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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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earthbound

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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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Playing My Artist music not in order

1. Select My Music -> Artist2. select one of Artists -> shows list of my saved songs for that artist ordered by name, i remember i could order by any column here some time ago, why i cant now ?3 when i try to play first song, spotify plays one of son...

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1. Select My Music -> Artist 2. select one of Artists -> shows list of my saved songs for that artist ordered by name, i remember i could order by any column here some time ago, why i cant now...

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Solved!! Control mobile playlist through desktop client

I recently got the new Samsung GS8 and have been having to manually download every playlist 1 at a time. In the past I could open my desktop client, select my phone, and mass-set playlists to download to it. I can't seem to find this option and searc...

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I recently got the new Samsung GS8 and have been having to manually download every playlist 1 at a time. In the past I could open my desktop client, select my phone, and mass-set playlists to downloa...

MattSuda

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local files are unavailable?

when i try to play local files from the local file section it tells me they're unavailable and i have to import the files if i own them. i own the **bleep**ing files and they're imported this is retarded i've restarted spotify more than 10 times and ...

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when i try to play local files from the local file section it tells me they're unavailable and i have to import the files if i own them. i own the **bleep**ing files and they're imported this is reta...

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Solved!! I click the log in - and nothing! Nada, zip happens

So, sat down to listen to me som SPotify Premium and it said I had no internet connection. Not true so I found the topic and the solution to log off and back in. Tried that but when using the log in with facebook it open chrome, but does not log me i...

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So, sat down to listen to me som SPotify Premium and it said I had no internet connection. Not true so I found the topic and the solution to log off and back in. Tried that but when using the log in ...

tk1991

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Saving My Spotify Music to an SD card using my laptop computer

I just acquired a free 32 GB micro SD card. I thought the best use of this SD card would be save all of my music to this SD card. I have a slot in my laptop where I can load the SD card. Can I use my laptop computer to access my Spotify account...I a...

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I just acquired a free 32 GB micro SD card. I thought the best use of this SD card would be save all of my music to this SD card. I have a slot in my laptop where I can load the SD card. Can I use my...

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Friend Feed is showing fewer friends than I have

My FriendFeed is just showing some of my friends listening to their music. Most of my friends aren't shown although they're listening to music. Is this a bug or is there any workaround or fix for this problem? P.S.: Under "Weitere Freunde" in the scr...

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My FriendFeed is just showing some of my friends listening to their music. Most of my friends aren't shown although they're listening to music. Is this a bug or is there any workaround or fix for thi...

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Solved!! Starts playing on different device

Hello everyone, Sometimes when I am enjoying music on my computer the song suddenly starts playing on my mobile device. I have no conclusion for this, I don't even touch my phone when this happens. Somebody knows what is the actual problem?Thanks! Br...

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Hello everyone,   Sometimes when I am enjoying music on my computer the song suddenly starts playing on my mobile device. I have no conclusion for this, I don't even touch my phone when this h...

Sebasty

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Solved!! Login Button not responding

I got a new computer and tried to log in on it but the log in button isn't responding. I'll double click on it and it will resize the window (it doesn't apear to recognize this as a button for some reason). It also doesn't seem to recognize the "reme...

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I got a new computer and tried to log in on it but the log in button isn't responding.  I'll double click on it and it will resize the window (it doesn't apear to recognize this as a button for ...

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Friend Feed

Já faz alguns meses que o meu feed de amigos sumiu do meu spotify, mesmo a opção estando marcada lá para aparecer ele não aparece, eu já tentei varias vezes desinstalar e instalar o app mas mesmo assim não funciona, alguém sabe como arrumar isso?

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Já faz alguns meses que o meu feed de amigos sumiu do meu spotify, mesmo a opção estando marcada lá para aparecer ele não aparece, eu já tentei varias vezes desinstalar e instalar o app mas...

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All my music in 'Your Music' has dissapeared

Two months and I still have the same problem.Uninstalled, installed again, and closed session, I can not get into my songs.I stopped paying my subscription.V. 1.0.53.758 with Windows 10

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Two months and I still have the same problem. Uninstalled, installed again, and closed session, I can not get into my songs. I stopped paying my subscription. V. 1.0.53.758 with Windows 10

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Won't stop loading

Hey so frequently when I click on an album or playlist (on my windows 7 computer) there just comes up a loading screen. Like one of those wheels that spin. It won't go away until I quit spotify. When I start spotify again it works just as normal but ...

Casual Listener

Hey so frequently when I click on an album or playlist (on my windows 7 computer) there just comes up a loading screen. Like one of those wheels that spin. It won't go away until I quit spotify....

ryentzer

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Solved!! display bug after launching the software

Hi!Since a few weeks, I got a bug when I open a playlist : I'm using the french Desktop app for windows 8.1 64 bit (version 1.0.52.725.g943b26a8).Are you aware of this?I hope you'll fix it as soon as possible

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Hi! Since a few weeks, I got a bug when I open a playlist :   I'm using the french Desktop app for windows 8.1 64 bit (version 1.0.52.725.g943b26a8). Are you aware of this? I hope you'l...

MartinStoichkov

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Managing Collaborative Playlists

Hey. I was creating a collaborative playlist, and I was wondering if it was possible to prevent others from deleting the songs added? As it is right now, they can add songs, but initially not delete any songs, but when they follow the playlist they a...

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Hey. I was creating a collaborative playlist, and I was wondering if it was possible to prevent others from deleting the songs added? As it is right now, they can add songs, but initially not delete ...

MattSuda

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Feed de amigos

Já faz alguns meses que o meu feed de amigos sumiu do meu spotify, mesmo a opção estando marcada lá para aparecer ele não aparece, eu já tentei varias vezes desinstalar e instalar o app mas mesmo assim não funciona, alguém sabe como arrumar isso?

Casual Listener

Já faz alguns meses que o meu feed de amigos sumiu do meu spotify, mesmo a opção estando marcada lá para aparecer ele não aparece, eu já tentei varias vezes desinstalar e instalar o app mas...

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Sound quality spotify free unacceptable

I know sound quality in free version is not the same as in the premium version and that's no problem, but it used to be fine to listen to. Now when I got back from premium to free, it's just not acceptable to listen to. it's worse than listening to y...

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I know sound quality in free version is not the same as in the premium version and that's no problem, but it used to be fine to listen to. Now when I got back from premium to free, it's just not acce...

Sebasty

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Playlists not syncing on all devices.

Hello all,I use spotify on three devices my Home Desktop, Work Desktop, and android phone. I recently bought a physical copy of darn and put the tracks as files on my Home Desktop, I then created a playlist using my local darn files and was able to s...

Newbie

Hello all, I use spotify on three devices my Home Desktop, Work Desktop, and android phone. I recently bought a physical copy of darn and put the tracks as files on my Home Desktop, I then created a...

MattSuda

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LOCAL FILES

I CAN'T DOWNLOAD THE LOCAL FILED OF MY DESKTOP VERSION IN MY ANDROID DEVICE, ALTHOUGHT I FOLLOWED ALL STEPS, AND EVERYTHING IS EXACTLY HOW THEY TELL US TO BE.

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I CAN'T DOWNLOAD THE LOCAL FILED OF MY DESKTOP VERSION IN MY ANDROID DEVICE, ALTHOUGHT I FOLLOWED ALL STEPS, AND EVERYTHING IS EXACTLY HOW THEY TELL US TO BE.

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Local Files

Topic: Raising awareness for the lack of basic functionality asssociated with adding personal files to the local files tab in spotify application. I'm getting really tired of spotify developers skipping over basic functionality. I keep trying to add ...

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Topic: Raising awareness for the lack of basic functionality asssociated with adding personal files to the local files tab in spotify application.   I'm getting really tired of spotify develop...

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Como filtrar músicas + ouvidas/seguidas?

Só consigo filtrar se eu procurar algum nome, nunca achei essa opção de filtrar pelas musicas mais ouvidas ou seguidas que é um dos tipos de filtros mais uteis para encontrar as melhores musicas de minha preferencia, e n ficar procurando no youtube e...

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Só consigo filtrar se eu procurar algum nome, nunca achei essa opção de filtrar pelas musicas mais ouvidas ou seguidas que é um dos tipos de filtros mais uteis para encontrar as melhores musicas de m...

Bittencourt

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Starred playlist disappeared

My starred playlist just completely wiped. It is 7200 songs long. Please tell me what has happened and how I get these songs back. If I can't recover it, it's the last straw for me.

Gig Goer

My starred playlist just completely wiped. It is 7200 songs long. Please tell me what has happened and how I get these songs back. If I can't recover it, it's the last straw for me.

Chooxen

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