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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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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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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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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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error code 11 - can't install spotify

I just purchased a new laptop and I'm trying to install Spotify but it keeps giving me an error code 11! It is a brand new laptop so I'm not sure why it is telling me I have not enough free memory or disk space. I've read another forum post about the...

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I just purchased a new laptop and I'm trying to install Spotify but it keeps giving me an error code 11!  It is a brand new laptop so I'm not sure why it is telling me I have not enough free me...

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Error Code 57

Hello All I deinstalled Spotify from my desktop computer. So everytime when i redownload the client and start it, it gives an Error Code with the Number 57 (In Attachments) Ive read the existing Topic of this Error but the solution there with the adm...

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Hello All   I deinstalled Spotify from my desktop computer. So everytime when i redownload the client and start it, it gives an Error Code with the Number 57 (In Attachments) Ive read the exis...

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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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activity feed

my activity feed has been gone for like a week and I read all the posts here that address this issue and I can't solve it! there's posts from 2014 2011 and now it's march 2017 and the activity feed is gone and i tried to remove spotify and setup agai...

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my activity feed has been gone for like a week and I read all the posts here that address this issue and I can't solve it! there's posts from 2014 2011 and now it's march 2017 and the activity feed i...

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The Friend Feed issue

Hello! For the past 2 years or so I've been a premium user, who hasn't been able to use his Friend Feed as intented (or rather at all), expect for a very short period of time in the very beginning. Well, hoping for an update to fix it doesn't seem ve...

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Hello!   For the past 2 years or so I've been a premium user, who hasn't been able to use his Friend Feed as intented (or rather at all), expect for a very short period of time in the very beg...

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Spotify plays music by itself

I just came home and was shocked to hear my speakers blaring. Spotify was playing music and judging by the logs it has been doing so for the last four hours. It's been six hours since I left, so the playback has started due to reasons unknown. What c...

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I just came home and was shocked to hear my speakers blaring. Spotify was playing music and judging by the logs it has been doing so for the last four hours. It's been six hours since I lef...

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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...

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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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(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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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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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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Re: Inbox and messages

I agree. I wish we would've have a chance to recover or forward our messages someplace. That is a feature that I used and that set Spotify apart from the other music services. I am so sad that the messages I've sent or been sent have been lost. Spoti...

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I agree.  I wish we would've have a chance to recover or forward our messages someplace.  That is a feature that I used and that set Spotify apart from the other music services.  I am ...

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