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Can't play an artist's discography on the desktop app

Plan Premium Device PC / Android My Question or Issue This happened a few days ago. Normally when i clicked an Artist > Discography > Show All > And play a song, the next song was from the next album of the artist. Now, the next song is a random one ...

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Issue : no volume control in spotify when exclusive mode is activated

Premium member, France, Windows 10 64 bits updated, Focusrite Audio solo usb external soundcard updated, Desktop app updated I talk with the customer service, we try to solve my problem and they told me that it should be an issue that I have to talk ...

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Black Screen (June 15 2026 install)

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceDesktop PC IntelOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueFollowed clean re-install instructions after getting black screen at startup. Installed the latest June 15 version from the Windows Store. Ran once without p...

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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 are...

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Specific song not working

'First day of my life' by The Rasmus isn't playing. Everything works absolutely fine, just that one song won't play. Not a big problem for me, I assume it will be fixed soon enough. Just thought I should let it know somewhere. Feel free to delete thi...

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'First day of my life' by The Rasmus isn't playing. Everything works absolutely fine, just that one song won't play.   Not a big problem for me, I assume it will be fixed soon enough. Just tho...

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Desktop app doesn't detect my local files.

They're in the correct folder, but Spotify doesn't want them to show most of the time. When they do, they sync to my phone just fine, but if I want to listen at my desktop, I'm SOL because it doesn't detect them nearly any time I open the desktop app...

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They're in the correct folder, but Spotify doesn't want them to show most of the time. When they do, they sync to my phone just fine, but if I want to listen at my desktop, I'm SOL because it doesn't...

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Friends Can't See What I'm Listening To

I can see every song my friends listen to, but they can't see mine, even though I have the setting for private session marked "off". How can I fix this so my friends see what I am listening to?

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I can see every song my friends listen to, but they can't see mine, even though I have the setting for private session marked "off". How can I fix this so my friends see what I am listening to?

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Choose favorite artists and music

Can't i just choose the artists and musics that i want to show up as my favorites?Is it Spotify who says to me which one are my favorites based in what i listen the most? Really? Wow. That is pretty nonsensical.

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Can't i just choose the artists and musics that i want to show up as my favorites? Is it Spotify who says to me which one are my favorites based in what i listen the most? Really? Wow. That is prett...

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Adicionar artistas e músicas como favoritos

Não existe um jeito de escolher meus artistas e músicas para exibir como favoritos? Eu preciso continuar ouvindo músicas até o Spotify decidir por mim quais são os MEUS favoritos? É sério isso?

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Não existe um jeito de escolher meus artistas e músicas para exibir como favoritos? Eu preciso continuar ouvindo músicas até o Spotify decidir por mim quais são os MEUS favoritos? É sério isso?

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Por qué no puedo descargar albumes y sencillos desde mi computadora siendo premium?

Hola. Mi computadora no me permite descargar albumes ni sencillos, solo me permite guardarlos pero no descargarlos y menos reproducirlos sin internet. Quiero saber por qué sucede esto. Soy premium y me molesta mucho!!!!!.

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Hola. Mi computadora no me permite descargar albumes ni sencillos, solo me permite guardarlos pero no descargarlos y menos reproducirlos sin internet. Quiero saber por qué sucede esto. Soy premium y ...

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Downloads to PC

I have my Discover Weekly Downloaded. I listen mostly on my computer.I was trying to determine where the Downloads go. I found on another post that that it would be in my local cache, but when I go there, I just see folders that are empty???Where can...

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I have my Discover Weekly Downloaded. I listen mostly on my computer. I was trying to determine where the Downloads go. I found on another post that that it would be in my local cache, but when I go...

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[ SOLVED ] Delete local files from Spotify? [Windows 10 Desktop]

[ UPDATE ]Managed to delete the local files by opening "local-files.bnk" in Notepad, delete everything in the file and overwrite the empty local-files.bnk! Location: (C:\Users\*Windows Username*\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Users\*Spotify Username* I'll l...

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[ UPDATE ] Managed to delete the local files by opening "local-files.bnk" in Notepad, delete everything in the file and overwrite the empty local-files.bnk! Location: (C:\Users\*Windows Username*\Ap...

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Can't download local files to android after updating spotify to the windows 10 store version.

Local files from desktop won't sync to any of my mobile devicesI have already checked my firewall settingsUPnP is also enabledI already tried reinstalling spotify on desktop and phone

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Local files from desktop won't sync to any of my mobile devices I have already checked my firewall settings UPnP is also enabled I already tried reinstalling spotify on desktop and ...

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Solved!! Last update windows version: Can't move a song in a playlist no more

Since the last update of the Windows version, I can't move (drag n drop) a song in my playlist with the mouse.

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Since the last update of the Windows version, I can't move (drag n drop) a song in my playlist with the mouse.

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URGENT - Two devices, with wifi but no internet

Is this possible?I would like to use my phone (samsung galaxy 6s edge +) to control my offline playlist on my laptop (MSI Apache 790) with no internet service; however, I do have a wifi connection for my local area that I use to print to, transfer fi...

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Is this possible? I would like to use my phone (samsung galaxy 6s edge +) to control my offline playlist on my laptop (MSI Apache 790) with no internet service; however, I do have a wifi connection ...

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Local Files dont sync anymore

Hi!Even tho i already have the folder where the files are added into the source list, new files won't appear anymore, even with new sources no new songs appear.. im using the latest version, this has been happening for quite a few prior versions..tha...

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Hi! Even tho i already have the folder where the files are added into the source list, new files won't appear anymore, even with new sources no new songs appear.. im using the latest version, this h...

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Solved!! Can't click and drag?

Im not sure if im doing anything wrong but i can't click and drag to move playlists around. Or move the order of songs in the playlist or the queue. I also cannot click and drag songs into playlists on the left hand panel (I know I can just right cli...

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Im not sure if im doing anything wrong but i can't click and drag to move playlists around. Or move the order of songs in the playlist or the queue. I also cannot click and drag songs into playlists ...

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I do not seem to be able to delete one song

Hi all,I have a small but very annoying problem. I recently started using Spotify again, with a family premium account. I downloaded Spotify many years ago for the first time, and apparantly added some songs. However, one of those songs seems to be i...

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Hi all, I have a small but very annoying problem. I recently started using Spotify again, with a family premium account. I downloaded Spotify many years ago for the first time, and apparantly added ...

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connexion windows phones

j'utilise l'appli sur mon windows phones depuis plusieurs mois mais du jour au lendemain, quand je veux lancé l'appli, ça charge 2 secondes et je reviens sur l'écran d'accueil de mon portable. j'ai désinstallé spotify et ré-installé mais toujours par...

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j'utilise l'appli sur mon windows phones depuis plusieurs mois mais du jour au lendemain, quand je veux lancé l'appli, ça charge 2 secondes et je reviens sur l'écran d'accueil de mon portable. j'ai d...

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Solved!! Spotify and Chrome conflict on Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16226!!!

Hello,I have just discovered a bug with Spotify Version 1.0.57.474, Google Chrome Version 59.0.3071.109 and Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16226. The issue is in Chrome browser if you right click on a web page and click "Save link as" or on an imag...

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 Hello, I have just discovered a bug with Spotify Version 1.0.57.474, Google Chrome Version 59.0.3071.109 and Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16226.   The issue is in Chr...

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Artist Name Display under non english UI

Hi, I've changed my windows spotify to chinese language. Most artist name & song name are displaying in chinese, however, the following artists that I'm currently following are still remain as English, any idea how to "fix" this? I've tried restartin...

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Hi, I've changed my windows spotify to chinese language. Most artist name & song name are displaying in chinese, however, the following artists that I'm currently following are still remain as En...

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my playlist

how do i import my playlist to my windows media player it offers me this option in my spotify account

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how do i import my playlist to my windows media player it offers me this option in my spotify account

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I have music in a playlist on my computer but its not downloading to my iphone

I have tried the offline sync several times now and these two albums are the only time I have ever had a problem with this before any help?

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I have tried the offline sync several times now and these two albums are the only time I have ever had a problem with this before any help?  

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Local files .mp3 not appearing

I have added a folder under the music library in Windows 10 and Spotify does not seem to be able to detect any of the audio files there. My understanding is that files with .mp3 and put under the music library would be automatically added to be playe...

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I have added a folder under the music library in Windows 10 and Spotify does not seem to be able to detect any of the audio files there. My understanding is that files with .mp3 and put under the mus...

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