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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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Local Album Only Partially Uploaded

Hello,A few months ago I noticed a few songs that were uploaded as local files from my computer had disappeared from one of my playlists. Today when I was trying to figure it out I noticed that the songs were grayed out. So, I re-imported the entire ...

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Hello, A few months ago I noticed a few songs that were uploaded as local files from my computer had disappeared from one of my playlists. Today when I was trying to figure it out I noticed that t...

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descarga de playlist

Tengo una duda, me descargue la aplicacion en mi computadora con windows 10 y tengo cuenta premium y quisiera saber si cuando descargo una playlist y cierro la aplicacion o apago la computadora y vuelva a abrir Spotify la playlist seguira descargada ...

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Tengo una duda, me descargue la aplicacion en mi computadora con windows 10 y tengo cuenta premium y quisiera saber si cuando descargo una playlist y cierro la aplicacion o apago la computadora y vue...

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playlist

I have a doubt, I downloaded the application on my computer with windows 10 and I have premium account and I would like to know if when I download a playlist and I close the application or I turn off the computer and reopen Spotify the playlist will ...

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I have a doubt, I downloaded the application on my computer with windows 10 and I have premium account and I would like to know if when I download a playlist and I close the application or I turn off...

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Re: Inbox and messages

Just logged on to re-read the messages + songs my Dad shared with me before he died. They're gone. I wish I'd have known before they all disappeared so I could have at least screen shot the messages...bummer, Spotify.

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Just logged on to re-read the messages + songs my Dad shared with me before he died.  They're gone.  I wish I'd have known before they all disappeared so I could have at least screen shot t...

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Cannot connect - error code 4

Last week at work I restarted my PC and now Spotify will not connect. I am behind an HTTPS proxy, my settings are correct. Nothing has changed in my work's network - this is an issue with Spotify. I have reinstalled twice, I have cleared the proxy se...

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Last week at work I restarted my PC and now Spotify will not connect. I am behind an HTTPS proxy, my settings are correct. Nothing has changed in my work's network - this is an issue with Spotify. &...

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Can't sync local files

Spoiler (Highlight to read)Been trying to sync my computers local files with my phones account, searched all other posts about this subject but still nothing works.So far I have:Followed all the instructions suppliedLogged in and out several timesRe ...

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Been trying to sync my computers local files with my phones account, searched all other posts about this subject but still nothing works. So far I have: Followed all the instructions supplied Lo...

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All Songs Missing on All Devices even after reinstalling, rebooting

Today, I added 3 new songs. When I went to my Songs list on my Windows 10 desktop, instead of seeing my thousands of songs, I only see the 3 I just added. I uninstalled, rebooted, and reinstalled Spotify desktop. I still only have those 3 songs. I ch...

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Today, I added 3 new songs. When I went to my Songs list on my Windows 10 desktop, instead of seeing my thousands of songs, I only see the 3 I just added.   I uninstalled, rebooted, and reinst...

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Quality Changes during session /tabbing out of Spotify-Window

Hello Community,my problem is that the quality of the song, that I am listening to, is changing to a lower quality, when I tab out of Spotify and go to the browser etc.It takes at least 3-4 sec until the music sound/quality changes and only switchs b...

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Hello Community, my problem is that the quality of the song, that I am listening to, is changing to a lower quality, when I tab out of Spotify and go to the browser etc. It takes at least 3-...

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[BUG] Desktop client crashes when a playlist its subscribed to makes mass changes

I have done little testing on this but I made this bot a couple months to convert a youtube channel to a spotify playlist and in this bot, I made it remove everything from the playlist and then add all the new songs to the playlist. This causes a cra...

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I have done little testing on this but I made this bot a couple months to convert a youtube channel to a spotify playlist and in this bot, I made it remove everything from the playlist and then add a...

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Spotify Lieder von einem Online Computer auf einen Offline Computer zu bringen

Wir haben bei uns im Jugendraum einen Computer auf dem wir Spotify Ofline nutzen. Das Problem ist, dass wir immer um neue Lieder runterladen zu können und um den Premium-Status zu bestätigen den Pc mit nach Hause holen müssen. Also mindestens einmal ...

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Wir haben bei uns im Jugendraum einen Computer auf dem wir Spotify Ofline nutzen. Das Problem ist, dass wir immer um neue Lieder runterladen zu können und um den Premium-Status zu bestätigen den Pc m...

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Re: Inbox and messages

Wish there had been warning so we could access that information before it was removed.

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Wish there had been warning so we could access that information before it was removed.

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Discovery Weekly

Over the last few weeks Discovery Weekly has appeared on my computer as it should. However when using Spotify on my Marantz M-CR610 all my play lists are there except for Discovery Weekly. Is there a simple way to make it reappear like it used to? I'...

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Over the last few weeks Discovery Weekly has appeared on my computer as it should.  However when using Spotify on my Marantz M-CR610 all my play lists are there except for Discovery Weekly.&nbsp...

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Message Box Missing

Logged in this morning and now the mssge box for sharing music is gone!??? Did spotify get rid of this!?

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Logged in this morning and now the mssge box for sharing music is gone!??? Did spotify get rid of this!?

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Re: Inbox and messages

Totally agree.Lets start a comparision of prices and services to ease peoples transition.

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Totally agree. Lets start a comparision of prices and services to ease peoples transition.  

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(Technical question) Spotify Connect disconnects when screen shuts off on a laptop

Hello!Just today, I repurposed an old laptop into a dedicated Spotify Connect machine, but I have ran into a problem.My goal is to make the system run completely "headless", which means that it does processing work and all that, with no screen or int...

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Hello! Just today, I repurposed an old laptop into a dedicated Spotify Connect machine, but I have ran into a problem. My goal is to make the system run completely "headless", which means that ...

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Change Date Added?

I was adding songs to a playlist when i accidentally hit the remove from library button and now one song out of a whole album i had saved is separated by months of other songs. I like to keep my music organized by date added and I like to keep the or...

Casual Listener

I was adding songs to a playlist when i accidentally hit the remove from library button and now one song out of a whole album i had saved is separated by months of other songs. I like to keep my musi...

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missing "send to" tab when sharing a playlist

Hi there I see only "post to followers" when I try and share a playlist. The "send to" tab is not showing. Is that just me? "Post to followers" is not an option I wish to use. Thanks

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Hi there   I see only "post to followers" when I try and share a playlist.  The "send to" tab is not showing.  Is that just me?    "Post to followers" is not an option I ...

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Re: Inbox and messages

First Spotify removed the ability to use third party plugins, and now they are removing the ability to share music with our friends without requiring a third party service??Yeah. Spotify is getting less and less appealing.

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First Spotify removed the ability to use third party plugins, and now they are removing the ability to share music with our friends without requiring a third party service?? Yeah. Spotify is getting...

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