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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!! 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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Starred songs and playlist gone.

Hi!I have an old version of Spotify 0.8.3.222 (just because of its simplicity) and I'm on Windows 7 (for the same reason - just use this computer for Spotify). I just found out that many of my playlists are broken (I can see odd files in the Spotify-...

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Hi! I have an old version of Spotify 0.8.3.222 (just because of its simplicity) and I'm on Windows 7 (for the same reason - just use this computer for Spotify). I just found out that many of my play...

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File -> Import Playlist -> Windows Media Player

Hello Spotify, Does the command that I entered into the subject line above work or not? If you have a problem or have messed up, please say so. The silence out here is deafening. I have a few WMP playlists that did import some time ago. Not sure when...

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Hello Spotify,   Does the command that I entered into the subject line above work or not?    If you have a problem or have messed up, please say so. The silence out here is deafeni...

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Cant Download Spotify again. Error code 17

Hi hope you are well, please could you help me with an Error i have had for sometime on this laptop i have. I habe a Hp windows 7 laptop by the way. I used to have Spotify installed when it was windows xp or what ever earlier version it was. Spotify ...

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Hi hope you are well, please could you help me with an Error i have had for sometime on this laptop i have. I habe a Hp windows 7 laptop by the way. I used to have Spotify installed when it was windo...

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Cant's play the current song error (new update)

Hello, I have Spotify Premium and one of my main uses is at work, yesterday my app updated and now everytime a song its about to end it gives me the error "Cant' play the current song"is not very practical to have to change song every 2 minutes when ...

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Hello,   I have Spotify Premium and one of my main uses is at work, yesterday my app updated and now everytime a song its about to end it gives me the error "Cant' play the current s...

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[Windows 10] First Track on Albums does not play the first track but shuffles

Version 1.0.53.758.gde3fc4b2Attempting to play the first track on an album shuffles instead playing the first track. This is only the case for my Windows device, only when the album is set to shuffle (not if it is off shuffle already), and only on al...

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Version 1.0.53.758.gde3fc4b2 Attempting to play the first track on an album shuffles instead playing the first track. This is only the case for my Windows device, only when the album is set to shu...

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Chansons disparues...

Bonjour, je viens de m'apercevoir que de nombreuses chansons que j'avais sauvegardé dans mes titres en ont disparu. Pourtant, lorsque je vais les chercher sur l'album correspondant, elles sont cochées comme sauvegardées, mais elles n'apparaissent pas...

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Bonjour, je viens de m'apercevoir que de nombreuses chansons que j'avais sauvegardé dans mes titres en ont disparu. Pourtant, lorsque je vais les chercher sur l'album correspondant, elles sont cochée...

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(Chrome) Can't view saved songs by artist or sort songs by artist

I am listening to Spotify in Chrome. I can't download the webplayer at work. My problem is that I can't go to My Music > Songs and sort by artist. At the same time, I can't go to My Music > Artists and see my saved songs by artists. My only option is...

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I am listening to Spotify in Chrome. I can't download the webplayer at work. My problem is that I can't go to My Music > Songs and sort by artist. At the same time, I can't go to My Music &gt...

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Found a weird glitch

Hey guys! I was just looking at my community profile and apparently I have 61 badges (when I actually have 6) I have refreshed and it is still there! I find it really funny if I'm honest, does it happen to anyone else? Best,Jordan.

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Hey guys!   I was just looking at my community profile and apparently I have 61 badges (when I actually have 6) I have refreshed and it is still there! I find it really funny if I'm honest, do...

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Solved!! Search not working in 3rd party clients

Hi, this is my first post here, so apologies in advance if anything is "stupid", obvious, or whatever. If this has already answered, I've haven't been able to find it.I've been using Spotify Premium with 3rd party clients Clementine and Spotiamp/Spot...

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Hi, this is my first post here, so apologies in advance if anything is "stupid", obvious, or whatever. If this has already answered, I've haven't been able to find it. I've been using Spotify Prem...

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Solved!! Ontdekken / Discover

How do I remove a category from 'discover'? I listened to JC Superstar on Easter and now I have an "Andrew Lloyd Webber" line of possible albums based upon this! How do I remove this?

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How do I remove a category from 'discover'? I listened to JC Superstar on Easter and now I have an "Andrew Lloyd Webber" line of possible albums based upon this! How do I remove this?

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Local Files added to the "Song" Playlist

Got some mixtapes that I want to be included in the shuffle with my spotify "approved" music. Any guidance on this?

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Got some mixtapes that I want to be included in the shuffle with my spotify " approved" music. Any guidance on this?

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Sorting Playlists

I was wondering if there was a way to change the default sorting method of playlists, I know you can already do it by clicking the buttons at the top, but it always seems to revert back to sorting by date added. It is the same thing on the iOS app. M...

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I was wondering if there was a way to change the default sorting method of playlists, I know you can already do it by clicking the buttons at the top, but it always seems to revert back to sorting by...

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Re: Inbox and messages

Yeah I'd like to know if I can get my old messages? I would have maybe saved them if I knew they were gonna be disappearing.

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Yeah I'd like to know if I can get my old messages? I would have maybe saved them if I knew they were gonna be disappearing.

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STRG+A History

So I tried to add my complete history to a playlist. When i tried doing it with the Strg+A command to select all songs spotify wouldnt add it to the playlist. So i had to select them all manually to do it. That was pretty annoying for me. Exspecially...

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So I tried to add my complete history to a playlist. When i tried doing it with the Strg+A command to select all songs spotify wouldnt add it to the playlist. So i had to select them all manually to ...

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Broken Czech translation

My Czech Spotify has a broken translation for "Další v pořadí". As you can see in the attachment, there is extra " " (HTML hard space character). There might be more - this is the one I noticed.

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My Czech Spotify has a broken translation for "Další v pořadí". As you can see in the attachment, there is extra " " (HTML hard space character). There might be more - this is the one I noti...

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Solved!! How do I stop Spotify automatically opening when I switch on my PC? (Windows 10)

I have looked through the settings options and do not seem to be able to find a way of stopping Spotify automatically loading and opening on start up?Could someone point me in the right direction. I only want it to open up when i click on the icon/ap...

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I have looked through the settings options and do not seem to be able to find a way of stopping Spotify automatically loading and opening on start up? Could someone point me in the right direction. ...

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Local files won't sync

I have added files to the folders and added the folders to sync. However they only work for a short period of time. They show up, I can add them to a playlist and sync them to my phone. However next time I start up spotify I need to readd all the fil...

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I have added files to the folders and added the folders to sync. However they only work for a short period of time. They show up, I can add them to a playlist and sync them to my phone. However next ...

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Solved!! Control mobile playlist through desktop client

I recently got the new Samsung GS8 and have been having to manually download every playlist 1 at a time. In the past I could open my desktop client, select my phone, and mass-set playlists to download to it. I can't seem to find this option and searc...

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I recently got the new Samsung GS8 and have been having to manually download every playlist 1 at a time. In the past I could open my desktop client, select my phone, and mass-set playlists to downloa...

MattSuda

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Download all songs on desktop

Why is it possible to download all my songs saved in the library on mobile devices but not on desktop-version?

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Why is it possible to download all my songs saved in the library on mobile devices but not on desktop-version?

reijin

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