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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!! Spotify Connect + Downloaded music = data usage?

My Samsung Galaxy has a bunch of downloaded/synced music on it. I can play these songs in Spotify offline mode. I want to play this same music through my computer speakers, so I found Spotify Connect. I am doing this through mobile data + mobile hots...

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My Samsung Galaxy has a bunch of downloaded/synced music on it. I can play these songs in Spotify offline mode.   I want to play this same music through my computer speakers, so I found Spotif...

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Spotify ne fonctionne plus sur windows 7 "erreur Oxc00000a5"

Hello la communauté Spotify.Premièrement je trouve dommage que l'on ne peut pas poser nos questions directement à Spotify et qu'il faille passer par ce forum... Spotify ne démarre plus depuis quelques jours sur Windows 7 (je suis en premium).J'ai le ...

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Hello la communauté Spotify. Premièrement je trouve dommage que l'on ne peut pas poser nos questions directement à Spotify et qu'il faille passer par ce forum...   Spotify ne démarre plus dep...

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Solved!! Can't sort the Playlist "dancePOP"

Hi Community, normally, I would like to sort the playlists by title, artist or something of the sort.For most playlists it works like a charm, but for this particular playlist:https://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/37i9dQZF1DXcZDD7cfEKhWit do...

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Hi Community,   normally, I would like to sort the playlists by title, artist or something of the sort. For most playlists it works like a charm, but for this particular playlist: https://op...

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Spotify on more than one Windows profile

Our family have four WIndows profiles on the same computer and one premium membership. I don't want to upgrade to Premium for Family, but use the same Spotify profile on all the windows profiles (on the same computer). But as I can see it now, that m...

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Our family have four WIndows profiles on the same computer and one premium membership. I don't want to upgrade to Premium for Family, but use the same Spotify profile on all the windows profiles (on ...

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Can't Sort by Album or Artist Anymore

In some recent update the ability to arrange my saved music properly by clicking on the Album or Artist tabs at the top of the screen has disappeared. Now saved songs can only be listened to in the order they were saved in, so if I want to listen to ...

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In some recent update the ability to arrange my saved music properly by clicking on the Album or Artist tabs at the top of the screen has disappeared.   Now saved songs can only be listened to...

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No Daily Mix

I have had Spotify for almost three years (I had a gap where I switched to Apple music for a year) and I don't have a daily mix.

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I have had Spotify for almost three years (I had a gap where I switched to Apple music for a year) and I don't have a daily mix.

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Spotify for Windows won't play local files

I have two albums saved locally on my laptop which I'd like to play through Spotify. One of them plays just fine every time, whether from the "Local Files" section or when in a playlist. In the other album, however, no songs will play and Spotify dis...

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I have two albums saved locally on my laptop which I'd like to play through Spotify. One of them plays just fine every time, whether from the "Local Files" section or when in a playlist. In the ...

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Solved!! Can't log into desktop app using XP

I've just upgraded to Premium and Spotify works fine for me in Chrome on XP. It invited me me to download the desptop app which I did, but when I start the app it says I'm not logged in. When open the app it invites me to "Log In With Facebook" (even...

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I've just upgraded to Premium and Spotify works fine for me in Chrome on XP.   It invited me me to download the desptop app which I did, but when I start the app it says I'm not logged in. Whe...

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Back-up saves?

Hello, I know you can back-up your playlists, but I'd like to back up my saves. Now I've tried putting my saves in a playlist, and it worked, but then I can't see the date on which I saved the songs. Does someone know how I can back-up (export to exc...

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Hello,   I know you can back-up your playlists, but I'd like to back up my saves. Now I've tried putting my saves in a playlist, and it worked, but then I can't see the date on which I saved t...

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Como puedo ver la letra de las canciones en mi pc windows 8

Alguien sabe comover la letra de las canciones en mi pc windows 8, que instaloi, donde lo consigo, como lo enlazo a mi spotify?

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Alguien sabe comover la letra de las canciones en mi pc windows 8, que instaloi, donde lo consigo, como lo enlazo a mi spotify?

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Spotify Crashes when trying to open Local Files

I can open the local files tab but if I leave it to try parse all my music (around 25,000 files) spotify will just crash, this never happened in older versions and has only begun to happen recently.The quickest workaround I can think of is to give us...

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I can open the local files tab but if I leave it to try parse all my music (around 25,000 files) spotify will just crash, this never happened in older versions and has only begun to happen recently. ...

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error code: 4

Hi,Please helo me, suddenly my spotify is not working. I've tried to uninstalled and installed it again, check the firewalls, restart my PC and none of them works. It said that there is no internet connection but my internet works fine so i don't kno...

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Hi, Please helo me, suddenly my spotify is not working. I've tried to uninstalled and installed it again, check the firewalls, restart my PC and none of them works. It said that there is no internet...

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Latest update I can't scroll playlist nor resize window downwards

Seems UI in the latest update is proper broken; Windows Platform. I can't scroll playlist window on the left, nor can I resize window downwards.

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Seems UI in the latest update is proper broken;   Windows Platform.   I can't scroll playlist window on the left, nor can I resize window downwards.

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Add a specific artist to Daily Mix

I mean artists that have never showed up in the Daily Mix, so I can't click the heart button for them. And I don't mean artists that I have accidentially 'disliked' in the playlist. I have clicked add to library on a majority of said artists albums, ...

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I mean artists that have never showed up in the Daily Mix, so I can't click the heart button for them. And I don't mean artists that I have accidentially 'disliked' in the playlist.  I have clic...

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Ads

When I play music on my HP laptop, using Spotify, whenever I listen to a song, sometimes it stops just to load an ad on the bottom page. I want it to stop so I could simply listen to my music without it pausing..

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When I play music on my HP laptop, using Spotify, whenever I listen to a song, sometimes it stops just to load an ad on the bottom page. I want it to stop so I could simply listen to my music without...

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Solved!! WHERE ARE MY NOTIFICATIONS (desktop in-app?)

HI So theres in-app notifications in the bottom left of the Web Player, along with my profile, settings and messages. However, in my desktop app (I'm using Windows 10) I can't seem to find it? I have messages next to my profile (top right) , but no n...

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HI    So theres in-app notifications in the bottom left of the Web Player, along with my profile, settings and messages.   However, in my desktop app (I'm using Windows 10) I can't...

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Can't sort "Artist" songs from "Your Music"!

I just updated to 1.0.52.725.g943b26a8 (Win 10) and now I'm not able to sort the songs from my "Artists" in "Your Music" by clicking on the header rows "SONG" or "ALBUM".

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I just updated to 1.0.52.725.g943b26a8 (Win 10) and now I'm not able to sort the songs from my "Artists" in "Your Music" by clicking on the header rows "SONG" or "ALBUM". 

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[Connect] Sonos devices disappear and don't get rediscovered on PC

On the PC, when I open spotify premium I always see my Amazon Echo devices listed under the "Devices" menu...but most of the time my Sonos devices don't show up. Nothing I do on the desktop fixes this (even opening the Sonos app and playing Spotify s...

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On the PC, when I open spotify premium I always see my Amazon Echo devices listed under the "Devices" menu...but most of the time my Sonos devices don't show up. Nothing I do on the desktop fixes thi...

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Spotify keeps removing my playlist cover

So I created a new cover for a playlist with 31 followers, but after I upload it and restart the client, the old artwork is back. What's going on?

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So I created a new cover for a playlist with 31 followers, but after I upload it and restart the client, the old artwork is back. What's going on?

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Can't download on Windows 10 app

I have a Spotify family premium account, but i cannot download any songs from my windows 10 app on my computer, why is that? the option is never there!I took a screenshot and attached it

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I have a Spotify family premium account, but i cannot download any songs from my windows 10 app on my computer, why is that? the option is never there! I took a screenshot and attached it

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