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Can't play an artist's discography on the desktop app

Plan Premium Device PC / Android My Question or Issue This happened a few days ago. Normally when i clicked an Artist > Discography > Show All > And play a song, the next song was from the next album of the artist. Now, the next song is a random one ...

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Issue : no volume control in spotify when exclusive mode is activated

Premium member, France, Windows 10 64 bits updated, Focusrite Audio solo usb external soundcard updated, Desktop app updated I talk with the customer service, we try to solve my problem and they told me that it should be an issue that I have to talk ...

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MIKAAAAEL

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Black Screen (June 15 2026 install)

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceDesktop PC IntelOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueFollowed clean re-install instructions after getting black screen at startup. Installed the latest June 15 version from the Windows Store. Ran once without p...

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bluehallon

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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 are...

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Can't play lots of music due to update

Since the new update 1.0.65.320 tons of music became unplayable. Large names as metallica, green day, rammstein, and much more are all unavailable.Can still play them on outdated clients.Please fix this! While im here anyways:The client is always a m...

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Since the new update 1.0.65.320 tons of music became unplayable. Large names as metallica, green day, rammstein, and much more are all unavailable. Can still play them on outdated clients. Ple...

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problem med låtar

Hejsan! Jag har ett problem med vissa låtar i Spotify att den spelar bara ca 2 sekunder av låten sedan så hackar de som att de skulle vara "trasig". Men om jag lyssnar på låten via mobilen så funkar den

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Hejsan! Jag har ett problem med vissa låtar i Spotify att den spelar bara ca 2 sekunder av låten sedan så hackar de som att de skulle vara "trasig". Men om jag lyssnar på låten via mobilen så funkar ...

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Some songs aren't playing

So i switch between my laptop and my tablet and ive had this problem in the past but it normally resolves itself and ive thought it just cant play the track but recently i have been listening to two certain albums, Tell me you love me and Beautiful T...

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So i switch between my laptop and my tablet and ive had this problem in the past but it normally resolves itself and ive thought it just cant play the track but recently i have been listening to two ...

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Solved!! Desktop App - Drag & Drop stopped working

Can't relocate tracks within the playlists, cant reorder the playlist sort - basically every single function that relies on drag & drop stopped working .Did a fresh reinstall, no help

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Can't relocate tracks within the playlists, cant reorder the playlist sort - basically every single function that relies on drag & drop stopped working . Did a fresh reinstall, no help

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Where is the Category "Your Mixtape" ("Dein Mixtape")

Hello, I am missing the section "Your Mixtape" ("Dein Mixtape") in the Spotify Desktop Version. How can I get to these Mixtapes? Where can I find them? RegardsChris

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Hello,   I am missing the section "Your Mixtape" ("Dein Mixtape") in the Spotify Desktop Version. How can I get to these Mixtapes? Where can I find them?   Regards Chris

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Connection Problem with Proxy Server

Hi, I'm using windows desktop app version 1.0.34.146. I can connect successfully via direct internet connection but when I'm connected to my corporate network which has a proxy server, I have "Error Code:4 no internet connection detected" even though...

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Hi,   I'm using windows desktop app version 1.0.34.146. I can connect successfully via direct internet connection but when I'm connected to my corporate network which has a prox...

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Download music from PC to a laptop

Hi there, I've been searching a solution but I'm finding nothing about. I'll explain what I want to get:I have local music in Spotify Desktop for my PC and I downloaded to my iPhone. That's ok. What a I want to do is the same with my laptop: download...

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Hi there,   I've been searching a solution but I'm finding nothing about. I'll explain what I want to get: I have local music in Spotify Desktop for my PC and I downloaded to my iPhone. That'...

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Some songs can't be played!

I use Spotify free on my computer (I don't use it anywhere else) and I haven't been able to play any songs from P!nk. It was fine when I first played one of the promotional tracks, "Whatever You Want", early this month (it was released on 5 October),...

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I use Spotify free on my computer (I don't use it anywhere else) and I haven't been able to play any songs from P!nk.    It was fine when I first played one of the promotional tracks, "Wh...

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Spotify - Freezing entire Windows computer

Hi, I've been experiencing really bad issues with the Spotify app on my Windows computer. Everytime I want to play or listen to music, it keeps freezing my entire computer and I have to reboot it everytime which is really annoying. The music sound do...

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Hi,   I've been experiencing really bad issues with the Spotify app on my Windows computer. Everytime I want to play or listen to music, it keeps freezing my entire computer and I have to rebo...

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Problemas con Búsqueda

Hola, tengo problemas con la caja de búsqueda de Spotify PC en Windows 7 64bits, cualquier cosa que busque no pasa nada y se queda ahí, ya probé reinstalando la aplicación y no funcionó. Ayuda porfavor, gracias!

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Hola, tengo problemas con la caja de búsqueda de Spotify PC en Windows 7 64bits, cualquier cosa que busque no pasa nada y se queda ahí, ya probé reinstalando la aplicación y no funcionó. Ayuda porfav...

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Ed Sheeran's Divide Album won't play

I wanted to listen to the album, but it won't play. Whenever I try to launch it, it says 'This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it.' Does anyone know how to fix it?

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I wanted to listen to the album, but it won't play. Whenever I try to launch it, it says 'This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it.' Does anyone know how to...

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Solved!! This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it.

Spotify is not allowing me to play any songs from my desktop. The error message "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." pops up in blue at the top of the screen. I am able to play from my phone's spotify...

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Spotify is not allowing me to play any songs from my desktop. The error message "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." pops up in blue at the top of th...

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Certain bands unavaible on my spotify but not for others

I cant play the songs of Imagine Dragons, Nickleback or Fall out Boy, wich is rly annoying. Ive asked my friend wich confirms that they actually are able to play these 3 bands. So im desperatly trying to find out **bleep** is wrong. its the same for ...

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I cant play the songs of Imagine Dragons, Nickleback or Fall out Boy, wich is rly annoying. Ive asked my friend wich confirms that they actually are able to play these 3 bands. So im desperatly tryin...

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9:16 resolution

I installed my second monitor today, and put it in portrait mode(normal monitors lay horizontaly, and this one stands vertically. However, the Spotify player only goes half way my screen if I put it on full screen on my second monitor. (PNG in the at...

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I installed my second monitor today, and put it in portrait mode(normal monitors lay horizontaly, and this one stands vertically. However, the Spotify player only goes half way my screen if I put it ...

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Shuffled playlist not really shuffled

So slightly odd and really really annoying. I have this happening in 2 ways.1. On Windows Universal and Full Fat Client, shuffle isn't really shuffled, it shuffles the titles and stuff but all the artists start with "A" so as a shuffle it is pointles...

Music Fan

So slightly odd and really really annoying.  I have this happening in 2 ways. 1. On Windows Universal and Full Fat Client, shuffle isn't really shuffled, it shuffles the titles and stuff but a...

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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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