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Desktop: Jam now available

Spotify is bringing Jam to the desktop app! 拾 ️ Now you can start or join a listening party with your friends, family, colleagues, and classmates, with the Spotify desktop app in addition to the mobile app. Although you can listen on your own, Jam in...

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Desktop: New "Now Playing View" sidebar

Spotify is introducing a new "Now Playing View" sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player to go along with the recently released "Your Library" sidebar. Together, the individually customizable design of these new views provides a richer experience, m...

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New Your Library sidebar

Spotify is introducing a new Your Library sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player. The new Your Library sidebar is rolling out to all desktop users now, so you will be seeing it soon if you haven't already. The new Your Library sidebar improves nav...

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[Troubleshooting] Windows

Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide to help get things working again. What to try first Perform a soft reset (generally rebooting the device will suffice). If that doesn’t help, try a clean reinstall. Be sure to l...

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Solved!! Windows 8 not downloading

When I want to install Spotify on Windows 8 it says Its not possible to download spotify we'll try again in 10, 9, etc. And then it says: the instalationprogram can't connect with the internet, but my internet is fine! Specs: Win8 6,00 gig ram 64 bit...

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  • When I want to install Spotify on Windows 8 it says Its not possible to download spotify we'll try again in 10, 9, etc.   And then it says: the instalationprogram can't connect with the ...
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Impossible reinstalling spotify

i have some problems with Spotify. Yesterday I tried many times to log in into spotify but it didn't allowed me to do it. I've uninstalled it in order to solve that problem by downloading it again, but nothing happened, i tried to go to spotify web s...

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  • i have some problems with Spotify. Yesterday I tried many times to log in into spotify but it didn't allowed me to do it. I've uninstalled it in order to solve that problem by downloading it again, b...
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Error: "This song is not available", but song plays on Echo

[Devices in use: Windows 10, Amazon Echo]I receive the error mentioned in title when attempting to play any tracks from the Chemical Brothers album "Further". I can play songs downloaded locally on my computerI can play chemical brothers songs from o...

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  • [Devices in use: Windows 10, Amazon Echo] I receive the error mentioned in title when attempting to play any tracks from the Chemical Brothers album "Further".   I can play songs downloaded l...
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Transfer spotify music to Sony Walkman

Can anyone please help? I am not technically savvy and am having difficulty finding out how to transfer my Spotify music onto my Sony Walkman. Sony have said I cannot transfer the music directly from Spotify onto my Walkman, nor can I use Media Go to...

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  • Can anyone please help? I am not technically savvy and am having difficulty finding out how to transfer my Spotify music onto my Sony Walkman. Sony have said I cannot transfer the music directly from...
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songs library won't delete tracks

I have attempted to delete my entire songs library to start fresh. All of the songs deleted except two. I've tried to delete them but they won't delete.

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  • I have attempted to delete my entire songs library to start fresh. All of the songs deleted except two. I've tried to delete them but they won't delete.
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Artists' Pages display all songs as if they have <1000 listens

Whenever I open an artist's page, their "Popular" songs are all listed with "< 1000" listens. Unless I'm way more underground than I thought, or Paul Simon and Kanye aren't nearly as popular as I thought, I think there's a problem. It was mildly irri...

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  •  Whenever I open an artist's page, their "Popular" songs are all listed with "< 1000" listens. Unless I'm way more underground than I thought, or Paul Simon and Kanye aren't nearly as popular...
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Trying to get spotify music on my ipod

I have an ipod nano and I wanted to get the music from spotify ( I have a premium ) on my ipod so I can listen to it. My phones does not support spotify, it is garbage. When I dowloaded all the spotify music I went to file location but all it showed ...

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  • I have an ipod nano and I wanted to get the music from spotify ( I have a premium ) on my ipod so I can listen to it. My phones does not support spotify, it is garbage. When I dowloaded all the spoti...
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Re: Inbox and messages

@tlh119 30 seconds of music? That's strange. I've had no problems at all. Troubleshoot?

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  • @tlh119 30 seconds of music? That's strange. I've had no problems at all. Troubleshoot?
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How does radio feature work ?

Hey guys ! So, I kind of don't understand how does exactly the radio feature works when you create it from playlist or artist. Does it automatically update when you, or my favourite artist add new songs ? and are the first songs in the radio always t...

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  • Hey guys ! So, I kind of don't understand how does exactly the radio feature works when you create it from playlist or artist.    Does it automatically update when you, or my favourite ar...
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skipping all tracks when press play

when i log in on windows 8 and press play songs in library it just skips every song and never plays anything. app works fine on my phone.

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  • when i log in on windows 8 and press play songs in library it just skips every song and never plays anything. app works fine on my phone.
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Login error in Spotify

I have that problem:When i want to login i can't,my error message is: 'Your country does not match the one set in your profil...'Yesterdey already worked but today not.I tryed to play music from Web Player and its worked,but i can't login to my PC an...

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  • I have that problem: When i want to login i can't,my error message is: 'Your country does not match the one set in your profil...' Yesterdey already worked but today not. I tryed to play music fro...
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Removing the program from computer

I have installed the Spotify program on a computer using Windows 7, and I want to remove it because it's a blind person using the computer. I have set it to not start up after login on trhe computer, but it still launches! I have tried to remove it v...

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  • I have installed the Spotify program on a computer using Windows 7, and I want to remove it because it's a blind person using the computer. I have set it to not start up after login on trhe computer,...
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Error code 12 Windows 10

When I opened Spotify today it tried to install an updated version automatically but I received error code 12: "the computer has not enough free memory and disk space." My current memory usage is 39% and I have over 60GB of free space on my hard driv...

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  • When I opened Spotify today it tried to install an updated version automatically but I received error code 12: "the computer has not enough free memory and disk space." My current memory usage is 39%...
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[WIN10] Where is the local files cache located for the Windows 10 app?

I need to remove my local-files.bnk file to delete the cache due to some issues. However, all solutions point to %appdata%. With the Windows 10 app, there is no Spotify folder there. I've changed the permissions on my WindowsApps folder and looked at...

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  • I need to remove my local-files.bnk file to delete the cache due to some issues. However, all solutions point to %appdata%. With the Windows 10 app, there is no Spotify folder there. I've changed the...
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Cannot repeat songs?

Hello, I am trying to repeat one song on my playlist and yes I have the repeat button turned on but it will not repeat it just goes to the next song. I tried using the web player but it doesn't work then I downloaded the Windows Desktop app and that ...

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  • Hello, I am trying to repeat one song on my playlist and yes I have the repeat button turned on but it will not repeat it just goes to the next song. I tried using the web player but it doesn't work ...
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"Find Friends" Button is not working.

So, i was able to add one friend when i first installed spotify (desktop), but after some time the list doesn't load anymore.I've already tried to reinstall spotify but it haven't worked.

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  • So, i was able to add one friend when i first installed spotify (desktop), but after some time the list doesn't load anymore. I've already tried to reinstall spotify but it haven't worked.
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Unable to remove song from "songs"

I removed all of my songs from "songs" playlist. I am unable to remove two songs from playlist. Once of them is greyed out and pushing the little "check" button (which becomes "x" button when mouse is on it) does nothing.The other song is not greyed ...

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  • I removed all of my songs from "songs" playlist. I am unable to remove two songs from playlist. Once of them is greyed out and pushing the little "check" button (which becomes "x" button when mouse i...
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Keeps going back to one artist

Seems like not matter what an Eeek A Mouse song comes on. (I have several of his albums, but many other albums too) Particulalry when I'm playing another's album. Should I expect this, or should I expect it to play all the songs on the album I'm play...

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  • Seems like not matter what an Eeek A Mouse song comes on. (I have several of his albums, but many other albums too) Particulalry when I'm playing another's album. Should I expect this, or should I ex...
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Onkyo receiver not showing in connect device list

Hi, I have problems with the the windows desktop app. When I first start my pc and than my receiver, the receiver is not showed in the device list. I have to reboot pc. When I first start receiver first, it is in the device list, every think is worki...

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  • Hi, I have problems with the the windows desktop app. When I first start my pc and than my receiver, the receiver is not showed in the device list. I have to reboot pc. When I first start receiver fi...
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Re: Inbox and messages

I tried the Deezer website and it was even worse for me. It will only allow me to play 30 second clips even though it shows that I have a subscription. I am guessing that since my subscription is through Cricket I can only have Premium on my phone. I...

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  • I tried the Deezer website and it was even worse for me.  It will only allow me to play 30 second clips even though it shows that I have a subscription.  I am guessing that since my subscri...
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