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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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Problems with the playlist picture

My problem is, when I set a playlist picture, this disappear when I restart Spotify. What´s the problem? Thanks

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My problem is, when I set a playlist picture, this disappear when I restart Spotify. What´s the problem?   Thanks

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Spotify connecting to a browser playing and playing playlists randomly?

For a few days, sometimes, mid-listening, Spotify swaps to playing a random playlist (usually from the featured ones), and it shows that it's playing it on a Web Player. Any idea what might be happening? The only different place I accessed Spotify wi...

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For a few days, sometimes, mid-listening, Spotify swaps to playing a random playlist (usually from the featured ones), and it shows that it's playing it on a Web Player. Any idea what might be happen...

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Solved!! Media Keys Don't Work Sometimes

Hello. I love Spotify. But there's a very strange bug that is reproducable, but I do not know the cause. There seems to be no reason for this to be happening, so I don't know. The issue is that my media keys on my G710 keyboard, G930 headset and even...

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Hello.   I love Spotify. But there's a very strange bug that is reproducable, but I do not know the cause. There seems to be no reason for this to be happening, so I don't know.   The i...

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Artist won't disappear

I have unsaved all the music i had saved, i am no longer following the artist yet they are still appearing in my artist list. how do i remove them?

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I have unsaved all the music i had saved, i am no longer following the artist yet they are still appearing in my artist list. how do i remove them? 

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Client connects to other clients from different accounts in the same network

Hello, my firewall said that my spotify client exchanges data with the spotify client and iPhone app of a flatmate. Why does it do that? greetings

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Hello,   my firewall said that my spotify client exchanges data with the spotify client and iPhone app of a flatmate. Why does it do that?   greetings

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Ich kann bei "songs" die Titel, die ich mag und angehakt habe, nicht mehr sehen.

Ich wollte meine neulich als Favoriten gespeicherten Lieder anhören, jedoch ist meine Liste "songs" sowie "Alben" komplett leer. Wenn ich auf Künstler gehe, sehe ich dort angehakte lieder. Haken wegmachen und neu hinmachen fügt sie meiner Liste nicht...

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Ich wollte meine neulich als Favoriten gespeicherten Lieder anhören, jedoch ist meine Liste "songs" sowie "Alben" komplett leer. Wenn ich auf Künstler gehe, sehe ich dort angehakte lieder. Haken wegm...

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Solved!! Spotify not responding to media keys?!

My Asus R453L notebook has Fn media buttons on the arrow keys, but spotify doesn't respond to them.Neither does Itunes or Windows Media playerThe Chrome solutions doesn't work, my chrome has no extensions and it still doesn't work.Any tips or solutio...

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My Asus R453L notebook has Fn media buttons on the arrow keys, but spotify doesn't respond to them. Neither does Itunes or Windows Media player The Chrome solutions doesn't work, my chrome has no e...

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Can't play Daft Punk on PC

Hello, I have a strange problem. On my PC I suddenly can't play anything by Daft Punk, which is very annoying. I've tried most/all of their singles and tried songs on every album but it always says that the song is not available. I tried playing a lo...

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Hello, I have a strange problem. On my PC I suddenly can't play anything by Daft Punk, which is very annoying. I've tried most/all of their singles and tried songs on every album but it always says t...

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PC app not loading properly.

Hi, spotify is set to open automatically when i log onto my PC (windows 8). However it comes up with a partial menu bar but does not fully load. I am not sure it even logs in. I have no problem getting it on my phone or through a web browser. The cur...

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Hi, spotify is set to open automatically when i log onto my PC (windows 8). However it comes up with a partial menu bar but does not fully load. I am not sure it even logs in. I have no problem getti...

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Desktop not syncing

I upgraded to Spotify Premium. I added all my local files to my Spotify and I created a playlist and made in public so I can share it with friends. So I wanted to listen to it on my PS4 so I went on the app it shows my playlist and everything but eve...

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I upgraded to Spotify Premium. I added all my local files to my Spotify and I created a playlist and made in public so I can share it with friends. So I wanted to listen to it on my PS4 so I went on ...

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Spotify loads forever

Hi, I already installed/uninstalled 3 times and disabled my Kaspersky antivirus, but everytime I try to open Spotify on my Windows 10 it just won't stop loading. I can't do anything the whole program is a black screen with the cursor showing that it'...

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Hi, I already installed/uninstalled 3 times and disabled my Kaspersky antivirus, but everytime I try to open Spotify on my Windows 10 it just won't stop loading. I can't do anything the whole program...

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sort music by duration

How spotify does sort the song list ?By example:If i wrote on the search "Taylor Swift" and choose see all songs,After that i click on the clock to sort the song from long to short, the first song is "All to well"But the most long song from T.S. is "...

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How spotify does sort the song list ? By example: If i wrote on the search "Taylor Swift" and choose see all songs, After that i click on the clock to sort the song from long to short, the first s...

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[podcasts][desktop][windows]

I believe this has been a problem in the past, and though wading through the vast number of threads here and elsewhere on the 'net might yield some answers, I am just going to ask here: is there something I can do so that my favourite podcasts will p...

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I believe this has been a problem in the past, and though wading through the vast number of threads here and elsewhere on the 'net might yield some answers, I am just going to ask here: is there some...

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Cant play songs in app on phone or PC

There are some songs it says, "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it". I have tried everything, reinstalling, deleting cache, checking for updates on audio drivers and turnt off local files.I can play it ...

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There are some songs it says, "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it". I have tried everything, reinstalling, deleting cache, checking for updates on aud...

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Solved!! My media buttons on my Logitech G910 keyboard don't work how they used to!

So i have put this off for a while. But go back 3 months or so, even when playing a game i was able to used my media buttons on my keyboard to control spotify if it was open. And it was really well done; like when i used the volume roller it would sh...

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So i have put this off for a while. But go back 3 months or so, even when playing a game i was able to used my media buttons on my keyboard to control spotify if it was open. And it was really w...

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Can't update my local files folder

I have been trying to edit my local files, but am not able to. Have followed several guides and also reinstalled spotify, nothign seems to fix the problem. Can anyone help me out here?

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I have been trying to edit my local files, but am not able to. Have followed several guides and also reinstalled spotify, nothign seems to fix the problem. Can anyone help me out here? 

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Spotify closes after about 5-10 minutes on Windows 10

Hello! I have a Windows 10 laptop. Every time I try to run the spotify app, it closes after about 5-10 minutes of play. I am a premium user. I have tried to uninstall and reinstall. I have searched and seen that there have been problems with this in ...

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Hello!   I have a Windows 10 laptop. Every time I try to run the spotify app, it closes after about 5-10 minutes of play. I am a premium user. I have tried to uninstall and reinstall. I have s...

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Musics won't play on Spotify desktop but play on the android

Hello! My spotify is not playing some songs on the desktop version but on my phone it's ok. I tried to reinstall 2 times, and uncheck local files like sugested on previous posts with similar situations, but it hasn't worked =(Can someone help me?

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Hello!   My spotify is not playing some songs on the desktop version but on my phone it's ok. I tried to reinstall 2 times, and uncheck local files like sugested on previous posts with similar...

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Unable to listen to any Eminem songs on Windows and Android

This is a really weird issue. For some reason, I'm unable to listen to any song by Eminem. On Windows, it says "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." On Android, trying to play any Eminem song will imme...

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This is a really weird issue. For some reason, I'm unable to listen to any song by Eminem. On Windows, it says "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." O...

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No puedo reproducir ninguna canción de Imagine Dragons

Precisamente, desde el programa o aplicación de W10 no me es posible reproducir ninguna canción de Imagine Dragons, pero desde Spotify Web sí; espero haya una solución a esto.

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Precisamente, desde el programa o aplicación de W10 no me es posible reproducir ninguna canción de Imagine Dragons, pero desde Spotify Web sí; espero haya una solución a esto.

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