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Discuss Spotify for Windows
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'm using the downloaded Windows app version 1.0.59.395.ge6ca9946 and I've recently come across a problem when using the app. If I try to save a file (not music, something like a Word doc) the app crashes as soon as the File Explorer opens. I've trie...
I'm using the downloaded Windows app version 1.0.59.395.ge6ca9946 and I've recently come across a problem when using the app. If I try to save a file (not music, something like a Word doc) the a...
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Hi, I'm using external controller American Audio VMS4.1 as audio card. I can hear all from windows perfectly except Spotify. When I run it I only see Spotify trying to start every song from playlist but not passing from 00:00 second. Could you help m...
Hi, I'm using external controller American Audio VMS4.1 as audio card. I can hear all from windows perfectly except Spotify. When I run it I only see Spotify trying to start every song from ...
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Spotify is using over 9gb in my c:\users\username\appdata\local\spotify\data folder. it seems like this folder keeps growing. I don't have any music saving locally on my machine so not sure why it's grown so large. Would there be any downside if I st...
Spotify is using over 9gb in my c:\users\username\appdata\local\spotify\data folder. it seems like this folder keeps growing. I don't have any music saving locally on my machine so not sure why it's ...
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I'm trying to sync my playlists to my Android phone (Galaxy S7). It has always worked but now after resetting my phone and switching to the Store version of Spotify, it doesn't. EDIT: After installing the traditional version, sync started working imm...
I'm trying to sync my playlists to my Android phone (Galaxy S7). It has always worked but now after resetting my phone and switching to the Store version of Spotify, it doesn't. EDIT: After ...
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Hi, I really love Spotify, though I noticed a few really annoying bugs in your software. 1, The search issueI often search for specific songs in my own playlists (so not worldwide search) so I can listen to them instead of searching for them worldwid...
Hi, I really love Spotify, though I noticed a few really annoying bugs in your software. 1, The search issue I often search for specific songs in my own playlists (so not worldwide search) ...
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Hi, Could you please do something with this "feature" which causes cleaning the history and currently playing playlist marker after the update and restart the desktop application? Thanks in advance best regardsPeter.
Hi, Could you please do something with this "feature" which causes cleaning the history and currently playing playlist marker after the update and restart the desktop application? &nbs...
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https://1drv.ms/i/s!AhC9JE4Ch38Gk2Zp3UM8WgLL2IRK I tried unfollowing elvis and nik&jay > as in the artist page says that I'm following one of them, despite I haven't even fav'd a single track nor is it set to following on the artist page
https://1drv.ms/i/s!AhC9JE4Ch38Gk2Zp3UM8WgLL2IRK I tried unfollowing elvis and nik&jay > as in the artist page says that I'm following one of them, despite I haven't even fav'd a sing...
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My computer is rather slow and I can't have too many programs running at once. So Spotify opening automatically really slows down my computer. Is there any way that I can change the settings of my Spotify account so that it doesn't open when I turn o...
My computer is rather slow and I can't have too many programs running at once. So Spotify opening automatically really slows down my computer. Is there any way that I can change the settings of my Sp...
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I've checked everything. My settings say "Don't Open Automatically." I'm a power user so I also know about msconfig. Spotify isn't listed as a startup program. This is really upsetting me. I think this happened after an update, and it gives me the im...
I've checked everything. My settings say "Don't Open Automatically." I'm a power user so I also know about msconfig. Spotify isn't listed as a startup program. This is really upsetting me. I...
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I've noticed this for a while now and I'm not sure what causes it or how to stop it.If a playlist is maybe 75+ hours or less, while during certain pauses and breaks as I can't listen 24/7 (I try to though), it will play the whole playlist and then in...
I've noticed this for a while now and I'm not sure what causes it or how to stop it. If a playlist is maybe 75+ hours or less, while during certain pauses and breaks as I can't listen 24/7 (I try to...
Casual Listener
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I have 'Open Spotify automatically after you log into the computer' set to 'No', but Spotify starts anyway. It seems that it start happening after one of the recent updates.
I have 'Open Spotify automatically after you log into the computer' set to 'No', but Spotify starts anyway. It seems that it start happening after one of the recent updates.
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Hello,I did not open the setting when I turned on my computer. Nevertheless Spotify always opens. Also a new installation has brought nothing. Thank you.......
Hello, I did not open the setting when I turned on my computer. Nevertheless Spotify always opens. Also a new installation has brought nothing. Thank you.......
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I have spotify app on my phone and can get spotify radio, but on my laptop there is no link for spotify radio when I log in to spotify online. I am using windows. Is there a seperate something i have to install?
I have spotify app on my phone and can get spotify radio, but on my laptop there is no link for spotify radio when I log in to spotify online. I am using windows. Is there a seperate something i have...
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Hi,my Spotify is configured to NOT launch on startup at all, but still launches on strtup. This happens whatever the option is (on / off or minimized). I guess this is a bug. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling, but the bug remains. I'm thinking ab...
Hi, my Spotify is configured to NOT launch on startup at all, but still launches on strtup. This happens whatever the option is (on / off or minimized). I guess this is a bug. I tried uni...
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I have spotify in my windows machine in my office, as well in my MB and my iPhone. In both apple devices works fine, but in the windows app, some songs just won´t play, I even tried to control it from my MB but it just won´t play. Thanks.
I have spotify in my windows machine in my office, as well in my MB and my iPhone. In both apple devices works fine, but in the windows app, some songs just won´t play, I even tried to control it fro...
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I've just installed spotify (being the latest version), but the friend feed isn't showing. I've made sure that I've enabled the friend feed in settings. Also, I've logged out twice, but nothing has changed. The display on my laptop is a bit small, ma...
I've just installed spotify (being the latest version), but the friend feed isn't showing. I've made sure that I've enabled the friend feed in settings. Also, I've logged out twice, but nothing has c...
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Hi everyone, After reading some posts, I noticed that the last Spotify version on windows desktop was 1.0.58.573.g57c9cd87... I'm not having any trouble but my Spotify version is 1.0.59.395.ge6ca9946...I'm not in the Beta Band and did nothing to "for...
Hi everyone, After reading some posts, I noticed that the last Spotify version on windows desktop was 1.0.58.573.g57c9cd87... I'm not having any trouble but my Spotify version ...
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I uninstall the program and when i reinstall it, the download option on my library doesn't exists, I already remove the device from my account but it doesn't appear again after the reinstall on my account devices, it only let me download playlist but...
I uninstall the program and when i reinstall it, the download option on my library doesn't exists, I already remove the device from my account but it doesn't appear again after the reinstall on my ac...
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How can i change a playlist cover in windos desktop?
How can i change a playlist cover in windos desktop?
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Hi, My Spotify that I have downloaded on my Windows laptop doesn't play the next song on my playlists automatically. A message would pop up on the top of the page saying "Can't Play Current Song". But if I click on the next song manually, it works. I...
Hi, My Spotify that I have downloaded on my Windows laptop doesn't play the next song on my playlists automatically. A message would pop up on the top of the page saying "Can't Play Cu...
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