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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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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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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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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...
Hi Using Spotify version 1.0.59.395 on windows 7.Even though the option in setting "Auto play similar songs when your music ends" is turn on, this doesn't work. It worked in the past and stopped. What can I do? Thanks
Hi Using Spotify version 1.0.59.395 on windows 7. Even though the option in setting "Auto play similar songs when your music ends" is turn on, this doesn't work. It worked in the past and s...
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Hi, During the last week or so, every time I turn on my computer (Acer laptop) Spotify opens automatically to the screen. It didn't do that before, and when I checked my Spotify settings, it says "when I sign in to my computer, start Spotify automati...
Hi, During the last week or so, every time I turn on my computer (Acer laptop) Spotify opens automatically to the screen. It didn't do that before, and when I checked my Spotify settings, it...
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I had to unininstall & reinstall the app last night due to it constantly trying to launch the migration exe file & failing. After reinstalling from the Windows Store, the app crashes if I try to change any of the sliders under "Local Files". If I try...
I had to unininstall & reinstall the app last night due to it constantly trying to launch the migration exe file & failing. After reinstalling from the Windows Store, the app crashes...
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i have 2 playlists that show "Loading..." andthey are effectively dead. cannot be deleted. select it and nothing happens.zombies....same behavior both on windows and adroid apps.
i have 2 playlists that show "Loading..." and they are effectively dead. cannot be deleted. select it and nothing happens. zombies.... same behavior both on windows and adroid apps. &...
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There is defintily something wrong with Lake Street Drive's Bad Self Portraits album. Multiple instances on different sound systems I've noticed bad distortion on the vocals. Listen to "Better Than". Please don't tell me it's my system, I have studio...
There is defintily something wrong with Lake Street Drive's Bad Self Portraits album. Multiple instances on different sound systems I've noticed bad distortion on the vocals. Listen to "Better Than"....
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i have uninstalled and re-installed and so far all i get is a black screen nothing else comes up. anyone having this problem??? help!!!
i have uninstalled and re-installed and so far all i get is a black screen nothing else comes up. anyone having this problem??? help!!!
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Here's an interesting one. Running Spotify on Windows 10. Whenever I click a link to download a file in my browser (at least in Chrome and Firefox) Spotify crashes. No error message, nothing, just gone.
Here's an interesting one. Running Spotify on Windows 10. Whenever I click a link to download a file in my browser (at least in Chrome and Firefox) Spotify crashes. No error message, nothing...
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Two days ago Spotify stopped responding to all media key input unless the window is active. I have made no hardware or software changes, I have tried restarting the computer, I have tried logging out and back in, and I have tried doing a clean instal...
Two days ago Spotify stopped responding to all media key input unless the window is active. I have made no hardware or software changes, I have tried restarting the computer, I have tried lo...
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I think there should be a thread where the community of Spotify can suggest ways to improve the Service so hopefully moderators will have a singular thread to read sort of like a suggestion box. I think that spotify for PC should be able to -Delete r...
I think there should be a thread where the community of Spotify can suggest ways to improve the Service so hopefully moderators will have a singular thread to read sort of like a suggestion box. I th...
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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...
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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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