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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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Why does the app install where it does?

C:\Users\ME\AppData\Roaming\SpotifyIt was tricky but I was able to find the Spotify folder. I first had to search for Spotify which found the app I then looked at the destination and was able to find the Spotify folder. Will I run into issues if I we...

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C:\Users\ME\AppData\Roaming\Spotify It was tricky but I was able to find the Spotify folder. I first had to search for Spotify which found the app I then looked at the destination and was able to fi...

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Lyrics

Is there a way to get the Lyrics function back at PC. Or did Spotify give up on this?

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Is there a way to get the Lyrics function back at PC. Or did Spotify give up on this?

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Interrupted song does not fully stop if I jump to the next song in the play list on Windows 10

when stopping a song in my play list and skipping to the next, the song I stopped continues to play a few beats before switching to the next on I've selected. If I play it on my Windows 10 computer, it works fine but the problem persists if I'm using...

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when stopping a song in my play list and skipping to the next, the song I stopped continues to play a few beats before switching to the next on I've selected. If I play it on my Windows 10 computer, ...

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"This Song Cannot Be Played"

Anyone else who (in my case listens to Staind), playlist or just the artist alone, notice that when it goes to another song after playing a Staind song all the way through that it just pauses the music and says it can't play the next song? Yet when y...

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Anyone else who (in my case listens to Staind), playlist or just the artist alone, notice that when it goes to another song after playing a Staind song all the way through that it just pauses the mus...

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Did the default playlist sorting change?

For a while the newest added songs were on top. Now it looks as though the default recently changed so that the oldest songs are on top. This affects playlist you are following and playlists where you have followers. When people are checking out play...

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For a while the newest added songs were on top. Now it looks as though the default recently changed so that the oldest songs are on top. This affects playlist you are following and playlists where yo...

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Spotify doesn't download saved songs folder on PC

I dont know if it's the update but I cant download the entire Songs folder. There's no download button or whatsoever. The music from downloaded playlists are only the ones that are available offline. Is there any way I can download the Songs folder?

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I dont know if it's the update but I cant download the entire Songs folder. There's no download button or whatsoever. The music from downloaded playlists are only the ones that are available off...

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Spotify deletes my downloaded music!

So ive been downloading music onto my pc via mobile tether due to lack of wifi. But every time i try to download and i have a connection issue i end up losing a good chunk of my downloaded music in spotify.It just dissappears and i end up chewing thr...

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So ive been downloading music onto my pc via mobile tether due to lack of wifi. But every time i try to download and i have a connection issue i end up losing a good chunk of my downloaded music in s...

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Why can't I download the "Songs"-playlist in my library?

You all know about the function where you "+"-mark a song, and it saves in the "Songs"-playlist in your library. On my previous laptop, I could download this playlist for offline use, but it isn't possible on this one. I'm able to download every othe...

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You all know about the function where you "+"-mark a song, and it saves in the "Songs"-playlist in your library. On my previous laptop, I could download this playlist for offline use, but it isn't po...

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Spotify at work

I am able to download Spotify at work but my account is connected through Facebook which is blocked (funny enough). Anyone have an idea how I can log into my Spotify account? (Windows 7)

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I am able to download Spotify at work but my account is connected through Facebook which is blocked (funny enough). Anyone have an idea how I can log into my Spotify account? (Windows 7)

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Re: Inbox and messages

can i please have an inbox playlist? i was sent a collaborative playlist and another for me and would like them back please.

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can i please have an inbox playlist? i was sent a collaborative playlist and another for me and would like them back please.

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Unable to Open Spotify

I'm currently unable to open Spotify. I keep on getting an error message saying ''Spotify isn't responding.''OS: Microsoft Windows 10 HomeVersion: 10.0.15063Build: 15063 And I wonder the reason is that I haven't used it in MONTHS (which I haven't)

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I'm currently unable to open Spotify. I keep on getting an error message saying ''Spotify isn't responding.'' OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Home Version: 10.0.15063 Build: 15063   And I wonder t...

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Song unavailable?

I just refound a song, At Night Flo Rida feat. Liz Elias and Akon. There's another version by Liz Elias feat. Akon and Flo Rida but for some reason the original version is unavailable. I know it's not a country issue because I live in the US and it w...

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I just refound a song, At Night Flo Rida feat. Liz Elias and Akon. There's another version by Liz Elias feat. Akon and Flo Rida but for some reason the original version is unavailable. I know it's no...

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Avicii Music Video Not working

Hello, I'm from BelgimI really want to watch the New Avicii music Video "Without You", but for a stupid reason I can't find the clip in the playlist "dancePOP", where it needs to be according to a Dutch newssite. Even the url says on spotify that the...

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Hello, I'm from Belgim I really want to watch the New Avicii music Video "Without You", but for a stupid reason I can't find the clip in the playlist "dancePOP", where it needs to be according to ...

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Date added is wrong!

got problem with added date for songs. after i installed spotify on new pc huge part of list is added seconds ago, some of songs back in 2010 ( wich i think is correct)the funny part is that my playlist on the phone is correct all song are added in r...

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 got problem with added date for songs. after i installed spotify on new pc huge part of list is added seconds ago, some of songs back in 2010 ( wich i think is correct) the funny part is that ...

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Solved!! Can someone help me identify what the button does

I have no idea what this button right between the Queue and Mute button doesCapture.PNG

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[SOLVED] Media keys breaking after Play

I just (finally) got a keyboard with proper media keys but Spotify seems to be breaking them.So long as Spotify isn't open, media keys work fine. Mute, open mail, etc. When I open Spotify, hotkeys initially work fine, including play. Once I hit play,...

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I just (finally) got a keyboard with proper media keys but Spotify seems to be breaking them. So long as Spotify isn't open, media keys work fine. Mute, open mail, etc. When I open Spotify, hotkey...

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Windows Media Player Consultant WANTED

New to Spotify, just got Premium. Need help converting, uploading, organizing 100's of Windows Media Player Playlists with 1000's of Tracks ripped from CDs and YouTube. My goal is to get my entire music collection working on Spotify with all my devic...

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New to Spotify, just got Premium.  Need help converting, uploading, organizing 100's of Windows Media Player Playlists with 1000's of Tracks ripped from CDs and YouTube. My goal is to get&n...

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Friend Activity sidebar not refreshing anymore

I've had this issue for the past few days - where my Friends Activity sidebar does not refresh anymore. It shows what my friends listened to multiple days ago. What's weird is sometimes it shows one or two friends and their now playing, but that is p...

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I've had this issue for the past few days - where my Friends Activity sidebar does not refresh anymore. It shows what my friends listened to multiple days ago. What's weird is sometimes it shows one ...

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new added Local Files not shown

Hi all,I just recently added a folder as new source in local files. I saw the folder registered in the local files setting =Show songs from "C:\user\abcdefgblabla" ---that's my new folder. I chose =do not show songs from...= other folders in my compu...

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Hi all, I just recently added a folder as new source in local files. I saw the folder registered in the local files setting =Show songs from "C:\user\abcdefgblabla" ---that's my new folder. I chose ...

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