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Solved!! Disable the Mini-Player on the Web-Version

Hi GuysI switched on my Windows 10 from the Desktop-Version to the Browser-Version. It works, but now I get/see every time a Mini-Player in the left upper corner for about 5 seconds when I press Pause/Play or e.g. if I change the volume. How can I de...

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Solved!! Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it

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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Solved!! Disable Video on desktop app

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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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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Music Cover

Hi,I created a playlist full my musics of my computer, the problem is that I don't have good covers or covers, I have an album cover but in my musics it's not that cover.

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Hi, I created a playlist full my musics of my computer, the problem is that I don't have good covers or covers, I have an album cover but in my musics it's not that cover.

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Solved!! Spotify closes when I download a file with google chrome

So when I want to download a file in Google Chrome, for some reason it triggers to shutdown Spotify. So when it opens the dialog where I can save the file spotify shutsdown all the time. Doesnt matter on what website, or what kind of file it is. I tr...

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So when I want to download a file in Google Chrome, for some reason it triggers to shutdown Spotify. So when it opens the dialog where I can save the file spotify shutsdown all the time. Doesnt matte...

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How to refresh a playlist?

Well I am subscribed to the Monstercat Playlist and every 3 days in a week a new song comes and once they uploaded a song to their playlist the problem is I can't see it and when I can it says the song was uploaded to the playlist 3 days ago or even ...

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Well I am subscribed to the Monstercat Playlist and every 3 days in a week a new song comes and once they uploaded a song to their playlist the problem is I can't see it and when I can it says the so...

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Error 17

Being a premium family user for half year and the error code 17 continues to appear as the desktop programe tries to update itself. Been trying to fix it trough different suggestions,disabling the update process, downloading full installer and numero...

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Being a premium family user for half year and the error code 17 continues to appear as the desktop programe tries to update itself. Been trying to fix it trough different suggestions,disabling the up...

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Desktop app crashes when I download things in Chrome

Lately whenever I start a download in Chrome, the Spotify app crashes. I am using the desktop application, not the web player, so there shouldn't be any interaction between the two. The music doesn't just stop, the entire Spotify application just imm...

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Lately whenever I start a download in Chrome, the Spotify app crashes. I am using the desktop application, not the web player, so there shouldn't be any interaction between the two. The music doesn't...

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Wont Re-install

So Spotify kept saying it wouldn't respond so I uninstalled through the control panel. When i went to re-install it it says Error Code 18 (its running or something). I went to appdata and the app is still there. I tried to delete everything but it sa...

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So Spotify kept saying it wouldn't respond so I uninstalled through the control panel. When i went to re-install it it says Error Code 18 (its running or something). I went to appdata and the app is ...

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Two Steps From Bugs

Hi!I'm using Spotify for all my music needs for over a year, and I'm sorry that I have to report an issue. When I try to play music from "Two Steps From..." (Thomas Bergersen's band), the playback often suddenly stops, and Spotify displays an alert t...

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Hi! I'm using Spotify for all my music needs for over a year, and I'm sorry that I have to report an issue.   When I try to play music from "Two Steps From..." (Thomas Bergersen's band), th...

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Play the last song

How can i setup Spotify to play the last song instantly and not just start the running song again?Background: Cortana voice control has a feature to go backwards, but it will just start over the current song again and not really skip one song backwar...

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How can i setup Spotify to play the last song instantly and not just start the running song again? Background: Cortana voice control has a feature to go backwards, but it will just start over the cu...

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Unable to import one specific .mp3 file

Hi, I tried to import local files to Spotify while most worked, one just wont go. I see it in the local files folder and i can add it to playlists but it wont play. Spotify just says that it isnt available. It is downloaded from soundcloud like other...

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Hi,   I tried to import local files to Spotify while most worked, one just wont go. I see it in the local files folder and i can add it to playlists but it wont play. Spotify just says that it...

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Is family plan restricted???

I've joined my family account and now if I try to keep skipping songs (maybe more than 6 or 7) spotify suggests me to be a premium. I've checked and it says family plan means to have seperate premiums. Boy it's so much effort for listening to bleep o...

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I've joined my family account and now if I try to keep skipping songs (maybe more than 6 or 7) spotify suggests me to be a premium. I've checked and it says family plan means to have seperate premium...

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Windows app opens up in different place then it was last time

Hi, i have this issue for quite a while and now i'm done. i need this to be fixed or else im unsubbing. I have my spotify set up like this: but ALWAYS! ALWAYS for quite some time spotify opens up when i open up my pc like this: WHY DOES THIS HAPPEN?!...

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Hi,   i have this issue for quite a while and now i'm done. i need this to be fixed or else im unsubbing. I have my spotify set up like this:    but ALWAYS! ALWAYS for quite some...

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[Desktop] The Song doest correspond

Hi, i have a problem with a song, as u can see, in the newest album of Linkin Park, the song "One More Light" doest correspond, instead i have the song "And One" and i dont know why.I have Windows 10 Pro, my version on Spotify is 1.0.59.395.ge6ca9946...

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Hi, i have a problem with a song, as u can see, in the newest album of Linkin Park, the song  "One More Light" doest correspond, instead i have the song "And One" and i dont know why. I hav...

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Spotify can't read any music with or without internet.

Hi, I'm on windows, i'm using the last version of spotify, i reinstalled it twice, but when i want to play a song from one of my playlists, or spotify's ones, the app tells me then the song is unavailable, and if I wanna play it i can import it.It do...

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Hi, I'm on windows, i'm using the last version of spotify, i reinstalled it twice, but when i want to play a song from one of my playlists, or spotify's ones, the app tells me then the song is unavai...

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Offline on PC while streaming on Echo Dot

Hello, I am trying to fix an issue where I am unable to use the offline function on my Desktop to listen to my downloaded playlist on spotify without it kicking a streaming Echo Dot. Example: I want to listen to my offline playlist on my Desktop, whi...

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Hello,   I am trying to fix an issue where I am unable to use the offline function on my Desktop to listen to my downloaded playlist on spotify without it kicking a streaming Echo Dot.  ...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify to play on two computers

How do I get spotify to play the same songs and station on two computers?

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How do I get spotify to play the same songs and station on two computers?

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Spotify changes information of imported songs

Good eveningI just configured the Local Files section so it only shows my Itunes musics, and I find out that Spotify changes completeley the name, artist and/or album of many songs. How can I fix this? Greetings

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Good evening I just configured the Local Files section so it only shows my Itunes musics, and I find out that Spotify changes completeley the name, artist and/or album of many songs. How can I fix t...

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Solved!! Did you guys just remove listeners geography from "About" page?

My Spotify just got upgraded to the new build 1.0.58.573.g57c9cd87 (Windows Store version) and it stopped to show where from most of the listeners on an artist's about page. Why you have removed this information, is there any plan to add it back? Tha...

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My Spotify just got upgraded to the new build 1.0.58.573.g57c9cd87 (Windows Store version) and it stopped to show where from most of the listeners on an artist's about page. Why you ha...

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Spotify Modifies Some Local Files Information When Syncing (Name, Artist, Cover Art)

When I sync/import my local files onto Spotify, some songs will have a different nam, artist or cover art. This is sometimes annoying because I would get confused since the information of the song listed are changed; and I want to know if there's an ...

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When I sync/import my local files onto Spotify, some songs will have a different nam, artist or cover art. This is sometimes annoying because I would get confused since the information of the song li...

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Songs are not getting played.

Hello! I am using Spotify now a long time, but something like that never happened.Before the restart, everything was O.K., but after it no song was playable, Offline-Mode is disabled, even the downloaded songs are not getting played.The error is: ""T...

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Hello! I am using Spotify now a long time, but something like that never happened. Before the restart, everything was O.K., but after it no song was playable, Offline-Mode is disabled, even the down...

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