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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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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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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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Cant Uninstall Spotify (App not working)

I cant get spotify off of my computer. Initially I just dragged it into the trash and tried to delete it, but the removing trash bar just stopped half way, and I had to force quit finder. After I did that the app now has the ghostbusters circle with ...

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I cant get spotify off of my computer. Initially I just dragged it into the trash and tried to delete it, but the removing trash bar just stopped half way, and I had to force quit finder. After I did...

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when i have downloaded it i cant open it

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when i have downloaded it i cant open it

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No Audio but playing

2 to 3 weeks ago spotify works on my laptop just fine then it just stopped. When I started playing a song again, it is playing but without any sound. Already un-ticked the accelerator thing, as well as checked, muted, unmuted my volume mixer, uninsta...

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2 to 3 weeks ago spotify works on my laptop just fine then it just stopped. When I started playing a song again, it is playing but without any sound. Already un-ticked the accelerator thing, as well ...

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Faulty Offline Message from "Your Daily Mix"

I get disconnected frequently from the internet due to my VPN service overloading my netgear modem and crashing it. Point is that spotify frequently goes offline, and stays that way, specifically for the "Your Daily Mix" section. Doesn't matter that ...

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I get disconnected frequently from the internet due to my VPN service overloading my netgear modem and crashing it.   Point is that spotify frequently goes offline, and stays that way, sp...

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[Windows] Help! Black Screen on Spotify!

Hello Everyone: I'm having a little problem with Spotify on my Computer. I've downloaded and done a clean installation. Everything was perfect, even it appeared the welcome screen and I logged in. But after that, the screen turns out in a black empty...

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Hello Everyone:   I'm having a little problem with Spotify on my Computer. I've downloaded and done a clean installation. Everything was perfect, even it appeared the welcome screen and I logg...

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Superuser Contribution Can't Download music

Hello, When I try to download music it just says the disk is full, except I have 150 gigabytes left on that drive. Help is appreciated

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Hello,   When I try to download music it just says the disk is full, except I have 150 gigabytes left on that drive.   Help is appreciated

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How can I shuffle both Local Files and Songs?

Under the "Your Music" section, there is "Songs," which lists every track whose big "+" button I've clicked. Fine. There's also a "Local Files" tab which pulled in everything I've bought on the iTunes Store. Also good. But I want to drag files from L...

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Under the "Your Music" section, there is "Songs," which lists every track whose big "+" button I've clicked.   Fine.   There's also a "Local Files" tab which pulled in everything I'...

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Done with Spotify, hello Amazon Music

I've been using Spotify for a couple years now, but the Desktop App is garbage and I'm really tired of fiddling with it. The solution to installing it? Run it in Windows XP compatibility mode. That tells me that Spotify doesn't give two, or even one,...

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I've been using Spotify for a couple years now, but the Desktop App is garbage and I'm really tired of fiddling with it.  The solution to installing it?  Run it in Windows XP compatibility ...

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Solved!! Disable auto-update? Choose where Spotify installs? This is frustrating.

I accidentally posted this in the wrong forum (https://community.spotify.com/t5/Social-Off-Topic/Disable-auto-update-Choose-where-Spotify-installs-This-is/m-p/2133074/) and I don't see any way to move or close that thread, so sorry about this being p...

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I accidentally posted this in the wrong forum (https://community.spotify.com/t5/Social-Off-Topic/Disable-auto-update-Choose-where-Spotify-installs-This-is/m-p/2133074/) and I don't see any way to mov...

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How to not save music on PC, but on mobile.

Hi all!I'm an enthusiast Spotify user, I enjoy listening in good quality music with my premium, and I save my fav music on my Iphone to listen when without connection.... ...but why does the desktop version (PC) automatically syncs the settings, ther...

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Hi all! I'm an enthusiast Spotify user, I enjoy listening in good quality music with my premium, and I save my fav music on my Iphone to listen when without connection....   ...but why d...

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Search function takes me off album screen

Desktop app. When I click the search box, it takes me to the blank "search" screen and starts guessing stuff as I type--instead of going into a nice dropdown bar like google that would keep me on the album/artist/my songs screen. So every time I clic...

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Desktop app. When I click the search box, it takes me to the blank "search" screen and starts guessing stuff as I type--instead of going into a nice dropdown bar like google that would keep me on the...

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Solved!! Too Many Ads!

So I'm a free member and i understand that spotify needs to make money on ads and im fine with that. But either my player is broken and its displaying way to many ads, or spotify is getting insane with the amount of ads. Every ~3 songs i get 3-6 30 s...

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So I'm a free member and i understand that spotify needs to make money on ads and im fine with that. But either my player is broken and its displaying way to many ads, or spotify is getting insane wi...

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Main Menu Always Appears

When i select a song within a album or even just a single song, minutes later the main menu screen appears. i think this is a bug but don't know if it is actually one.

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When i select a song within a album or even just a single song, minutes later the main menu screen  appears. i think this is a bug but don't know if it is actually one. 

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Opening Spotify on Windows 7 makes my screen go weird

Hey guys, I wanted to write this to talk about what happens when I open spotify. I linked the picture down below. This never used to happen but now every time I open the Spotify app, my screen goes all crazy on me. Weird colors and messed up sizes. I...

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Hey guys, I wanted to write this to talk about what happens when I open spotify. I linked the picture down below. This never used to happen but now every time I open the Spotify app, my screen goes a...

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Spotify turns off on Sleep mode (SP4)

Hello, This is a really annoying issue.When the screen goes to sleep -- by closing the cover, pressing the power button or, the most common one, after a few minutes as defined in the power saving settings -- Spotify stops playing. Now I understand th...

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Hello,   This is a really annoying issue. When the screen goes to sleep -- by closing the cover, pressing the power button or, the most common one, after a few minutes as defined in the power...

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Discover weekly does not refresh without restart

I have noticed that every Monday if I have left the Spotify app open (which I often do on my work computer) my Discover Weekly list will be stale unless I exit the application entirely and return to it

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I have noticed that every Monday if I have left the Spotify app open (which I often do on my work computer) my Discover Weekly list will be stale unless I exit the application entirely and return to ...

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Shuffle

When I put my playlist on shuffle, it only plays songs that are within 20 or so songs of the originally played song. For example, if I play song number 670 ( I have 731 songs in this playlist) It will only shuffle songs 650-690.

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When I put my playlist on shuffle, it only plays songs that are within 20 or so songs of the originally played song. For example, if I play song number 670 ( I have 731 songs in this playlist) It wil...

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Solved!! Discovered on info disappeared

Since the update of the desktop app today, the "Discovered on" on an artist about page is gone. This was a really good way to find Spotify curators that's not owned by the big labels and I wonder if it's possible to find this function somewhere else.

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Since the update of the desktop app today, the "Discovered on" on an artist about page is gone. This was a really good way to find Spotify curators that's not owned by the big labels and I wonder if ...

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