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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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Solved!! Desktop: Jam now available

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...

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Desktop: New "Now Playing View" sidebar

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...

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New Your Library sidebar

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...

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MattSuda

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can´t use my dektop spotfy app

On my desktop app it keeps saying "your last payment didn't work" when I just made a payment and it's still not letting my access Spotify. In my iphone keep playing sa aways. I thought maybe if I deleted the app and reinstalled it would work. Still n...

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On my desktop app it keeps saying "your last payment didn't work" when I just made a payment and it's still not letting my access Spotify. In my iphone keep playing sa aways. I thought maybe if I del...

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Solved!! Discover Weekly Not Updated

My Discover Weekly has not been updated for this week, and this is the first time it's ever happened to me. Is it me or is it Spotify? What do I do now?

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My Discover Weekly has not been updated for this week, and this is the first time it's ever happened to me. Is it me or is it Spotify? What do I do now? 

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Three Year Premium Member -- Local Files Continues to Not Function

Even though the early Def Leppard catalog isn't on Spotify, I own it & have it in my local music files. Spotify continues to grey out these options, regardless of how many times I reload or start the process anew. Spotify will sub my Pyromania "Rock ...

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Even though the early Def Leppard catalog isn't on Spotify, I own it & have it in my local music files. Spotify continues to grey out these options, regardless of how many times I reload or start...

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New web player doesnt work !

The new version o f web player with black icon just doesnt work at all.Volume is automatically mute, no sound at all. Press play does nothing. Didnt change any settings. No problems with flash player etc.Previous verion with green icon worked perfect...

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The new version o f web player with black icon just doesnt work at all. Volume is automatically mute, no sound at all. Press play does nothing.  Didnt change any settings.  No problems wi...

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Playlist keeps on going early to next song

I think this may be the playlist, because I can't replicate this on any other playlist, but for the Alok House Party Playlist, it stops at some point before the song ends and starts somewhere in the next song. Can I get someone to either confirm it's...

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I think this may be the playlist, because I can't replicate this on any other playlist, but for the Alok House Party Playlist, it stops at some point before the song ends and starts somewhere in...

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My Songs Are Not Synced on My Desktop

I have spotify premium for the years. But the first time i have this problem. I can not sync my songs on my laptop. There are no "download" button under the "songs" section. I can't listen my songs while I'm at offline mode. How can I fix it?Note: I ...

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I have spotify premium for the years. But the first time i have this problem. I can not sync my songs on my laptop. There are no "download" button under the "songs" section. I can't listen my songs w...

MauriceMV

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Solved!! Songs not playing after I downladed latest Spotify version

HELP! Spotify desktop on my laptop using windows seems to not work properly after I downloaded the latest version. I'm a Premium member paying £9.99 a month for a product that now doesn't work.I've re-installed Spotify etc and it still doesn't work w...

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HELP! Spotify desktop on my laptop using windows seems to not work properly after I downloaded the latest version. I'm a Premium member paying £9.99 a month for a product that now doesn't work. I've...

GWILROBERTS

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Spotify plays the first song in the list rather than the one I selected.

Hoping someone can shed some light on a strange problem I've been having for about a week. When I select a song to play, rather than playing the song I selected, Spotify simply plays the first song in the list. In an album, for instance, regardless o...

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Hoping someone can shed some light on a strange problem I've been having for about a week. When I select a song to play, rather than playing the song I selected, Spotify simply plays the first song i...

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Next Song Problem

There is a problem on all of my devices (phone, laptop, and desktop) where spotify will not play the next song on an album or playlist but instead will play a song from La-Di-Da, an album by Roar. I haven't been able to find an answer or someone with...

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There is a problem on all of my devices (phone, laptop, and desktop) where spotify will not play the next song on an album or playlist but instead will play a song from La-Di-Da, an album by Roar. I ...

Jovikin

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I cannot edit playlist cover art

Hi all,I keep trying to edit my playlist cover art, however whenever I select an image spotify always say "failed to upload image please try again".I have attempted this several times, even uninstalling and reinstalling but nothing ever changes and i...

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Hi all, I keep trying to edit my playlist cover art, however whenever I select an image spotify always say "failed to upload image please try again". I have attempted this several times, even unins...

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Local File not showing up

So one of my local songs keeps disappearing from spotify. as soon as I delete the song from the folder and readd it some time later it reappears in my collection and all the playlists I added it to earlier. There's other songs form that Folder that d...

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So one of my local songs keeps disappearing from spotify. as soon as I delete the song from the folder and readd it some time later it reappears in my collection and all the playlists I added it to e...

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Solved!! Undo favorites

Hi. I'm currently unable to undo clicking the favorite option (it's a heart nowadays) in premium, both desktop and android. Any ideas?

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Hi.   I'm currently unable to undo clicking the favorite option (it's a heart nowadays) in premium, both desktop and android.   Any ideas?

Specialworld

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I hate spotify support service

There is in MEXICO, no email or telephone contact.I has made dead end search about my problem.It unbeliveable that no body staff lisen me.I am consider to SUE spotify by FRAUD because the familiy service has no service to my family.I wait your answer...

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There is in MEXICO, no email or telephone contact. I has made dead end search about my problem. It unbeliveable that no body staff lisen me. I am consider to SUE spotify by FRAUD because the famil...

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Windows Desktop Player - Hangs on Startup and Not Starting

Hi - over the past weeks (since recent desktop player updates) I've been having problems where the Spotify Windows hangs on startup and will not start. I've tried the solutions suggested elsewhere but the problem just returns after a short time. I co...

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Hi - over the past weeks (since recent desktop player updates) I've been having problems where the Spotify Windows hangs on startup and will not start. I've tried the solutions suggested elsewhere bu...

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Local Files not being found by desktop client

Local files not being found. Info:- I have my Preferences set to look for music files in the correct directory.- I have moved the files/changed Preferences from the default /Downloads directory.- I have tried putting the files in subdirectories.- I h...

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Local files not being found.  Info: - I have my Preferences set to look for music files in the correct directory. - I have moved the files/changed Preferences from the default /Downloads direc...

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Re-enabling the desktop overlay

Hi, I have Spotify premium version 1.0.52.725.g943b26a8 (latest as of 2/4/17), and I am having problems with the desktop overlay (media playback panel, song info currently playing...) with Spotify only. With other media playback apps (eg. built-in Gr...

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Hi, I have Spotify premium version 1.0.52.725.g943b26a8 (latest as of 2/4/17), and I am having problems with the desktop overlay (media playback panel, song info currently playing...) with Spotify on...

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Songs no longer avaliable in Spotify

Hi, i have a large collection of songs divided into playlists sorted in genres. The other day, i noticed something really alarming when i wanted to listen to one of my alltime favorite songs and it was now gone! Problem is, i can`t remember neither a...

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Hi, i have a large collection of songs divided into playlists sorted in genres. The other day, i noticed something really alarming when i wanted to listen to one of my alltime favorite songs and it w...

mlor

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Daily Mix doesn't change

5 of my 6 daily mixes change each day as I expect. But my daily mix #1 stays exactly the same despite having listened to it twice. How can I get it to refresh?

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5 of my 6 daily mixes change each day as I expect. But my daily mix #1 stays exactly the same despite having listened to it twice. How can I get it to refresh?

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Recent update no longer allows sharing of multiple songs

The feature I'm talking about is being able to select multiple songs and click "share" in order to get the share link of all songs selected. The recent update has removed this potential, as now when you click "Share" with multiple songs selected, you...

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The feature I'm talking about is being able to select multiple songs and click "share" in order to get the share link of all songs selected.   The recent update has removed this potential, as ...

Jacob

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