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Discuss Spotify for Windows
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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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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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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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...
Hi everybody ! I've looked around on internet and on this forum but so far I haven't found anything that helps me, so I'm posting here. I try to upload my local files from my computer to my cell-phone. The problem is that once on my phone I can actua...
Hi everybody ! I've looked around on internet and on this forum but so far I haven't found anything that helps me, so I'm posting here. I try to upload my local files from my comput...
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Hi,I noticed that when i open the Spotify app on Windows 10, it "shortcuts" the mouse and it become impossible to click in virtual machines.The only way to prevent this problem is to close Spotify.
Hi, I noticed that when i open the Spotify app on Windows 10, it "shortcuts" the mouse and it become impossible to click in virtual machines. The only way to prevent this problem is to close Spotif...
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Hi,I can't see or play music from d:\onedrive\music\ If I copy a file to c: I can see and play it. Please help me...
Hi, I can't see or play music from d:\onedrive\music\ If I copy a file to c: I can see and play it. Please help me...
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I have a premium account on windows 10. I created a playlist and via ... "Edit > Preferences > Local Files > Add A Source" added several hundred mp3 music files from the drive on the same computer.Displaying the playlist in spotify shows some files h...
I have a premium account on windows 10. I created a playlist and via ... "Edit > Preferences > Local Files > Add A Source" added several hundred mp3 music files from the 😧 drive...
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Hello, I been having a problem the last few days: the thing is I have a live version of Ariana Grande "Dangerous Woman" in my local files but everytime I try and play the studio version, every song that´s in my local files folder get played instead. ...
Hello, I been having a problem the last few days: the thing is I have a live version of Ariana Grande "Dangerous Woman" in my local files but everytime I try and play the studio version, every song t...
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Hello, Recently I subscribed to Spotify Premium and I downloaded the app for Windows 10.Everything was running fine excepting that the Download option is not appearing for any album, song nor playlist and I would like to have that option because I pl...
Hello, Recently I subscribed to Spotify Premium and I downloaded the app for Windows 10. Everything was running fine excepting that the Download option is not appearing for any album, song ...
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Right now the artist Aether released a new EP (about two hours ago) but I cant play it.Help please.Btw im from Colombia just so you know if its something with the location.https://open.spotify.com/album/3TJsPqAC5UnImF0o568jQA
Right now the artist Aether released a new EP (about two hours ago) but I cant play it. Help please. Btw im from Colombia just so you know if its something with the location. https://open.spo...
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This is not an audio issue. I can use Spotify Web Player connected to my Spotify Desktop and it plays just fine. The problem is that when I click the play button on a track, it does not load it into the "play bar" (or whatever that bottom part of the...
This is not an audio issue. I can use Spotify Web Player connected to my Spotify Desktop and it plays just fine. The problem is that when I click the play button on a track, it does not load it into ...
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I'm running Windows XP and I've recently uninstalled Spotify to get a clean install... Grabbed the latest downloader and tried to install and am getting an Error 18: "The installer is unable to install Spotify because the files to write are in use by...
I'm running Windows XP and I've recently uninstalled Spotify to get a clean install... Grabbed the latest downloader and tried to install and am getting an Error 18: "The installer is ...
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So after I updated Spotify I loaded it up and everything (my songs, playlists and friends) had gone. I don't understand what happened someone help.
So after I updated Spotify I loaded it up and everything (my songs, playlists and friends) had gone. I don't understand what happened someone help.
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When I use shuffle on any playlist, Spotify will always end up playing the same 40 songs over and over, regardless of which song I play first. How hard can it be to probably shuffle a playlist? It has been terrible for years.
When I use shuffle on any playlist, Spotify will always end up playing the same 40 songs over and over, regardless of which song I play first. How hard can it be to probably shuffle a playlist? It ha...
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I wanted to add some music to a playlist and chose "New Playlist". The playlist was added. However, when I clicked on "Details", nothing comes up allowing me to do so. Plus, no new music shows up in the right window. On top of that, when I go to the ...
I wanted to add some music to a playlist and chose "New Playlist". The playlist was added. However, when I clicked on "Details", nothing comes up allowing me to do so. Plus, no new music shows up in ...
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Hi, I tried to set a playlistpicture, but I didn't like it, so i removed the picture. Now there is no album cover showing at all (normally the first 4 album covers should be shown)This is only in my playlist (phone and desktop). When I visit my profi...
Hi, I tried to set a playlistpicture, but I didn't like it, so i removed the picture. Now there is no album cover showing at all (normally the first 4 album covers should be shown) This is only in m...
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Hi guys, Yesterday I was having a problem with spotity, it was telling me there was no internet and was stuck in offline mode... I stupidly decided to logout, and now im stuck with error code 7 (when trying to login with facebook) and error code 2 (w...
Hi guys, Yesterday I was having a problem with spotity, it was telling me there was no internet and was stuck in offline mode... I stupidly decided to logout, and now im stuck with error cod...
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Hi. Some time ago I am having problems with the Spotify application in Windows 10. Sometimes the program freezes the system and I have to restart the computer.Is there any solution for that? Is very annoying.Thanks.
Hi. Some time ago I am having problems with the Spotify application in Windows 10. Sometimes the program freezes the system and I have to restart the computer. Is there any solution for that? Is ver...
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I had spotify installed a couple months ago. Just resubscribed but now when I go into my desktop client and search for something...it pulls up older local files that I synced. I just want it to always use the spotify library and not my local files. I...
I had spotify installed a couple months ago. Just resubscribed but now when I go into my desktop client and search for something...it pulls up older local files that I synced. I just want it to alway...
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Muy buenas, tengo un pequeño problema, justo hoy me he dado de alta en spotify premium y he puesto mis listas de reproducion en modo offline. El problema es que las canciones se guardan en el disco duro C, que en mi caso es un disco duro solido de ta...
Muy buenas, tengo un pequeño problema, justo hoy me he dado de alta en spotify premium y he puesto mis listas de reproducion en modo offline. El problema es que las canciones se guardan en e...
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Since the latest upgrade a day or two ago, I can't find the Play queue and play history. They used to be in the Main menu. Where are they gone to? I'm using Spotify Premium, the standalone player, on Windows 7.
Since the latest upgrade a day or two ago, I can't find the Play queue and play history. They used to be in the Main menu. Where are they gone to? I'm using Spotify Premium...
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I have a few MP3s on my computer and Spotify automatically detected them. I went to play them on my computer, and it told me the song wasn't available, but I could import it if I have the files on my computer(this is stilll in the local files folder)...
I have a few MP3s on my computer and Spotify automatically detected them. I went to play them on my computer, and it told me the song wasn't available, but I could import it if I have the files ...
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Whenever I search the name of an artist that I have in iTunes but is not on spotify their music doesn't show up in the search. I can go to local files and find the songs that way but I can't search my local files through spotify. For example in the p...
Whenever I search the name of an artist that I have in iTunes but is not on spotify their music doesn't show up in the search. I can go to local files and find the songs that way but I can't search m...
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