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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...
My volume seems too quiet, i have moved the volume slider to 40% but the sound thats coming out is only half of that. Any solutions?
My volume seems too quiet, i have moved the volume slider to 40% but the sound thats coming out is only half of that. Any solutions?
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My user account name and folder name was changed, so now when I try to uninstall spotify, I get "Windows cannot find "C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Spotify.exe". Make sure you've typed the name correctly, then try again. Will just deleting the fo...
My user account name and folder name was changed, so now when I try to uninstall spotify, I get "Windows cannot find "C:\Users\<Old User Name>\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Spotify.exe". Make sure yo...
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I moved from the UK to Switzerland and have changed my account details and payment to my Swiss account. Now when I go to 'Browse', all the playlists that come up are either in German or contain German language songs (and I have no idea what they are ...
I moved from the UK to Switzerland and have changed my account details and payment to my Swiss account. Now when I go to 'Browse', all the playlists that come up are either in German o...
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Hi,I'm currently having some issues with the local files in my desktop version of spotify (Windows). It happens that I had to change the folders in which the songs where, so I made a new connection to the folder in the settings to import the songs. B...
Hi, I'm currently having some issues with the local files in my desktop version of spotify (Windows). It happens that I had to change the folders in which the songs where, so I made a new connection...
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Premium users should be allowed many more features than free users. Who else agrees? Also what is up with the wifi connection problem I cannot listen to to Spotify at school anymore and im sure that it is not blocked.
Premium users should be allowed many more features than free users. Who else agrees? Also what is up with the wifi connection problem I cannot listen to to Spotify at school anymore and im sure that ...
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Hello,I don´t like that Spotify has automatically copied all my local files to the Spotify / my library !! ( I didn’t use Spotify for quite a while and with opening it started to copy everything)I found out now that I can enable this by changing the ...
Hello, I don´t like that Spotify has automatically copied all my local files to the Spotify / my library !! ( I didn’t use Spotify for quite a while and with opening it started to copy everyt...
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I'm on the 7 day free trial premium thing and just downloaded my playlist to my computer but when I check it out, they're all in seperate files and all numbers no song names or anything, like the screen shot below.is there anyway to fix it or can it ...
I'm on the 7 day free trial premium thing and just downloaded my playlist to my computer but when I check it out, they're all in seperate files and all numbers no song names or anything, like the scr...
Casual Listener
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Hi,here I am trying to change the folder "offline music" in my W10 app.I try it correctly and it also make subfolders in the "new" folder that I choose, but, after the reboot of Spotify app... it backs to the former folder (%appdata%\Local\etc.)!!! H...
Hi, here I am trying to change the folder "offline music" in my W10 app. I try it correctly and it also make subfolders in the "new" folder that I choose, but, after the reboot of Spotify app... it...
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Hi, When browsing behind a HTTPS proxy, the album/cover art doesn't appear, but when clicking into an album/playlist for example, it then shows. Why doesn't it show when browsing? Not showing in browse/discover mode etc Showing after clicking into it...
Hi, When browsing behind a HTTPS proxy, the album/cover art doesn't appear, but when clicking into an album/playlist for example, it then shows. Why doesn't it show when browsing? N...
Newbie
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I love spotify. My only problem is the shuffle function. It's not REALLY random.If you haven't noticed this, you're probably new to Spotify.Current issues with the shuffle function: - When I restart my computer, the same queue restores from a certain...
I love spotify. My only problem is the shuffle function. It's not REALLY random. If you haven't noticed this, you're probably new to Spotify. Current issues with the shuffle function: - When...
Roadie
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I bought new 5.1 speakers for my system which is Genius GX SW-G5.1 and I bought a sound card Creative Blaster Audigy Fx 5.1 but I can't get Spotify to play in 5.1. It is setup correctly and I have configured it in windows and all the speakers work an...
I bought new 5.1 speakers for my system which is Genius GX SW-G5.1 and I bought a sound card Creative Blaster Audigy Fx 5.1 but I can't get Spotify to play in 5.1. It is setup correctly and I ha...
Newbie
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I attached a video clip to show what this "bug" looks like. The problem is when I go to a subfolder in a popup list that has so many items that the scroll bar apperas. The scroll bar will be in the way between the list and the subfolder popup and whe...
I attached a video clip to show what this "bug" looks like. The problem is when I go to a subfolder in a popup list that has so many items that the scroll bar apperas. The scroll b...
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So I don't know if anybody else has ran into this issue. I've only ran into it a moment ago myself but it would seem that when using the search bar on Spotify, if you try sorting the results it actually removes some of them. In my case its a lot of t...
So I don't know if anybody else has ran into this issue. I've only ran into it a moment ago myself but it would seem that when using the search bar on Spotify, if you try sorting the result...
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So I've purchased Beyonce's Lemonade and I've burned it onto my computer, put it into my local files so that way I can add the songs to other playlists while on mobile. Everything is working how it should but two of the song's information is wrong in...
So I've purchased Beyonce's Lemonade and I've burned it onto my computer, put it into my local files so that way I can add the songs to other playlists while on mobile. Everything is working how it s...
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I have a playlist that I've added songs to, and rearranged by dragging the tracks into different orders. At some point I clicked one of the column titles (Track, Artist, Album..) and it was reorganized by that label. I can no longer drag tracks into ...
I have a playlist that I've added songs to, and rearranged by dragging the tracks into different orders. At some point I clicked one of the column titles (Track, Artist, Album..) and it was reorganiz...
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The message above translates to "This song is not available. If you have the file in the computer you can import it."I have music downloads in a portable hard drive, and I once decided to import it to Spotify, but now I've lost the hard drive and the...
The message above translates to "This song is not available. If you have the file in the computer you can import it." I have music downloads in a portable hard drive, and I once decided to import it...
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this has been driving me nuts the last few months. i haven't noticed it in the android app.. every time i hit an LCD Soundsystem song on the desktop app while im in any kind of radio, the song stops at the beginning and the blue banner up top says "c...
this has been driving me nuts the last few months. i haven't noticed it in the android app.. every time i hit an LCD Soundsystem song on the desktop app while im in any kind of radio, th...
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Whenever I press play on a playlist, Spotify doesn't play any sound and just skips rapidly through the songs instead. If I try to play any specific song, I get "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it". If ...
Whenever I press play on a playlist, Spotify doesn't play any sound and just skips rapidly through the songs instead. If I try to play any specific song, I get "This song is not available. If y...
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Hi, My Discover weekly and release radar playlists haven't been updated since 2016-07-11. I'm using Spotify premium on Windows 10. any suggestions?
Hi, My Discover weekly and release radar playlists haven't been updated since 2016-07-11. I'm using Spotify premium on Windows 10. any suggestions?
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can anybody tell me what the desktop app updates mean I have updated them a few updates but I don't know what changed does it mean new music being updated or added or what
can anybody tell me what the desktop app updates mean I have updated them a few updates but I don't know what changed does it mean new music being updated or added or what
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