that one of the mp4 files could not be deleted becasue it was in use by ...

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Waiting For Connection?

Every time I try using Spotify as a premium member, whenever I try to download my playlists for offline mode, It constantly says waiting for connection... and every solution I tried from earlier isn't working for me including letting it through firew...

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Every time I try using Spotify as a premium member, whenever I try to download my playlists for offline mode, It constantly says waiting for connection... and every solution I tried from earlier...

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Spotify skipping two instead of one song (media key used)

Hi, Ive got a logitech G910 Orion Spark for keyboard. It has several media keys like stop skip pause etc. .. The worked just fine until today when I press skip, it skips 2 instead of one song. When i do it "manually" with my mouse, it works just fine...

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Hi,  Ive got a logitech G910 Orion Spark for keyboard. It has several media keys like stop skip pause etc. ..  The worked just fine until today when I press skip, it skips 2 instead of on...

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Sonic Studio III

HiMy sonic studio III apps is not able to run in my desktop after the update. How can i resolve this? model RG8 II

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Hi My sonic studio III apps is not able to run in my desktop after the update. How can i resolve this? model RG8 II

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Superuser Contribution New version of Spotify showing playlists that are not mine

Hi everyone This is really strange, I have a Premium account (not that it matters I geuss) and I just logged in on a personal computer on which I haven't used Spotify in a few months. I just started it, it updated and all my playlists are gone.What's...

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Hi everyone   This is really strange, I have a Premium account (not that it matters I geuss) and I just logged in on a personal computer on which I haven't used Spotify in a few months. I...

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Waiting for users, message on spotify connect device

It happens to me all the time I am uable to connect to the device from spotify, and the device says waiting for users. Whatever I seem to do, the only workaround is to reset the device, which is a lot of job as I need to re-enter wi-fi key and so on....

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It happens to me all the time 😞 I am uable to connect to the device from spotify, and the device says waiting for users. Whatever I seem to do, the only workaround is to reset the device, which is a...

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Why are random playlists being saved to my library???

Every time I log in some random playlist that I don't want is saved to my library... the latest two are "hot rythmic" and "la vida loca"... it seems like every time I log in two or three new ones are in my library without me addidng them. Why is this...

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Every time I log in some random playlist that I don't want is saved to my library... the latest two are "hot rythmic" and "la vida loca"... it seems like every time I log in two or three new ones are...

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Can not loggin through downloaded spotify for windows

Hi, i have been using spotify for a long time and i love it.Recently i had to reinstall the program due to some mailware, nothing big.After installing it again I opened the program and klick on the "loging with facebook" tab. it then opens a seperate...

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Hi, i have been using spotify for a long time and i love it. Recently i had to reinstall the program due to some mailware, nothing big. After installing it again I opened the program and klick on...

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Solved!! Drag to playlist - now playing song

Hello after new update I am not able to drag & drop playing song, I can drag other songs tho.

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Hello after new update I am not able to drag & drop playing song, I can drag other songs tho. 

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"More" button in Recently Played not working

For the past few weeks now I haven't been able to Right Click on an album or press the "More" button on albums in the Recently Played tab. It just freezes the controls there and doesn't open the drop down menu. I have already tried reinstalling Spoti...

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For the past few weeks now I haven't been able to Right Click on an album or press the "More" button on albums in the Recently Played tab. It just freezes the controls there and doesn't open the&nbsp...

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