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Discuss Spotify for Windows
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...
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...
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...
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...
I know for a fact that my account is not hacked. This is a bug of some sort on my account. Everytime I try to play music it will at random times stop and say that my account is being used elsewhere. Anyone know how to solve this?
I know for a fact that my account is not hacked. This is a bug of some sort on my account. Everytime I try to play music it will at random times stop and say that my account is being used el...
Music Fan
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Hello Some of my working songs are now not available. Also my favourite Japanese singer Fuyumi Sakamoto's albums are no where to found. I see only one album of her. I even made a playlist months ago with lots of songs of her (like 90+ songs) but now ...
Hello Some of my working songs are now not available. Also my favourite Japanese singer Fuyumi Sakamoto's albums are no where to found. I see only one album of her. I even made a playlist mo...
Community Legend
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I've noticed a problem recently where I will play an album and I will randomly hear the first song again. This will lead me to check Spotify and realize that the album started over even though it hadn't finished yet (and I have both repeat and shuffl...
I've noticed a problem recently where I will play an album and I will randomly hear the first song again. This will lead me to check Spotify and realize that the album started over even though it had...
Regular
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Hello, I can't delete a Playlist from my Spotify's Library! Can you tell me how to delete it from Windows? Mine's is Windows 10
Hello, I can't delete a Playlist from my Spotify's Library! Can you tell me how to delete it from Windows? Mine's is Windows 10
Casual Listener
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Hi, I've recently installed Spotify on a clean install of Windows 10 and since then there is no download button to make my favorite songs available offline. See the screenshot below. Is there any workaround for this?
Hi, I've recently installed Spotify on a clean install of Windows 10 and since then there is no download button to make my favorite songs available offline. See the screenshot below. Is ther...
Regular
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I'm runnning Window 7 and after 10/15 seconds I've started playing a song, spotify automatically closes. I've already tried to reinstall and I get the same problem.I get no error message.
I'm runnning Window 7 and after 10/15 seconds I've started playing a song, spotify automatically closes. I've already tried to reinstall and I get the same problem. I get no error message.
Casual Listener
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I use Spotify Premium a lot.I've installed it on my computer (windows), my laptop (also windows) and on my android phone. Certain songs are not available on the desktop cliënt, whilst being in white text, and playable on the spotify android app.For e...
I use Spotify Premium a lot. I've installed it on my computer (windows), my laptop (also windows) and on my android phone. Certain songs are not available on the desktop cliënt, whilst bein...
Casual Listener
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Hey. I'm looking for songs I listened to last week, sadly I listen to more than 50 songs a week (what a joke on spotifys side, why is the "History" so short? Can't even really call it history, that's like my last hour of music)Is there no solution th...
Hey. I'm looking for songs I listened to last week, sadly I listen to more than 50 songs a week (what a joke on spotifys side, why is the "History" so short? Can't even really call it history, that's...
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Hi, For some reason, Spotify is completely unable to search both on my desktop and my phone. When I hit enter, it says "oops, something went wrong" and trying again, whether by clicking on "try again" or trying manually, doesn't work. It plays my pla...
Hi, For some reason, Spotify is completely unable to search both on my desktop and my phone. When I hit enter, it says "oops, something went wrong" and trying again, whether by clicking on "...
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Hello, I am repeatedly getting an error that the songs I select to play can't be played. Occasionally, the song will play partially (in the current case, it has processed through 1:11 of the song, 3:49 total) and then fail to play, giving the error b...
Hello, I am repeatedly getting an error that the songs I select to play can't be played. Occasionally, the song will play partially (in the current case, it has processed through 1:11 of the...
Community Legend
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I just uploaded my entire music library (17,000 tracks) to Spotify and I am noticing that some stay greyed out while others are white. The white ones can be synced to my device but the grey ones cannot. Some of the grey ones are purchased, and some a...
I just uploaded my entire music library (17,000 tracks) to Spotify and I am noticing that some stay greyed out while others are white. The white ones can be synced to my device but the grey ones cann...
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It seems there's a delay of 1-3 seconds when setting seeker to mid-song for an example. Used to be instant. Doesn't happen only to me, verified this with three other people, everyone has this. What's up with that?
It seems there's a delay of 1-3 seconds when setting seeker to mid-song for an example. Used to be instant. Doesn't happen only to me, verified this with three other people, everyone ha...
Newbie
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Hello! I have a large playlist (around 800 songs) that I like to listen to when gaming. However, whenever I press shuffle, it only will select about 20-30 songs and play those on loop, instead of playing the whole playlist shuffled. How can I fix thi...
Hello! I have a large playlist (around 800 songs) that I like to listen to when gaming. However, whenever I press shuffle, it only will select about 20-30 songs and play those on loop, instead of pla...
Roadie
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Hi, I have the issue that I cant log into the desktop player (windows). when I try he loads 5 sec than tells me error 3 and thats it. And funnily enough I cant log out from the website unless I am in the incognito mode. I dont know what to do I de an...
Hi, I have the issue that I cant log into the desktop player (windows). when I try he loads 5 sec than tells me error 3 and thats it. And funnily enough I cant log out from the website unless I am in...
Casual Listener
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Currently using the free version and i want to up grade to premium, but there's no point if i can't get my play lists from media player. Should i bother signing up?
Currently using the free version and i want to up grade to premium, but there's no point if i can't get my play lists from media player. Should i bother signing up?
Community Legend
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I was listening to music like normal. I lost internet for about two minutes (literally). After that, Spotify won't play anything at all. It says that every single track is 'unavailable' and can't be played. So it just cycles through my playlist perpe...
I was listening to music like normal. I lost internet for about two minutes (literally). After that, Spotify won't play anything at all. It says that every single track is 'unavailable' and can't be ...
Roadie
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Hi, I had a playlist with songs by Boris Savchuk & Pavel Levin, I have just tried to open that playlist but it is now empty & also when I search for either of these artists nothing comes up, any idea please? thanks
Hi, I had a playlist with songs by Boris Savchuk & Pavel Levin, I have just tried to open that playlist but it is now empty & also when I search for either of these artists nothing comes up, ...
Regular
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My Samsung Galaxy has a bunch of downloaded/synced music on it. I can play these songs in Spotify offline mode. I want to play this same music through my computer speakers, so I found Spotify Connect. I am doing this through mobile data + mobile hots...
My Samsung Galaxy has a bunch of downloaded/synced music on it. I can play these songs in Spotify offline mode. I want to play this same music through my computer speakers, so I found Spotif...
Visitor
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I have been using OTS AV to DJ for many, many years... Back before laptops I carted a tower drive and huge, heavy screen around to do weddings and events using what was callled OTS JUKEOTS AV would see off a lot of it's competition with its seamless ...
I have been using OTS AV to DJ for many, many years... Back before laptops I carted a tower drive and huge, heavy screen around to do weddings and events using what was callled OTS JUKE OTS AV w...
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today I started spotify and saw that my downloaded songs are gone! The lists are still there but it doesn't show them as downloaded and when I open a track it starts to download. It's a massive problem for me to download them all over again since my ...
today I started spotify and saw that my downloaded songs are gone! The lists are still there but it doesn't show them as downloaded and when I open a track it starts to download. It's a massive probl...
Casual Listener
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