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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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Songs Spazzing out while gaming

HeyWhen I'm playing games like GTA5 or CSGO, my music randomly spazzes out and loops seconds in my songs almost every 5 secondsAny help?

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Hey When I'm playing games like GTA5 or CSGO, my music randomly spazzes out and loops seconds in my songs almost every 5 seconds Any help?

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Start Spotify as a specific user from command line

I have a PC connected to the TV and stereo. Both my wife and I use it for Spotify. Is there a way I can start Spotify either as her user or mine through command line so we don't have to log out and log in again to swicth users?

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I have a PC connected to the TV and stereo. Both my wife and I use it for Spotify. Is there a way I can start Spotify either as her user or mine through command line so we don't have to log out and l...

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Certain album won't play but others will

Does anyone else know why this is happening or can you replicate? This seems to be the only album on Spotify that I can't play?!

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Does anyone else know why this is happening or can you replicate? This seems to be the only album on Spotify that I can't play?!

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Re: Sharing playlists with other Spotify users

@Jacob : Hi there Jacob. I get the impression, that you have some kind of say in correlation with Spotify or maybe some sort of deeper connection with Spotify than us - the common customors - is that so??If it is - and you really mean it, when you sa...

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@Jacob : Hi there Jacob. I get the impression, that you have some kind of say in correlation with Spotify or maybe some sort of deeper connection with Spotify than us - the common customors - is that...

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Re: Sharing playlists with other Spotify users

There is no good mechanism for feedback on Spotify's forums, Facebook, or Twitter. On the forums they close ideas and voting, in other social media they take you offline and direct to a forum thread. On the forum they censor posts they don't want peo...

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There is no good mechanism for feedback on Spotify's forums, Facebook, or Twitter. On the forums they close ideas and voting, in other social media they take you offline and direct to a forum thread....

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Re: Sharing playlists with other Spotify users

In other words... Frig off! Have a wonderful day! They obviously don't care. They had no issue just removing all of our personal messages without any warning and without any explanation. Keep posting anywhere and everywhere. Here, twitter, facebook, ...

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In other words... Frig off! Have a wonderful day! 🙂   They obviously don't care. They had no issue just removing all of our personal messages without any warning and without any exp...

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Re: Sharing playlists with other Spotify users

Hey guys. Just popping in here to say that continuing to post the idea to bring back the inbox/messaging system in the Idea Submissions sub-forum won't have any affect on Spotify's decision. They will continue to be closed in the same way I closed @C...

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Hey guys. Just popping in here to say that continuing to post the idea to bring back the inbox/messaging system in the Idea Submissions sub-forum won't have any affect on Spotify's decision. They wil...

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Re: Sharing playlists with other Spotify users

I like @ChicagoSnakes idea to keep posting this as an idea. Totally right that this forum for making suggestions is obviously not having any effect. I am having a hard time finding where to submit an idea though. Where can we do that?

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I like @ChicagoSnakes idea to keep posting this as an idea.  Totally right that this forum for making suggestions is obviously not having any effect. I am having a hard time finding where t...

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How to automatically play on current device?

Super simple: I go from home computer to work computer. When I press Play - it starts playing on the last device that was playing. This is stupid for me. I want it to always start playing on the device I am using.I don't see a setting for this anywhe...

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Super simple: I go from home computer to work computer. When I press Play - it starts playing on the last device that was playing. This is stupid for me. I want it to always start playing on the devi...

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Re: Sharing playlists with other Spotify users

Also, bringing back this function is the NUMBER 1 ranked idea submitted on your Ideas board and by twice as many votes as your number 2 ranked idea. So..... Let's keep proposing this "IDEA" and voting on it. Even if they try to shut out our voices by...

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Also, bringing back this function is the NUMBER 1 ranked idea submitted on your Ideas board and by twice as many votes as your number 2 ranked idea. So.....   Let's keep proposing this "IDEA" ...

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Re: Sharing playlists with other Spotify users

Deej59, there is no way to share anything anymore using a user interface. In fact, there is no longer any user interface whatsoever, aside from collaborating on a playlist with someone.You can't even see who is following your playlists now. What you ...

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Deej59, there is no way to share anything anymore using a user interface. In fact, there is no longer any user interface whatsoever, aside from collaborating on a playlist with someone.You can't even...

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Can't play a folder of playlists

I can no longer play a folder of playlists on the Windows client. There is a Play button which changes to Pause when I click it, but nothing ever plays. This used to work on the Desktop client. It can be done on the iOS client using the All Song opti...

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I can no longer play a folder of playlists on the Windows client. There is a Play button which changes to Pause when I click it, but nothing ever plays. This used to work on the Desktop client. It ca...

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Spotify has to be restarted every few days.

Spotify stops being connected to the other computers every couple days and needs to be restarted on all computers to fix it. This is running on 4 machines and 1 account to control 1 music output. 1 user at a time will switch to their pc and then chan...

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Spotify stops being connected to the other computers every couple days and needs to be restarted on all computers to fix it.   This is running on 4 machines and 1 account to control 1 mus...

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MY Spotify Windows app is not responding!!!

I'm using Windows 7 Ultimate and when I turn on my computer, the Spotify app automatically opens. But if I close the app and reopen it, it gives me an error that it's not responding. Is something wrong with the app or isn't it compatible with Windows...

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I'm using Windows 7 Ultimate and when I turn on my computer, the Spotify app automatically opens. But if I close the app and reopen it, it gives me an error that it's not responding. Is something wro...

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Solved!! Some tracks report as unavailable when spotify is not run as admin

When using the Spotify PC application some songs will report as not available if the application is not started using the administrator account. Full message: "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it". The ...

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When using the Spotify PC application some songs will report as not available if the application is not started using the administrator account. Full message: "This song is not available. If you...

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Error en canción

Esta canción parece acabarse abruptamente:https://open.spotify.com/track/4pjcPUn5v9udDHFAxqknb7

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Esta canción parece acabarse abruptamente: https://open.spotify.com/track/4pjcPUn5v9udDHFAxqknb7

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ABOUT Random

Recently, when i am using Spotify to play my playlists randomly but it would only play the songs i added long time ago. it seldom play the recent songs which i had added to the playlist. is there any way that this situation could be fixed? because i ...

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Recently, when i am using Spotify to play my playlists randomly but it would only play the songs i added long time ago. it seldom play the recent songs which i had added to the playlist. is there any...

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[Your Music] A track with multiple artists is only saved to the first listed artist

I struggled a bit with the Subject for this topic, but my issue is that when there are multiple artists listed for a specific track and when I save that track to "Your Music" and then go to "Artists" the track is only listed under the first listed ar...

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I struggled a bit with the Subject for this topic, but my issue is that when there are multiple artists listed for a specific track and when I save that track to "Your Music" and then go to...

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Local Files not showing up (Only 2 of them)

Hey, for some time now i can't update my Local Files or they are not getting updated. I even deactivated my sources and it still showed me 2 Songs. Nothing changes whatever i do. PLS HELP ME!!!

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Hey,   for some time now i can't update my Local Files or they are not getting updated. I even deactivated my sources and it still showed me 2 Songs. Nothing changes whatever i do. PLS HELP ME...

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Doesn't detect local archives (each time less)

Tittle says all, doesn't detect local archives, each time i open it again, it detects less. GGWP.

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Tittle says all, doesn't detect local archives, each time i open it again, it detects less. GGWP.

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