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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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exporting a playlist to my laptop, is this possible?

I'm trying to create a playlist for our school halloween disco and I've created a playlist. How can I get this music onto my laptop so I can burn to a disc?Help!!!

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I'm trying to create a playlist for our school halloween disco and I've created a playlist. How can I get this music onto my laptop so I can burn to a disc? Help!!!

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Hide/Unhide suggested Playlist

Hi. I've pressed the option hide on the suggested playlist but now I can't go back!!How can I solve it?Thx in advance

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Hi. I've pressed the option hide on the suggested playlist but now I can't go back!! How can I solve it? Thx in advance 🙂

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Can no longer edit playlist cover?

Just switched back to Spotify, and correct me if I'm wrong but I'm pretty sure on the desktop version you used to be able to click the cover of playlists to change the picture to one from your computer. Is this not possible any more? Is there a diffe...

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Just switched back to Spotify, and correct me if I'm wrong but I'm pretty sure on the desktop version you used to be able to click the cover of playlists to change the picture to one from your comput...

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Re: Inbox and messages

Are you still able to restore this? I'd love a playlist of songs and albums that were in my messages.

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Are you still able to restore this? I'd love a playlist of songs and albums that were in my messages.

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no tech support, no music. my music i own is not showing up.

and also, oddly enough, music i sure do not own, is showing up in my music.where did that go?all my music was bought years ago, music i own and saved to my computer yet only some of it shows up in spotify.i was using groove, but since that is going a...

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and also, oddly enough, music i sure do not own, is showing up in my music. where did that go? all my music was bought years ago, music i own and saved to my computer yet only some of it shows up i...

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Local Files not displaying correct Artwork

So I have several albums in my local files that feature unique artwork on each individual song, however Spotify displays them as one singular artwork per album. Windows Media Player shows them correctly, as well as tag viewers display them. Yes, the ...

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So I have several albums in my local files that feature unique artwork on each individual song, however Spotify displays them as one singular artwork per album. Windows Media Player shows them correc...

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Music editting

I play the music for high school sports. Is there a way to edit playlists to include snip its of songs vs the entire song?

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I play the music for high school sports.  Is there a way to edit playlists to include snip its of songs vs the entire song?

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Sorting not working within artist pages

When browsing an artist's albums on their artist page, I cannot sort the songs within their albums by popularity, time, etc. This has always been something that has bothered me and I have wondered when it will be fixed. I know that search results are...

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When browsing an artist's albums on their artist page, I cannot sort the songs within their albums by popularity, time, etc. This has always been something that has bothered me and I have wondered wh...

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Desktop player wont cast albums to Google Assistant

I am having an issue that just started today as far as I can tell. I play the Wonder Woman sountrack on my Windows laptop and it works fine. Then when I ask it to cast to the Google Assistant, suddenly some playlist comes on but with no sound. If I s...

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I am having an issue that just started today as far as I can tell. I play the Wonder Woman sountrack on my Windows laptop and it works fine. Then when I ask it to cast to the Google Assistant, s...

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cannot add my music from alternate location

I just switched from groove to spotify, after moving my music.but groove was getting all my music from a location different from where spotify wants to go looking for it.so in preferences, i see i can add a new location for spotify to go looking for ...

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I just switched from groove to spotify, after moving my music. but groove was getting all my music from a location different from where spotify wants to go looking for it. so in preferences, i see ...

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My playlists are now "Made by Spotify" and therefore I am unable to edit them?

So about three months ago I made some playlists on Spotify. Now I have come back to those playlists and attempted to add more songs to them but I am unable to as I no longer own them I just "follow" them and they all say "Made by Spotify". How do I f...

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So about three months ago I made some playlists on Spotify. Now I have come back to those playlists and attempted to add more songs to them but I am unable to as I no longer own them I just "follow" ...

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Solved!! All songs not playing. I keep getting a "This song is not available."

Ive tried everything to uninstalling, unchecking all Local Files boxes and nothing works. Everytime I try to play any song on my Spotify I get a message that states. "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it...

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Ive tried everything to uninstalling, unchecking all Local Files boxes and nothing works. Everytime I try to play any song on my Spotify I get a message that states. "This song is not available. If y...

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Solved!! does the app take up more processing than the webpage?

I love the Spotify app and its music, and I was wondering if the app takes up more processing than the webpage because I want to listen to my music while using applications that take up at least half of my processing power, making most other applicat...

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I love the Spotify app and its music, and I was wondering if the app takes up more processing than the webpage because I want to listen to my music while using applications that take up at least half...

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Solved!! Cortana issues with Spotify

I recently moved from Groove (sadness) to Spotify and initially Cortana worked for opening the app and playing music. But after turning off Groove integration with Cortana, suddenly I can't get Cortana and Spotify to work. I've enabled Spotify in Cor...

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I recently moved from Groove (sadness) to Spotify and initially Cortana worked for opening the app and playing music. But after turning off Groove integration with Cortana, suddenly I can't get Corta...

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Pofile Pictures

Hi i cant seem to be able to post a profile picture on my account. i have googled it looked at the spotify communtiy and tried on my mac, windows and iPhone and it just wont let me do it.

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Hi i cant seem to be able to post a profile picture on my account. i have googled it looked at the spotify communtiy and tried on my mac, windows and iPhone and it just wont let me do it.

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Solved!! Connect my phone as a remote

Hi everyone, Basicly I have a trouble connecting my phone as a remote for my pc.My pc isnt connect on the same wifi, actualy it's a wired connection so no wifi at all. Is there a way for my phone to communicate with my pc ? Thank you all

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Hi everyone,   Basicly I have a trouble connecting my phone as a remote for my pc. My pc isnt connect on the same wifi, actualy it's a wired connection so no wifi at all.   Is there a ...

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error code 17 windows 8

I have tried EVERYTHING people have suggested for this problem. NOTHING has worked. The weird thing is, it has worked on the same computer, just days before. I deleted it and now I can't download it again

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I have tried EVERYTHING people have suggested for this problem. NOTHING has worked. The weird thing is, it has worked on the same computer, just days before. I deleted it and now I can't download it ...

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Can't hear music but can on browser - Windows 10

Very weird. Just dowloaded the Windows 10 client and signed in with Premium account. When I click a song, it says "Can't play song" and the computer is silent. I can play YouTube videos and can play spotify in the Chrome Browser. But the desktop clie...

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Very weird.  Just dowloaded the Windows 10 client and signed in with Premium account.  When I click a song, it says "Can't play song" and the computer is silent.  I can play YouTube vi...

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Reverting to an older version.

In the latest update Spotify have removed another feature. This time it's the full release date of tracks; now it shows the year only. This is a deal-breaker for me. As a compiler of a new release playlist I need this information. So I have to revert...

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In the latest update Spotify have removed another feature. This time it's the full release date of tracks; now it shows the year only.   This is a deal-breaker for me. As a compiler of a ...

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