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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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Spotify will not play some local songs, even if they are in Spotify's database

Having backed Portraits' debut album Monad via Kickstarter, I have now recieved the digital version of the album. It should have been a joyous event. Instead, I am cursed with silence because spotify won't play any of the album tracks. There is no pr...

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Having backed Portraits' debut album Monad via Kickstarter, I have now recieved the digital version of the album. It should have been a joyous event. Instead, I am cursed with silence because spotify...

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playlist

My playlist contains 700 songs, as it says on my phone and tablet.On my laptop (Windows Vaio) on the other hand, it says it contains 699. Anyone knows why this is? Thanks,Rowan.

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My playlist contains 700 songs, as it says on my phone and tablet. On my laptop (Windows Vaio) on the other hand, it says it contains 699.  Anyone knows why this is?   Thanks, Rowan.

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Share to FB Not Working

I am running Spotify version 1.0.43.123.g80176796 on my Windows 10 laptop. I have connected Spotify to my Facebook account. When I try to share songs to Facebook a small dialog comes up saying I am not connected to Facebook, when I am. Has anyone run...

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I am running Spotify version 1.0.43.123.g80176796 on my Windows 10 laptop. I have connected Spotify to my Facebook account. When I try to share songs to Facebook a small dialog comes up saying I...

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Solved!! Windows app 1.0.44.100

Currently running Windows app 1.0.43.123.g80176796Click Help > About Spotify"A new version of Spotify is available (1.0.4.100) Click here to download"Click "Click here to download" linkMessage from step 3 disappearsNothing is downloaded & installer d...

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Currently running Windows app 1.0.43.123.g80176796 Click Help > About Spotify "A new version of Spotify is available (1.0.4.100) Click here to download" Click "Click here to download" link Mes...

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Spotify Launcher doesn't show everything

Hello!Since the last update my Spotify Launcher just start but dont show anything, it's just a black screen with the options in the picture below...The options are in german, I am sry for that I hope u can help me to fix this problem.

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Hello! Since the last update my Spotify Launcher just start but dont show anything, it's just a black screen with the options in the picture below...The options are in german, I am sry for that 😉 ...

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Customize Activity Tab

Hey there, is it possible to customise the activty tab so I can choose which friends activity I am seeing? I am using the latest spotify version my desktop computer (Windows 10). Thanks in advance

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Hey there,   is it possible to customise the activty tab so I can choose which friends activity I am seeing?   I am using the latest spotify version my desktop computer (Windows 10). &...

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Accidentally removed soundtrack and don't remember it's name

Accidentally clicked on X and removed a track from "Your Music" generic playlist. The problem is that I haven't noticed what was the name of soundtrack. Is there a way to undelete it?

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Accidentally clicked on X and removed a track from "Your Music" generic playlist. The problem is that I haven't noticed what was the name of soundtrack. Is there a way to undelete it?

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Solved!! Premium üye için Bu şarkı kullanılamıyor hatası

Premium üyeyim. Daha önceleri bilgisayarımdan spotify kullanabiliyordum ancak şu an telefonumda kullanabiliyorum başka bilgisayarlarda da kullanabiliyorum bir tek kendi bilgisayarımda kullanamıyorum. Bu şarkı kullanılamıyor dosya bilgisayarında varsa...

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Premium üyeyim. Daha önceleri bilgisayarımdan spotify kullanabiliyordum ancak şu an telefonumda kullanabiliyorum başka bilgisayarlarda da kullanabiliyorum bir tek kendi bilgisayarımda kullanamıyorum....

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Choppy playback on Windows Spotify app

hi, Is there a reason why my music comes thru quite choppy thru the spotify app using a windows computer?

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hi,  Is there a reason why my music comes thru quite choppy thru the spotify app using a windows computer?

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Local Files [New Computer] Retrieve from iPhone?

Is there anyway I can retrieve my local files from my old computer (broke) from my iPhone to my new computer? All the old songs are downloaded onto my phone in the playlist but are not on my new computer, so when I go to listen to them on my new one ...

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Is there anyway I can retrieve my local files from my old computer (broke) from my iPhone to my new computer? All the old songs are downloaded onto my phone in the playlist but are not on my new comp...

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Spotify Changing the Artist in My Local Files

So I've purchased Beyonce's Lemonade and I've burned it onto my computer, put it into my local files so that way I can add the songs to other playlists while on mobile. Everything is working how it should but two of the song's information is wrong in...

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So I've purchased Beyonce's Lemonade and I've burned it onto my computer, put it into my local files so that way I can add the songs to other playlists while on mobile. Everything is working how it s...

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Currently playing artwork / ad not updating

This has been an ongoing problem for ages. When an advert has run it's course the area that displays the current album artwork in the bottom left (not sure what it's referred to as) doesn't update, it either gets stuck with the artwork from a track p...

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This has been an ongoing problem for ages. When an advert has run it's course the area that displays the current album artwork in the bottom left (not sure what it's referred to as) doesn't update, i...

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Problem viewing my followers

Hi, When I go onto my profile in the Spotify application, and click "Followers" to see, who's following me, it says that there's 11 people who's following me, but I can only see 10 of them. What about the last one? Why can't I see who that is?

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Hi,   When I go onto my profile in the Spotify application, and click "Followers" to see, who's following me, it says that there's 11 people who's following me, but I can only see 10 of them. ...

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Solved!! Remove my music

Can anybody tell me how to remove my music from Spotify? The tracks listd here are old and pretty rough. I'd just as soon they not be listed here.

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Can anybody tell me how to remove my music from Spotify?  The tracks listd here are old and pretty rough.  I'd just as soon they not be listed here.

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Download playlist turns off automatic

On both my laptop (windows 10) and phone One plus one every few days my playlist that have been put to offline are gone. When checking spotify the fuction download has been turned off automatic so I`ll need to download my playlist again.This is very ...

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On both my laptop (windows 10) and phone One plus one every few days my playlist that have been put to offline are gone. When checking spotify the fuction download has been turned off automatic so I`...

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Facebook sync? Discover Weekly? Help?

Where to begin. Lately, I've experienced several issues with Facebook and my Spotify account. I'll list them in bullet points:Discover Weekly is using an old profile picture that I haven't had since June, and despite disconnecting and reconnecting my...

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Where to begin. Lately, I've experienced several issues with Facebook and my Spotify account. I'll list them in bullet points: Discover Weekly is using an old profile picture that I haven't had sin...

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Spotify Windows auto restart after 2-3 minutes of song playing

As the title suggests, my Spotify software downloaded mainly from the website keeps on crashing and restarting. I don't know if the term "crash" is the right one to be used in here since it does not give error messages as well. It auto restarts even ...

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As the title suggests, my Spotify software downloaded mainly from the website keeps on crashing and restarting. I don't know if the term "crash" is the right one to be used in here since it does not ...

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My Local Files Duration is Saying Wrong Time?

This is really bothering me. Today I added a new Album to my local files- not only did I have a lot of problems getting all the songs on there (There were 3 songs missing, and i retried at least 4 times, deleting and ripping the disc again etc. I als...

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This is really bothering me. Today I added a new Album to my local files- not only did I have a lot of problems getting all the songs on there (There were 3 songs missing, and i retried at least 4 ti...

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After pausing, I can't use the same play button on my wireless headphones...

I have a problem where I can't seem to playback the music that I want to listen, using my wireless, Model: B0501, headphones. When I use my pause button for my headphones, seemly the same button should be able to playback my music. But, no, it can't!...

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I have a problem where I can't seem to playback the music that I want to listen, using my wireless, Model: B0501, headphones. When I use my pause button for my headphones, seemly the same button shou...

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Can only play local files, nothing from Spotify

Hey all, I can't play any Spotify songs. If I press play on a playlist, the play button will appear for a few seconds and then go back to paused. If I select a song, any song, indiviually all that pops up is "This song is not available. If you have t...

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Hey all,  I can't play any Spotify songs. If I press play on a playlist, the play button will appear for a few seconds and then go back to paused. If I select a song, any song, indiviually all ...

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