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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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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...
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?
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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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 ...
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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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?
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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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...
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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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.
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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I am only experiencing this on windows desktop and it's maddening. i'm a premium subscriber. yet when i try to play certain artists: katy perry, maroon 5, the killers: it's says 'this song is not available'. it works fine on my iphone app. can someon...
I am only experiencing this on windows desktop and it's maddening. i'm a premium subscriber. yet when i try to play certain artists: katy perry, maroon 5, the killers: it's says 'this song is ...
Music Fan
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I've been having some problems to share stuff on Spotify. I select the song I want to share with a friend then I type a message and it says "shred successfully". But it doesn't share ! My friends don't get my sharesIt's totally okay to share to faceb...
I've been having some problems to share stuff on Spotify. I select the song I want to share with a friend then I type a message and it says "shred successfully". But it doesn't share ! My friends don...
Casual Listener
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When I click on ANY song it says "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." It will play on my phone but not the computer. I tried switching from the phone to the computer and it just stops playing on the c...
When I click on ANY song it says "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." It will play on my phone but not the computer. I tried switching from the phone...
Casual Listener
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This is seriously messed up. Why the **bleep** do some Spotify updates disconnect the Last.FM connection and set the HQ streaming 'off' again?Is it really **bleep**ing mandatory to start checking settings after every update now?
This is seriously messed up. Why the **bleep** do some Spotify updates disconnect the Last.FM connection and set the HQ streaming 'off' again? Is it really **bleep**ing mandatory to start checking...
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I used to be able to use the windows desktop app until about 3 months ago. Every time I open the app the busy arrow spins and just makes a loud honking noise. I have in installed and reinstalled and still the same. Need help to get it to work again.
I used to be able to use the windows desktop app until about 3 months ago. Every time I open the app the busy arrow spins and just makes a loud honking noise. I have in installed and reinstalled and ...
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Hello everyone,I'm from Turkey. A friend recommended the song for me and I listened it on YouTube. It is amazing so I tried to find on Spotify. But I couldn't find the same YouTube version of it. I searched on Google and found it, tried to play it. N...
Hello everyone, I'm from Turkey. A friend recommended the song for me and I listened it on YouTube. It is amazing so I tried to find on Spotify. But I couldn't find the same YouTube version of it. I...
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Hi I re-launched my desktop player after the notification bar said there was an update and it only plays music for 8 secons and then stops. I press play and it continues but then stops again afer 8 secons. I've restarted my PC and it's still doing it...
Hi I re-launched my desktop player after the notification bar said there was an update and it only plays music for 8 secons and then stops. I press play and it continues but then stops again ...
Newbie
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I accidentally deleted my playlist "Playlist 1". Is there any way to get it back? Thank you! Joao Rocha
I accidentally deleted my playlist "Playlist 1". Is there any way to get it back? Thank you! Joao Rocha
Newbie
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Every time I try to play a song i just get "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it. I've deleted localfiles.bnk, and it still didn't work. I've reinstalled Spotify 3 times, and it still hasn't worked. I've...
Every time I try to play a song i just get "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it. I've deleted localfiles.bnk, and it still didn't work. I've r...
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Hey, So I know that there are song that lisences will change and mean that potentially i cannot play them, but i seem to be having a different problem. There seems to be a large amount of songs that are not appearing greyed out on my spotify but when...
Hey, So I know that there are song that lisences will change and mean that potentially i cannot play them, but i seem to be having a different problem. There seems to be a large amo...
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Good morning,I have a problem on listening to Kasabian songs on Spotify on my PC.I can listen to all artists without problems, but when I click to a Kasabian song it appears a message that say it's not available.I tried to listen to them on the artis...
Good morning, I have a problem on listening to Kasabian songs on Spotify on my PC. I can listen to all artists without problems, but when I click to a Kasabian song it appears a message that say it...
Community Legend
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So, this started happening a few days ago. I have a radio that played ambient and now it mixes the songs with jazz, indian hip hop, southern music, etc. This is happening in all my radios and all my devices.It's similar to what happened a year ago.
So, this started happening a few days ago. I have a radio that played ambient and now it mixes the songs with jazz, indian hip hop, southern music, etc. This is happening in all my radios and all my ...
Regular
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Whenever I trigger the media key for 'next track' on my machine, Spotify just goes skip crazy. It typiclly skips 7 songs, but can and does skip more. Using the built-in 'next track' button works normally. Version: 1.0.65.320.gac7a8e02 edit: I've trie...
Whenever I trigger the media key for 'next track' on my machine, Spotify just goes skip crazy. It typiclly skips 7 songs, but can and does skip more. Using the built-in 'next track' button w...
Casual Listener
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Hello all, Spotify Player stopped working for me on all browsers: Chrome, Edge, Internet Explorer, etc. I tried cleaning out the cache / cookies and restarting my computer, but none of these seem to work. I generally use only my laptop, though I thin...
Hello all, Spotify Player stopped working for me on all browsers: Chrome, Edge, Internet Explorer, etc. I tried cleaning out the cache / cookies and restarting my computer, but none of these...
Music Fan
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I use bluetooth headphones with my Windows 7 Dell Laptop. If I turn my headphones off while Spotify is playing music, Spotify is unable to recommence playing music when I reconnect the headphones. I have to restart Spotify before I can get it to play...
I use bluetooth headphones with my Windows 7 Dell Laptop. If I turn my headphones off while Spotify is playing music, Spotify is unable to recommence playing music when I reconnect the hea...
Casual Listener
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