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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Spotify Star
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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?
Why is it possible to download all my songs saved in the library on mobile devices but not on desktop-version?
Newbie
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I'm currently using the Desktop Spotify version on Windows with the Spanish language package. On the Friends Activity side panel, the Label "Actividad de los amigos" (Friends Activity) partially hides the information of the topmost friend. I am curre...
I'm currently using the Desktop Spotify version on Windows with the Spanish language package. On the Friends Activity side panel, the Label "Actividad de los amigos" (Friends Activity) parti...
Community Legend
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Hello, my problem with Spotify is that I add songs to a folder very often, and I want those songs to appear on Spotify's Local Files, but they simply won't update. Neither when I add music or when I delete it. Is there any way to force the applicatio...
Hello, my problem with Spotify is that I add songs to a folder very often, and I want those songs to appear on Spotify's Local Files, but they simply won't update. Neither when I add music or when I ...
Newbie
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Hello, I'm attempting to troubleshoot why some of my offline songs won't play,and one of the checks is to see if you have >3,333 songs downloaded on one device. However, I don't know where either on my spotify local install or on the web account to s...
Hello, I'm attempting to troubleshoot why some of my offline songs won't play,and one of the checks is to see if you have >3,333 songs downloaded on one device. However, I don't kno...
Casual Listener
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I recently got a new PC (Windows 10) and downloaded the Spotify player. I have a premium account which I logged in with. Everything works fine except it says I have no saved playlists, songs, artists, albums, stations, etc... Any ideas out there?
I recently got a new PC (Windows 10) and downloaded the Spotify player. I have a premium account which I logged in with. Everything works fine except it says I have no saved playlists, songs, artists...
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My DSL is so slow that playing music via streaming causes drop-outs in the audio.I've got a Premium account, using Windows 10, and 1.0.53.758.gde3fc4b2 If I download a playlist but am still connected to the internet, will I get better playback? That ...
My DSL is so slow that playing music via streaming causes drop-outs in the audio. I've got a Premium account, using Windows 10, and 1.0.53.758.gde3fc4b2 If I download a playlist but am stil...
Regular
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I accidentally pressed on the my music album tab "filter full albums only" and I would like to turn that filter off but I don't know how. I want to see all the albums I've only saved even only one song from that is.
I accidentally pressed on the my music album tab "filter full albums only" and I would like to turn that filter off but I don't know how. I want to see all the albums I've only saved even only one so...
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Why are artist names still in Japanese Katakana even after I changed the language setting to English? Anway to fix this problem easily? I'm using Spotify version 1.0.53.758.gde3fc4b2 in Windows 10 Pro. Here are screenshots of my Spotify app:
Why are artist names still in Japanese Katakana even after I changed the language setting to English? Anway to fix this problem easily? I'm using Spotify version 1.0.53.758.gde3fc4b2 in...
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Can anybody help re this? I've installed and re-installed Spotify, I have Premium but any track I download from Spotify doesn't appear in my iTunes on my laptop, even when I've saved the track to my itunes playlist in Spotify
Can anybody help re this? I've installed and re-installed Spotify, I have Premium but any track I download from Spotify doesn't appear in my iTunes on my laptop, even when I've saved the track to my ...
Casual Listener
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I was listening to "Your Daily Mix" today when the song "My Doorbell" by The White Stripes came on. The player said I hadn't saved the song and showed the album was "Get Behind Me Satan". I visited the artist's page and scrolling through I found that...
I was listening to "Your Daily Mix" today when the song "My Doorbell" by The White Stripes came on. The player said I hadn't saved the song and showed the album was "Get Behind Me Satan". I visited t...
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I've had this problem in the past but it has been happening a lot more this week. I have some folders with .mp3s in them and I've been playing them just fine for months now with Spotify, but sometimes they will become unavailable randomly when I open...
I've had this problem in the past but it has been happening a lot more this week. I have some folders with .mp3s in them and I've been playing them just fine for months now with Spotify, but sometime...
Newbie
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Last January I put my desktop in storage as we started to remodel our house.I soon noticed on my iPhone playlists that many of my songs that I had added to playlists from my own CD's were greyed out.When I clicked on these songs, I got a message that...
Last January I put my desktop in storage as we started to remodel our house. I soon noticed on my iPhone playlists that many of my songs that I had added to playlists from my own CD's were greyed ou...
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I know this seems to be a big deal right now but I can't find a consistent solution online. Does anyone actually know what's going on? (Right now, if i try to open spotify it doesn't do anything. No warning or alert, just nada. In my task manager it ...
I know this seems to be a big deal right now but I can't find a consistent solution online. Does anyone actually know what's going on? (Right now, if i try to open spotify it doesn't do anything. No ...
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Hi guys. I'm having a very annoying problem every time I want to control Spotify on my PS3 from my Windows 10 laptop. My PS3 is there in the "other devices" menu so when I select it it starts playing well like three or four songs until it just stops ...
Hi guys. I'm having a very annoying problem every time I want to control Spotify on my PS3 from my Windows 10 laptop. My PS3 is there in the "other devices" menu so when I select it it starts playing...
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thanks for sharing this, I knew there had to be a real "monetary" reason and this is totally it! Facebook is trying to cram messenger down everyone's throat and this is just another step. Making us go outside of spotify app to share songs and content...
thanks for sharing this, I knew there had to be a real "monetary" reason and this is totally it! Facebook is trying to cram messenger down everyone's throat and this is just another step. Making us g...
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About a month ago I made a post ( https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Linux-Windows-Web-Player/SPOTIFY-NOT-WORKING-OR-DOWNLOADING/m-p/1614378#M181924 ) none of the answers solved my problem. What I've been doing every time I want to use Spotify ...
About a month ago I made a post ( https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Linux-Windows-Web-Player/SPOTIFY-NOT-WORKING-OR-DOWNLOADING/m-p/1614378#M181924 ) none of the answers solved my problem.&nbs...
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I am using the latest version of Spotify on my PC running windows 10 – 64 bit. The playlist covers are not showing up for Spotify playlists. However, they show up for my own playlists. What should I do to fix this? I have all the switches of local fi...
I am using the latest version of Spotify on my PC running windows 10 – 64 bit. The playlist covers are not showing up for Spotify playlists. However, they show up for my own playlists. What should I ...
Community Legend
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was the feature of "recommended songs" removed? I cannot access it anymore. is there a way for me to get it back? i'm using the desktop app and windows.
was the feature of "recommended songs" removed? I cannot access it anymore. is there a way for me to get it back? i'm using the desktop app and windows.
Newbie
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Hi! With version 1.0.53.758.gde3fc4b2 seems to be impossible to unfollow playlist. The option is in mouse menu, but nothing happens. Wild Guess: username has changed and the original playlist does not exist. The playlist is 'Finland Top 50'. Original...
Hi! With version 1.0.53.758.gde3fc4b2 seems to be impossible to unfollow playlist. The option is in mouse menu, but nothing happens. Wild Guess: username has changed and the original playlist d...
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