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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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loads too slow

I have a hp pavilion dv7 laptop with windows10. everytime i open spotify it take at leat 3-4 min. before it fully opens. this has been an ongoing issue even before i upgraded to windows 10. what if anything can I do to make it load faster?

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I have a hp pavilion dv7 laptop with windows10.  everytime i open spotify it take at leat 3-4 min. before it fully opens.   this has been an ongoing issue even before i upgraded to windows ...

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About Section Glitchy!?

Hey guys, For some reason within the last week or so, when I click on the About tab for any artist, I can no longer see the cities with their most listeners, nor can I view the playlists they are featured on. I am on a desktop, using Windows. I have ...

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Hey guys,   For some reason within the last week or so, when I click on the About tab for any artist, I can no longer see the cities with their most listeners, nor can I view the playlists the...

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Won't Uninstall

Okay, so I am not an idiot when it comes to computers but here goes. I am a Spotify premium user. On my Windows 7 64 bit computer I have set for spotify to NOT launch at start-up but the application blatantly ignores this and starts anyway. So, I the...

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Okay, so I am not an idiot when it comes to computers but here goes. I am a Spotify premium user. On my Windows 7 64 bit computer I have set for spotify to NOT launch at start-up but the application ...

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Local files disappeared

Now this was really odd: I noticed at least two songs (i hope not more) suddenly missing from my playlist. Said songs are local files perfectly safe and playable in my music folder, but they were just gone and search did not list them in all results....

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Now this was really odd: I noticed at least two songs (i hope not more) suddenly missing from my playlist. Said songs are local files perfectly safe and playable in my music folder, but they were jus...

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How to see songs that were removed from spotify

There are a few songs on my playlists that got removed from spotify and I'm wondering if there was a way to see a list of the songs I added that no longer are on spotify. I did find a thread from 5 years ago (https://community.spotify.com/t5/Content-...

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There are a few songs on my playlists that got removed from spotify and I'm wondering if there was a way to see a list of the songs I added that no longer are on spotify. I did find a thread from 5 y...

Thaliel

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Appdata folder. Why Spotify WHY???

So I recently installed a program called Cryptoprevent to apply group policy objects to block certain executables in the %appdata% folder from running. I did this to prevent my PC from becoming infected by various types of malware, particularily, the...

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So I recently installed a program called Cryptoprevent to apply group policy objects to block certain executables in the %appdata% folder from running.   I did this to prevent my ...

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Autoplaying similar songs does not work

Hi there,I have really strange problem. A few days ago spotify automatic instaled update on my laptop, since that, autoplaying has not worked, which is extremely annoying. None of my friends know what's wrong, so I hope someone here will help me.In o...

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Hi there, I have really strange problem. A few days ago spotify automatic instaled update on my laptop, since that, autoplaying has not worked, which is extremely annoying. None of my friends know w...

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Solved!! why don't spotify playlists have song lengths anymore?

Playlists no longer show the song lengths. I hope it's not a new spotify "feature" because it's a very bad idea. Knowing how long a song is, can often be quite useful and it's quite elementary that songs are accompanied with durations. I don't see th...

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Playlists no longer show the song lengths. I hope it's not a new spotify "feature" because it's a very bad idea. Knowing how long a song is, can often be quite useful and it's quite elementary t...

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Local Files disappearing?

Everytime I restart my PC/Boot it up, all my local files are missing from the 'Local Files' tab and removed from my playlist, is there a fix for it yet?

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Everytime I restart my PC/Boot it up, all my local files are missing from the 'Local Files' tab and removed from my playlist, is there a fix for it yet?

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No option to download music to laptop

I can download to my Iphone no problem (it couldn't be easier). I do not have the same option on my laytop - why? I have downloaded the spotify player but that does seem to have done anything.

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I can download to my Iphone no problem (it couldn't be easier). I do not have the same option on my laytop - why? I have downloaded the spotify player but that does seem to have done anything.

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[Bug][Windows] Podcast Ending will go start the one below it

When I am playing a podcast and the podcast ends, it always goes to the previous podcast regardless if if it played or not. Is there a way to make it so that the next in queue will automatically be the very next one? Instead of going to the previous ...

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When I am playing a podcast and the podcast ends, it always goes to the previous podcast regardless if if it played or not. Is there a way to make it so that the next in queue will automatically be t...

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"Auto play similar songs" doesn't work

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

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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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Spotify starts automatically even though the setting says it shoudn't. How do I stop the auto-start?

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...

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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...

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Solved!! Spotify Windows 10 App - Crashes when changing Local Files settings

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...

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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...

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playlist shows as "Loading..."

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.

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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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Lake Street Drive - Bad Self Portraits - Distorted Sound

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...

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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"....

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black screen when opening spotify 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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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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Solved!! Spotify crashes when downloading file from browser

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.

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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...

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Spotify not responding to media keys unless window is active

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...

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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 lo...

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Solved!! Suggestions for Spotify

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...

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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 th...

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