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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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Solved!! No activity visible on Facebook

Dear Sirs, This is my first post in the community section, so first of all I would like to admit, that I am a great fan of the Spotify application and the system as a whole. At first I was totally sceptical about the idea of music streaming but once ...

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Dear Sirs,   This is my first post in the community section, so first of all I would like to admit, that I am a great fan of the Spotify application and the system as a whole. At first I was t...

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CÓDIGO ERROR 13 en Windows 10

Buenas, llevo casi un mes intentando instalar spotify en windows 10 y siempre me sale el dichoso error CODE 13.He probado todo tipo de soluciones, las que veo por aquí, las que me recomiendan desde la cuenta de ayuda de twitter en españa, etc. Ningun...

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Buenas, llevo casi un mes intentando instalar spotify en windows 10 y siempre me sale el dichoso error CODE 13. He probado todo tipo de soluciones, las que veo por aquí, las que me recomiendan desde...

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Discover weekly not updating!

My discover weekly play list has not updated in over three months. I've tried logging out and back in, updating spotify, following and unfollowing and a few other things I've seen on google.

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My discover weekly play list has not updated in over three months. I've tried logging out and back in, updating spotify, following and unfollowing and a few other things I've seen on google. 

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Pure disappointment and lack of care for your customers

Having been using Spotify since mid 2010 (while it was still invitational), today I feel nothing but pure disappointment because of how much potential has been thrown down the drain. I've read loads of great suggestions here and there over the years ...

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Having been using Spotify since mid 2010 (while it was still invitational), today I feel nothing but pure disappointment because of how much potential has been thrown down the drain.     ...

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Smartphone and Desktop

Everytime i login in with my smartphone and want to switch songs or somthing my smartphone turn off but when i got mobile datas on it works normal only in the wifi there is that problem

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 Everytime i login in with my smartphone and want to switch songs  or somthing my smartphone turn off but when i got mobile datas on it works normal only in the wifi there is that problem

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Spotify crashes my modem

Hello spotify users, I've a... strange problem. When I log in spotify, my modem crashed instantantly. I've verified, the problem is REALLY caused by spotify. In fact, i've tried to log in on another computer, the modem crashes too. And when i use int...

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Hello spotify users,   I've a... strange problem.   When I log in spotify, my modem crashed instantantly. I've verified, the problem is REALLY caused by spotify. In fact, i've t...

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What is Music Library in Settings

I understand how to add a Source for local files ,,, but what is the Music Library option for?

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I understand how to add a Source for local files ,,, but what is the Music Library option for?

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Superuser Contribution Can't play local mp3 files on spotify? Tracks are unavailable. Spotify tells me I can import them.

Hello, I cannot play mp3 files from an album I just bought. Normally it should be well possible to play local files on spotify if they are on my computer. However, the tracks that aren't on spotify cloud are greyed out and can't be played. I have imp...

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Hello,   I cannot play mp3 files from an album I just bought. Normally it should be well possible to play local files on spotify if they are on my computer. However, the tracks that aren't on ...

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Solved!! how to synchronize to all radio/album?

I think it is annoying when I dislike a song from radio, it appears another radio channel again.Does anyone have idea how to dislike or disallow a song appears anywhere?

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I think it is annoying when I dislike a song from radio, it appears another radio channel again. Does anyone have idea how to dislike or disallow a song appears anywhere?

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Bug report: very long text in Search filed

This is a minor bug in the GUI, but also fairly easy to fix, so perhaps Spotify team may want to add it to some 'to do' list, maybe not with a high priority. 1. If you input any long text in Search field, that doesn't have any limitations, it will gr...

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This is a minor bug in the GUI, but also fairly easy to fix, so perhaps Spotify team may want to add it to some 'to do' list, maybe not with a high priority.   1. If you input any long text in...

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Limit on pressing "next" even as a premium user?

I wanted to quickly look at all the album art for the songs in a playlist so i pressed Next rapidly in sucession. At some point spotify desktop client (windows) will stop responding to Next, Previous or even me selecting any other tracks even manualy...

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I wanted to quickly look at all the album art for the songs in a playlist so i pressed Next rapidly in sucession. At some point spotify desktop client (windows) will stop responding to Next, Previous...

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Error Cpde 2

HI, I just turned my laptop on and it says the Spotify installer is corrupt. I tried to download it again from the web site but the error kept happening. I even deleted it from my files and reinstalled it but guess what, it said it was corrupt. I am ...

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HI, I just turned my laptop on and it says the Spotify installer is corrupt. I tried to download it again from the web site but the error kept happening. I even deleted it from my files and reinstall...

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Private Session Issue

Hi there, since I couldn't find any help in other conversations, I'm asking for direct help.My private sessions won't work, I have the latest update and running on windows 10. What can I do?

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Hi there, since I couldn't find any help in other conversations, I'm asking for direct help. My private sessions won't work, I have the latest update and running on windows 10. What can I do? 

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Is this seriously the only way to get answers to questions?

I just spent a long time digging trying to find the help, then realising there was none. Then searching the FAQ, which didn't answer my question. Then searching in here. And then trying to find out how to ask a questions. Is this seriously the only w...

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I just spent a long time digging trying to find the help, then realising there was none. Then searching the FAQ, which didn't answer my question. Then searching in here. And then trying to find out h...

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Solved!! Create similar playlist isn't working anymore

I'm on v1.0.47.13.gd8e05b1f since today and I discovered that the feature "Create similar playlist" is only working with my own playlists now. Before the update I could use this feature with all playlists, now it's greyed out. Please fix this. Thank ...

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I'm on v1.0.47.13.gd8e05b1f since today and I discovered that the feature "Create similar playlist" is only working with my own playlists now. Before the update I could use this feature with all play...

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Laptop vs mobile playback availability is different: Confused

I'm not understanding why songs that are *already on* spotify (as in publicly available for listening) will play on my mobile, but won't play on my laptop (windows 10). It just keeps saying the song is not available, if you have the file on your comp...

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I'm not understanding why songs that are *already on* spotify (as in publicly available for listening) will play on my mobile, but won't play on my laptop (windows 10). It just keeps saying the song ...

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A song that should be explicit is not explicit

A song, T-Shirt by Migos is somehow NOT explicit even tho only the explicit version is available on spotify. I tried searching on google but nothing similar to my problem came up?

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A song, T-Shirt by Migos is somehow NOT explicit even tho only the explicit version is available on spotify. I tried searching on google but nothing similar to my problem came up? 

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Endless repeat disabled

Hey guys, since the last update i cannot put songs on endless repeat like it was possible previously? Is this going to be fixed?

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Hey guys,   since the last update i cannot put songs on endless repeat like it was possible previously? Is this going to be fixed?

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Local File Added, Won't Play, Asked to Import

So, as many people seem to face, I unfortuantely am having an issue with my local files. The weird thing is, it is literally ONE local file that won't play, the rest are all fine. This particular one adds to my library, is searchable within my local ...

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So, as many people seem to face, I unfortuantely am having an issue with my local files. The weird thing is, it is literally ONE local file that won't play, the rest are all fine.  This particul...

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Spotify crashes too much on Windows 10

Spotify crashes when I try to open it.I'm running Windows 10 with relatively little ram in my computer (it's cavernous inside here!) and I'm not sure what would conflict with it. Except for the newest update, maybe.it works in cmd line with appdata /...

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Spotify crashes when I try to open it. I'm running Windows 10 with relatively little ram in my computer (it's cavernous inside here!) and I'm not sure what would conflict with it. Except for the new...

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