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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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Solved!! Song doesn't start at beginning

Hello, I hope someone can help me. I noticed that a track on spotify starts at 0:14 seconds everytime, it is kinda annoying and I do not know how to fix it. It is just 1 song no others.It is in a country playlist. Well I know this is short but I hope...

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Hello,    I hope someone can help me.   I noticed that a track on spotify starts at 0:14 seconds everytime, it is kinda annoying and I do not know how to fix it.   It i...

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Does Spotify Automatically Disable Surround Sound?

I recently got some razer kraken headphones that have 7.1 surround sound, and I am wondering if spotify disables it. Surround sound in a music program would suck so I need to know.

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I recently got some razer kraken headphones that have 7.1 surround sound, and I am wondering if spotify disables it. Surround sound in a music program would suck so I need to know.

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Superuser Contribution Spotify won't play after I click pause

Hi When I click pause I can't get Spotify to play the track I was listening to. I have to go back to the last track and then forward to the track I was listening to. Which means I have to listen to the song from the beginning. Is anyone else having t...

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Hi   When I click pause I can't get Spotify to play the track I was listening to. I have to go back to the last track and then forward to the track I was listening to. Which means I have to li...

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Local files imported to Spotify even though i disabled it in settings

So, like the title says, i am having issues with spotify importing songs from my NAS, even though i disabled the option to import them. It is making spotify open slow, as my NAS need to wake up from hibernation before spotify loads the files. What to...

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So, like the title says, i am having issues with spotify importing songs from my NAS, even though i disabled the option to import them. It is making spotify open slow, as my NAS need to wake up from ...

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Spotify won't load sometimes

I found something odd and I wonder if anyone else has had the same issues. I leave my PC on alot, sometimes for days, never shut it off everynight, well I noticed that after a few days Spotify won't load after I click on it and it's only after I go i...

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I found something odd and I wonder if anyone else has had the same issues. I leave my PC on alot, sometimes for days, never shut it off everynight, well I noticed that after a few days Spotify won't ...

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Spotify won't update after 1.0.55

Hello Spotify Community,I am having trouble updating the app and it is locked to 1.0.55.487. I tried to uninstall and forced update it but to no avail.Is there a possible solution to get the update service feature working again?

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Hello Spotify Community, I am having trouble updating the app and it is locked to 1.0.55.487. I tried to uninstall and forced update it but to no avail. Is there a possible solution to get the upda...

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Solved!! Having trouble with stream

Hello,i´m using spotify free and thinking about an upgrade. BUT in the last time the music has an very poor quality. The stream is hitting and stumbling like an old record player when I´m using ist on desktop. On Android its no problem in some networ...

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Hello, i´m using spotify free and thinking about an upgrade. BUT in the last time the music has an very poor quality. The stream is hitting and stumbling like an old record player when I´m using ist...

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History is deleted every time I close desktop program

Why is my history deleted every time I close the desktop program? This is dumb. People restart their computer fairly regularly. Why eliminate the history when they do so? Instead, just have the default be keep history and add a "clear history" button...

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Why is my history deleted every time I close the desktop program? This is dumb. People restart their computer fairly regularly. Why eliminate the history when they do so? Instead, just have the defau...

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Lost playlist (not deleted)

Recently had to reinstall spotify. Program would just not start up. Now when I log in most all of my playlists are gone. Tried the basic tips - log out then log in. Checked the "if you deleted a playlist by accident". To make matters worse when I hit...

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Recently had to reinstall spotify. Program would just not start up. Now when I log in most all of my playlists are gone. Tried the basic tips - log out then log in. Checked the "if you deleted a play...

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Computer hangs when I start Spotify

Since the recent microsoft update, spotify started to crash and hang my computer when I start spotify. I thought this issue was resolved a few years ago. It's back. Help!

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Since the recent microsoft update, spotify started to crash and hang my computer when I start spotify. I thought this issue was resolved a few years ago. It's back. Help!

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Solved!! Weird skipping

Hi, my Spotify on Windows started glitching. When I'm listening to a playlist with shuffle turned on and then I skip a song it works normally but when I want to skip again, the next song will be a song from the album of the skipped one not from the p...

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Hi, my Spotify on Windows started glitching. When I'm listening to a playlist with shuffle turned on and then I skip a song it works normally but when I want to skip again, the next song will be a so...

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Help me?

I have problem launching spotify everytime I reboot my PC because no Shortcut on it and it is private when I go to "C:\Users\Me\Spotify" it has no files, and when I go to Spotify and to Preferences I change the Offline Songs Storage I go to "C:\Users...

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I have problem launching spotify everytime I reboot my PC because no Shortcut on it and it is private when I go to "C:\Users\Me\Spotify" it has no files, and when I go to Spotify and to Preferences I...

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Spotify Installer Issue

Hi there,I have encounter an issue with Spotify Installer today, at first the program wanted to do an "update" when I attempt to open the app on my desktop (Windows 7 pro) and the Spotify Installer was idling forever. So I forced "end task" on it and...

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Hi there, I have encounter an issue with Spotify Installer today, at first the program wanted to do an "update" when I attempt to open the app on my desktop (Windows 7 pro) and the Spotify Installer...

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Can I have Spotyify only download songs on one device?

So I just got premium the other day and have been downloading songs, but they also seem to download on my PC as well as my phone. I don't want this since they take up space and I have most songs in itunes already, etc. so is there a way to delete the...

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So I just got premium the other day and have been downloading songs, but they also seem to download on my PC as well as my phone.  I don't want this since they take up space and I have most song...

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PAUSES ON CHROME

Hi All Anyone help me with this annoying pausing on webplayer through chrome i have read the community where someone says log out everywhere which i have done and made no diff?The only way to fix is close chrome and start again. I do not expect to do...

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Hi All   Anyone help me with this annoying pausing on webplayer through chrome   i have read the community where someone says log out everywhere which i have done and made no diff? The...

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Progress Bar not responding

On my free desktop spotify (fully updated), the progress bar keeps sync with the song but I can't use it to move anywhere in the song. I've tried like unenabling hardware acceleration and crossfade (as other topics suggested) and I've uninstalled it ...

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On my free desktop spotify (fully updated), the progress bar keeps sync with the song but I can't use it to move anywhere in the song. I've tried like unenabling hardware acceleration and crossfade (...

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Solved!! Artist "About" tab is suddenly missing.

I just noticed this morning that the "About" tab on artists is missing. Thought it might be that I was looking at a lesser known artist, but it's not showing for anybody, even the beloved Justin Bieber. Anybody else experiencing this? Is this another...

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I just noticed this morning that the "About" tab on artists is missing. Thought it might be that I was looking at a lesser known artist, but it's not showing for anybody, even the beloved Justin Bieb...

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Please help me SPOTIFY deleted all my songs

All of a sudden all my songs are missing, they're not there anymore, the playlists are there but there is a " + " sign next to ALL of the songs, so I have to add them all over again, I only had one playlist with 130 songs which is the one I use for t...

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All of a sudden all my songs are missing, they're not there anymore, the playlists are there but there is a " + " sign next to ALL of the songs, so I have to add them all over again, I only had one p...

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Nenhum dos seus amigos está conectado ao spotify/Solução

Durante algum tempo gasto tentando achar como adicionar os meus amigos no spotify dando a mensagem que nenhum deles estava conectado, sendo que muitos deles possuem e utilizam o aplicativo eu achei uma solução. 1 - Se o aplicativo estiver aberto, faç...

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Durante algum tempo gasto tentando achar como adicionar os meus amigos no spotify dando a mensagem que nenhum deles estava conectado, sendo que muitos deles possuem e utilizam o aplicativo eu achei u...

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