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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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Offline on PC while streaming on Echo Dot

Hello, I am trying to fix an issue where I am unable to use the offline function on my Desktop to listen to my downloaded playlist on spotify without it kicking a streaming Echo Dot. Example: I want to listen to my offline playlist on my Desktop, whi...

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Hello,   I am trying to fix an issue where I am unable to use the offline function on my Desktop to listen to my downloaded playlist on spotify without it kicking a streaming Echo Dot.  ...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify to play on two computers

How do I get spotify to play the same songs and station on two computers?

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How do I get spotify to play the same songs and station on two computers?

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Spotify changes information of imported songs

Good eveningI just configured the Local Files section so it only shows my Itunes musics, and I find out that Spotify changes completeley the name, artist and/or album of many songs. How can I fix this? Greetings

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Good evening I just configured the Local Files section so it only shows my Itunes musics, and I find out that Spotify changes completeley the name, artist and/or album of many songs. How can I fix t...

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Solved!! Did you guys just remove listeners geography from "About" page?

My Spotify just got upgraded to the new build 1.0.58.573.g57c9cd87 (Windows Store version) and it stopped to show where from most of the listeners on an artist's about page. Why you have removed this information, is there any plan to add it back? Tha...

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My Spotify just got upgraded to the new build 1.0.58.573.g57c9cd87 (Windows Store version) and it stopped to show where from most of the listeners on an artist's about page. Why you ha...

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Spotify Modifies Some Local Files Information When Syncing (Name, Artist, Cover Art)

When I sync/import my local files onto Spotify, some songs will have a different nam, artist or cover art. This is sometimes annoying because I would get confused since the information of the song listed are changed; and I want to know if there's an ...

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When I sync/import my local files onto Spotify, some songs will have a different nam, artist or cover art. This is sometimes annoying because I would get confused since the information of the song li...

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Songs are not getting played.

Hello! I am using Spotify now a long time, but something like that never happened.Before the restart, everything was O.K., but after it no song was playable, Offline-Mode is disabled, even the downloaded songs are not getting played.The error is: ""T...

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Hello! I am using Spotify now a long time, but something like that never happened. Before the restart, everything was O.K., but after it no song was playable, Offline-Mode is disabled, even the down...

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Play the same playlist on different users?

Hi! Me and a buddy of mine just put together an awsome playlist on his user, i follow that playlist and we listen to it all the time. Here is the question! Can we play it simontaneously from 2 users? tought that the "Radio" function was for that purp...

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Hi!     Me and a buddy of mine just put together an awsome playlist on his user, i follow that playlist and we listen to it all the time.   Here is the question! Can we play it si...

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Considerable issues on all platforms (Windows 10 and Android)

I have to put my Android phone on airplane mode to get it to play. Spotify eats RAM like no other app. My desktop app crashes constantly for no reason. I don't know why I need to interact with Spotify at all - all these generated playlists they creat...

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I have to put my Android phone on airplane mode to get it to play. Spotify eats RAM like no other app. My desktop app crashes constantly for no reason. I don't know why I need to interact with Spotif...

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Polish ads? Polnische Werbung?

Hello!Polish ad & German SpotifyAs you can see, there should be German ads instead of polish...Language is set to German, also setting it to English or somewhat don't do anything as well as reinstalling Spotify...any help?

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  Hello! Polish ad & German Spotify As you can see, there should be German ads instead of polish...Language is set to German, also setting it to English or somewhat don't do anything as...

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Local file album names being changed automatically

Hey,The issue I am having is that in one of the albums I am importing locally some of the songs are also in another album that is on spotify, so some of the songs are having their album name changed and not being in the album anymore. Locally they ar...

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Hey, The issue I am having is that in one of the albums I am importing locally some of the songs are also in another album that is on spotify, so some of the songs are having their album name change...

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Desktop version uses too much RAM

I just installed the desktop version lately, and I find out that this application use almost 1gb of my RAM within two hours. And it's still increasing. Although my 16G RAM can handle that but it's still annoying. I have already tried reinstall Spotif...

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I just installed the desktop version lately, and I find out that this application use almost 1gb of my RAM within two hours. And it's still increasing.   Although my 16G RAM can hand...

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Can't download songs on my computer

On my phone I can download songs, via the library then in songs. On the phone it works fine to download them, but on my computer the download switch is not there unlike on my phone?Is this legit a bug or just stupid that it is not a feature?

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On my phone I can download songs, via the library then in songs. On the phone it works fine to download them, but on my computer the download switch is not there unlike on my phone? Is this legit a ...

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Spotify won't work in windows 10

Hey, My spotify doesn't work in desktop. I couldn't even download it before but after reading, I managed to install it by running my PC in safe mode, but now I cannot connect to spotify. When I say connect with facebook, it never does and stays in a ...

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Hey,   My spotify doesn't work in desktop. I couldn't even download it before but after reading, I managed to install it  by running my PC in safe mode, but now I cannot connect to spotif...

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Shuffling results in alphabetically similar playlists when using a remote device

Spotify creates oddly balanced shuffle queues when playing from an 800 song playlist, controled from another machine. To recreate the issue, try this for yourself: Start by listening to any song, in this example. "Lateralus" by Tool. The playlist is ...

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Spotify creates oddly balanced shuffle queues when playing from an 800 song playlist, controled from another machine.   To recreate the issue, try this for yourself:   Start by listenin...

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how to restore previous song files?

hey everyone, earlier this morning i took my MP3 download of Porter Robinson - Fellow Feeling (Chet Porter Flip) and imported it into my library and playlists pretty easily with no issues, until i realized that spotify had taken it upon itself to tak...

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hey everyone, earlier this morning i took my MP3 download of Porter Robinson - Fellow Feeling (Chet Porter Flip) and imported it into my library and playlists pretty easily with no issues, until i re...

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Solved!! My "your music" is empty! Help.

All of a sudden ALL my saved music was lost. I can still see the Artists i follow, but nothing in Songs or Albums. My saved music still appears on my mobile, however. And even if i'm playing "Your Music - Songs" off my mobile (not my offline content)...

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All of a sudden ALL my saved music was lost. I can still see the Artists i follow, but nothing in Songs or Albums.  My saved music still appears on my mobile, however. And even if i'm ...

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One Playlist "Loading...", cannot delete it

So i have this "Playlist" and it does'nt load. "Loading..." is not the real name of this playlist. If i click on it, nothing happens. If i right click on it, i cannot delete it. It bothers me. How can i delete it?

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So i have this "Playlist" and it does'nt load.  "Loading..." is not the real name of this playlist.   If i click on it, nothing happens. If i right click on it, i cannot delete it. It bot...

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How can I have Spotify automatically play the next Album

When I am in under Your Library -> Albums, after an album is over nothing happens. Since I'm usually working on my computer I want a continuous stream of music, how can I set it to automatically play whatever the next album in my album list is?

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When I am in under Your Library -> Albums, after an album is over nothing happens.  Since I'm usually working on my computer I want a continuous stream of music, how can I set it to automatic...

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Solved!! Error on Windows PC 'This song is not available....'

As of today I'm getting this error when trying to play any song from my Windows PC (Lenovo): "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it" The song will play for a brief moment, not even a second, then the soun...

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As of today I'm getting this error when trying to play any song from my Windows PC (Lenovo):   "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it"   Th...

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Solved!! Do not install Spotify on Windows

Installed Spotify on Windows 7. Cannot stop it starting at logon and cannot uninstall it. Support can't help. Installing Spotify has broken my pc, it's basically malware. Am posting this message everywhere to warn as many people as possible.

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Installed Spotify on Windows 7. Cannot stop it starting at logon and cannot uninstall it. Support can't help. Installing Spotify has broken my pc, it's basically malware. Am posting this message ever...

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