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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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Play Queue Not Functioning Properly on PC

Hello, A recurring problem I'm having on my PC is the play queue. I will look to add 10-15 songs to the queue, but only a handful, maybe 4-5, actually end up in the queue, so I know it works sometimes, but not every time. To my knowledge I have the m...

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Hello,   A recurring problem I'm having on my PC is the play queue. I will look to add 10-15 songs to the queue, but only a handful, maybe 4-5, actually end up in the queue, so I know it works...

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I haven't emailed you. I've jumped on a discussion which is still very popular. If you don't like it, remove your post.

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I haven't emailed you. I've jumped on a discussion which is still very popular. If you don't like it, remove your post.

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Re: You didn't subscribe and had one inbox conversation?

Hi. I posted my disappointment over the inbox like hundreds of other people- several months ago. Why are you emailing me today?

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Hi. I posted my disappointment over the inbox like hundreds of other people - several months ago. Why are you emailing me today?

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You didn't subscribe and had one inbox conversation?

Seriously? You have never even signed up to Spotify and had one little conversation in the inbox and you're mad? I can understand those who utilized this function for years.Talk about jumping on the bandwagon.

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Seriously? You have never even signed up to Spotify and had one little conversation in the inbox and you're mad? I can understand those who utilized this function for years.Talk about jumping on the ...

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Moving 10000 "limit capped" songs to a playlist, the playlist only contains 9200 songs.

To workaround the 10000 songs limit cap in my Songs section, I move them all to a playlist, so that my Songs section can be deleted, so that I can fill up the Songs section again, with another 10000 songs. So I copy and paste all of my 10000 songs to...

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To workaround the 10000 songs limit cap in my Songs section, I move them all to a playlist, so that my Songs section can be deleted, so that I can fill up the Songs section again, with another 10000 ...

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App forces song redownload on Laptop

So I've had Premium for almost a year now, and this is the 3rd or 4th time this has happened. I opened up my laptop this morning to start playing music. I have poor internet, so it says there's no internet connection. Sweet, no problem, Spotify has o...

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So I've had Premium for almost a year now, and this is the 3rd or 4th time this has happened.   I opened up my laptop this morning to start playing music. I have poor internet, so it says ther...

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Solved!! Error Code: 18 Please Help

I listen to spotify constantly and need help. I have uninstalled for a clean re-installation, but while i downloaded the installer, it gives me error 18: "The installer is unable to install Spotify because the files to write are in use by another pro...

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I listen to spotify constantly and need help.  I have uninstalled for a clean re-installation, but while i downloaded the installer, it gives me error 18: "The installer is unable to install Spo...

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Download all songs in my library

In the mobile app (iOS), the Download switch is available for all Songs in Your Library. Why isn't the same option available for the Windows 10 app? I just bought a Surface Pro that I plan to bring on flights quite often. I don't organize all of my m...

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In the mobile app (iOS), the Download switch is available for all Songs in Your Library. Why isn't the same option available for the Windows 10 app?   I just bought a Surface Pro that I p...

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unable to make songs available offline

Yesterday everything worked fine, today i can no longer make songs available offline.the "circling arrows" appear, but other then that, nothing happens, as if the dl didnt start. the premium status is still good, theres plenty of storage on the pc, i...

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Yesterday everything worked fine, today i can no longer make songs available offline. the "circling arrows" appear, but other then that, nothing happens, as if the dl didnt start.  the premium...

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Windows 10 App / Win32 Application

How is the future for the legacy Spotigy application? Will you continue to add features to both or only to the Store-App? Is the legacy application "discontinued"? Thx...

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How is the future for the legacy Spotigy application? Will you continue to add features to both or only to the Store-App? Is the legacy application "discontinued"?   Thx...

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Shuffle range

I have found some posts related to this, but would still like to point out my current problem: Playing "My Songs" with shuffle results in a very limited number of songs being shuffled - every time the same! I have 3600 songs and would like to have an...

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I have found some posts related to this, but would still like to point out my current problem: Playing "My Songs" with shuffle results in a very limited number of songs being shuffled - every time th...

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Solved!! How do you change the log in setting back to unremember

Have logged into work desktop but accidentally clicked "remember me" for the password... & won't let me log out. Tried uninstalling and re-installing but didn't give log in screen to be able to go back to "unremember me" option.. is there a way to st...

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Have logged into work desktop but accidentally clicked "remember me" for the password... & won't let me log out.  Tried uninstalling and re-installing but didn't give log in screen to be abl...

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Podcasts: How do I Mark As Played?

Apologies if this is a duplicate post, but none of the prior posts seemed to have any answers. Heard your ad, so I just went to switch over listening to my favorite podcast on Spotify. However, it now shows hundreds of episodes as "unplayed." I don't...

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Apologies if this is a duplicate post, but none of the prior posts seemed to have any answers.   Heard your ad, so I just went to switch over listening to my favorite podcast on Spotify. Howev...

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Superuser Contribution Need to stream to my Onkyo receiver

For years I used the built in app on the Onkyo received for listening to Spotify premium. Now Spotify yanked it and I cannot find a suitable streaming unit the connects and still retains the hi bitrate that I had with my received and premium account....

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For years I used the built in app on the Onkyo received for listening to Spotify premium.  Now Spotify yanked it and I cannot find a suitable streaming unit the connects and still retains the hi...

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Não é possivel tocar a musica atual spotify

Sou usuário Premium do Spotify, utilizo o mesmo no Windows 10 e após as últimas atualizações o player fica disparando a mensagem "não é possível tocar a música atual Spotify" quando vai trocar de uma música para a outra. Mesmo playlists baixadas no c...

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Sou usuário Premium do Spotify, utilizo o mesmo no Windows 10 e após as últimas atualizações o player fica disparando a mensagem "não é possível tocar a música atual Spotify" quando vai trocar de uma...

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Troubleshoot Tracks Continuously Skipping

Good moorningI recently restarted my laptop which runs Windows 8, HP Zbook I attempted to open the spotify application which was successfulI clicked the radio link, (all playlists are populating radio and created)Accessed recent station played, stati...

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Good moorning I recently restarted my laptop which runs Windows 8, HP Zbook   I attempted to open the spotify application which was successful I clicked the radio link, (all playlists are po...

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Solved!! Error code 11

Hi, I keep on recieveing error code 11, not enough disk space/memmory during install. However I have 51gb free (out of 215gb), and I have 8gb of RAM running win 7 so I do not see a problem. Can you please help?

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Hi,   I keep on recieveing error code 11, not enough disk space/memmory during install.   However I have 51gb free (out of 215gb), and I have 8gb of RAM running win 7 so I do not see a ...

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All lost! After login all my playlist and my music gone!

This morning afer I logged in all my stuff (all my playlists, all my songs) where gone. I had 4 years of activity on Spotify, now all is lost!I could recover the playlists from my account webpage (they appear as been deleted today), but I can't recov...

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This morning afer I logged in all my stuff (all my playlists, all my songs) where gone. I had 4 years of activity on Spotify, now all is lost! I could recover the playlists from my account webpage (...

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Solved!! Spotify won't open - Windows 7

Hello, and welcome to another won't open post. I've seached through many of these threads for a solution, but none exactly match my specs and or problem I'm experiencing. Basically it either crashes right as its opening, or I get "Spotify has stopped...

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Hello, and welcome to another won't open post. I've seached through many of these threads for a solution, but none exactly match my specs and or problem I'm experiencing. Basically it either cras...

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not working?

I have spotify premium, and i have it on my xbox,phone, and i just got it on my laptop. it works great on my phone and xbox, however, I have encuntered a probem. At first, it was working great, but after about 30 minutes, all of my music stopped work...

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I have spotify premium, and i have it on my xbox,phone, and i just got it on my laptop. it works great on my phone and xbox, however, I have encuntered a probem. At first, it was working great, but a...

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