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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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Re: Inbox and messages

can i please have an inbox playlist? i was sent a collaborative playlist and another for me and would like them back please.

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can i please have an inbox playlist? i was sent a collaborative playlist and another for me and would like them back please.

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Solved!! UI Graphical Glitch, Multiple Monitors, Cutting off while trying to maximize window.

The two pictures I attached show the problem relatively well. I have three displays, a primary display that's 2560x1440p, and two secondary displays that are 1080x1920p (So they're vertically oriented). When the spotify window is on either of the two...

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The two pictures I attached show the problem relatively well. I have three displays, a primary display that's 2560x1440p, and two secondary displays that are 1080x1920p (So they're vertically oriente...

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Unable to Open Spotify

I'm currently unable to open Spotify. I keep on getting an error message saying ''Spotify isn't responding.''OS: Microsoft Windows 10 HomeVersion: 10.0.15063Build: 15063 And I wonder the reason is that I haven't used it in MONTHS (which I haven't)

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I'm currently unable to open Spotify. I keep on getting an error message saying ''Spotify isn't responding.'' OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Home Version: 10.0.15063 Build: 15063   And I wonder t...

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Spotify Connect For Desktop App Greyed Out for Premium

I have a Windows 10 pc running a newly reinstalled Spotify that does not allow me to connect to my other devices. My Spotify app on my iPhone can stream to my chromecast. All devices are on the same WiFi network.

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I have a Windows 10 pc running a newly reinstalled Spotify that does not allow me to connect to my other devices.  My Spotify app on my iPhone can stream to my chromecast.  All devices are ...

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Song unavailable?

I just refound a song, At Night Flo Rida feat. Liz Elias and Akon. There's another version by Liz Elias feat. Akon and Flo Rida but for some reason the original version is unavailable. I know it's not a country issue because I live in the US and it w...

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I just refound a song, At Night Flo Rida feat. Liz Elias and Akon. There's another version by Liz Elias feat. Akon and Flo Rida but for some reason the original version is unavailable. I know it's no...

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Avicii Music Video Not working

Hello, I'm from BelgimI really want to watch the New Avicii music Video "Without You", but for a stupid reason I can't find the clip in the playlist "dancePOP", where it needs to be according to a Dutch newssite. Even the url says on spotify that the...

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Hello, I'm from Belgim I really want to watch the New Avicii music Video "Without You", but for a stupid reason I can't find the clip in the playlist "dancePOP", where it needs to be according to ...

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Spotify for Windows won't play local files

I have two albums saved locally on my laptop which I'd like to play through Spotify. One of them plays just fine every time, whether from the "Local Files" section or when in a playlist. In the other album, however, no songs will play and Spotify dis...

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I have two albums saved locally on my laptop which I'd like to play through Spotify. One of them plays just fine every time, whether from the "Local Files" section or when in a playlist. In the ...

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Windows Media Player Consultant WANTED

New to Spotify, just got Premium. Need help converting, uploading, organizing 100's of Windows Media Player Playlists with 1000's of Tracks ripped from CDs and YouTube. My goal is to get my entire music collection working on Spotify with all my devic...

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New to Spotify, just got Premium.  Need help converting, uploading, organizing 100's of Windows Media Player Playlists with 1000's of Tracks ripped from CDs and YouTube. My goal is to get&n...

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[SOLVED] Media keys breaking after Play

I just (finally) got a keyboard with proper media keys but Spotify seems to be breaking them.So long as Spotify isn't open, media keys work fine. Mute, open mail, etc. When I open Spotify, hotkeys initially work fine, including play. Once I hit play,...

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I just (finally) got a keyboard with proper media keys but Spotify seems to be breaking them. So long as Spotify isn't open, media keys work fine. Mute, open mail, etc. When I open Spotify, hotkey...

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new added Local Files not shown

Hi all,I just recently added a folder as new source in local files. I saw the folder registered in the local files setting =Show songs from "C:\user\abcdefgblabla" ---that's my new folder. I chose =do not show songs from...= other folders in my compu...

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Hi all, I just recently added a folder as new source in local files. I saw the folder registered in the local files setting =Show songs from "C:\user\abcdefgblabla" ---that's my new folder. I chose ...

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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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ALBUM ART

Hello, good day everyone. I need some help on adding the album art to the songs i synced from my pc (local files) Does anybody know how to? It has album art on my pc, but there's none on my phone. Thank you in advance :)))

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Hello, good day everyone. I need some help on adding the album art to the songs i synced from my pc (local files)  Does anybody know how to? It has album art on my pc, but there's none on my pho...

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How to dislike a song in Discover Weekly?

What's the best way to indicate to Spotify that I don't like a song they've suggested in playlists such as Discover Weekly, so that it hopefully doesn't suggest as many songs like that in future? There's no simple like / dislike system, so the only w...

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What's the best way to indicate to Spotify that I don't like a song they've suggested in playlists such as Discover Weekly, so that it hopefully doesn't suggest as many songs like that in future? The...

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Trouble adding a Playlist to a Playlist Folder

Under Playlists, I am not able to add a playlist to a playlist folder I created. When I drag a playlist onto the playlist folder a + sign appears but the playlist does not become part of the playlist folder. Please let me know what I can do different...

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Under Playlists, I am not able to add a playlist to a playlist folder I created.  When I drag a playlist onto the playlist folder a + sign appears but the playlist does not become part of the pl...

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How to report a bug on spotify

What is the proper channel for reporting a bug on the spotify tool on various platforms. Posting an issue in this forum does not seem to be the right way?

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What is the proper channel for reporting a bug on the spotify tool on various platforms. Posting an issue in this forum does not seem to be the right way?  

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Autostart

Every time I use spotify on my PC (windows 7), it sneaks itself into the autostart.The autostart option in spotify settings is still set on "no".But whenever I use spotify and restart my PC, spotify starts automatically and I have to remove it from t...

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Every time I use spotify on my PC (windows 7), it sneaks itself into the autostart. The autostart option in spotify settings is still set on "no". But whenever I use spotify and restart my PC, spot...

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Disk usage?

Whenever I use spotify it seems to use at least 80% of my disk. It get's quite annoying when I am playing a game, or trying to do anything on my own computer. It's a music application, not a music downloading/saving/writing on your disk application. ...

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Whenever I use spotify it seems to use at least 80% of my disk. It get's quite annoying when I am playing a game, or trying to do anything on my own computer. It's a music application, not a music do...

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Songs won't show in "Songs"

When I click in "Songs" it doesnt show my songs, I have like 300+ songs.Instead it shows"Your favorite songs will appear here. Go to your Browse page to find amazing playlists for every mood and moment"I already tried cleaning cache (with CCleaner) a...

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When I click in "Songs" it doesnt show my songs, I have like 300+ songs. Instead it shows "Your favorite songs will appear here. Go to your Browse page to find amazing playlists for every...

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