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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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Yordan

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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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Error 101 & "offline"

Hey guys! I've had an ongoing issue for a couple of days now and it's getting annoying! I use Windows 10 and I've had Spotify for a while; it's been running smoothly. The other day I turned on my laptop and Spotify said it was "offline" even though I...

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Hey guys!  I've had an ongoing issue for a couple of days now and it's getting annoying! I use Windows 10 and I've had Spotify for a while; it's been running smoothly.  The other day I tu...

ErikG

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Can´t open or delete Spotify

Hey guys, yesterday i tried to open Spotify .... double click....... nothing happend. I watched at the taskmanager and it seems that Spotify is open but not showed by my Pc. If i try to uninstall my pc is telling me that the programm is still running...

Newbie

Hey guys,   yesterday i tried to open Spotify .... double click....... nothing happend. I watched at the taskmanager and it seems that Spotify is open but not showed by my Pc. If i try to unin...

ErikG

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Spotify's "Top Recommendations For You" not recommending music I listen to

Hello, I've had a problem with Spotify almost only recommending Stoner Rock and Stoner Metal bands in my "Top Recommendations For You" for quite some time now, this is really annoying since I only listen to some music within those genres, and on rare...

Music Fan

Hello, I've had a problem with Spotify almost only recommending Stoner Rock and Stoner Metal bands in my "Top Recommendations For You" for quite some time now, this is really annoying since I only li...

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Message to receiver of new play on list

When I share a new play into a facebook friends shared play list does the friend receiver get a message in spotify of this updated shared play list?

Gig Goer

When I share a new play into a facebook friends shared play list does the friend receiver get a message in spotify of this updated shared play list?

kstrid

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Downloaded Music

Recently i have downloaded a playlist to my desktop (Windows), but i have decided to not keep this saved anymore in my PC. So, i just uncheck the "Avaliable Offline" button, but, when i'm offline, i could keep listen the downloaded playlist, even aft...

Newbie

Recently i have downloaded a playlist to my desktop (Windows), but i have decided to not keep this saved anymore in my PC. So, i just uncheck the "Avaliable Offline" button, but, when i'm offline, i ...

MartinStoichkov

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Solved!! Spotify won't start or uninstall

My spotify won't start and when I try to uninstall it, it won't. I tried to uninstall it through the control panel, using Advanced SystemCare Uninstaller and CCleaner and nothing worked. I tried to uninstall it in Safe Mode using all of the options a...

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My spotify won't start and when I try to uninstall it, it won't. I tried to uninstall it through the control panel, using Advanced SystemCare Uninstaller and CCleaner and nothing worked. I tried to u...

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Offline downloads keep getting deleted.

I have 3 offline devices; 2 Windows and an Android phone yet with relative frequency I need to re-download my playlists on all my devices as they with annoying frequency my offline content is randomly erased. This as a slight inconvenience with my ho...

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I have 3 offline devices; 2 Windows and an Android phone yet with relative frequency I need to re-download my playlists on all my devices as they with annoying frequency my offline content is ra...

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Solved!! Spotify does not open (and uninstall)

My Spotify Player on Windows 10 does not open (although the process is running in task manager). Uninstall does not work. Adding exception in AVG does not help either (i helped some, as i have read). What next? Help, please.

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My Spotify Player on Windows 10 does not open (although the process is running in task manager). Uninstall does not work. Adding exception in AVG does not help either (i helped some, as i have read)....

LucasJFox

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Stop the sync between devices

I'm still new to Spotify so I may not have the right terms here. When I play music on the Windows Desktop app, it sort of syncs with my phone and tablet so that whatever playlist I'm on, the devices are on that playlist too.Is there a way to disable ...

Roadie

I'm still new to Spotify so I may not have the right terms here.  When I play music on the Windows Desktop app, it sort of syncs with my phone and tablet so that whatever playlist I'm on, the de...

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Local files not appearing on Desktop App

Hi I recently added some new music locally but it's not appearing in my Local Files. Anyone else experiencing the same problem?

Gig Goer

Hi I recently added some new music locally but it's not appearing in my Local Files. Anyone else experiencing the same problem?

ErikG

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Reset Public Stream Number?

I recently noticed that the usual stream count for an artist's top songs on their page has been reset. When I go to the page of an artist, the songs all have " < 1000 " for the stream count. Does anyone know if this is a widespread issue or if its ju...

Newbie

I recently noticed that the usual stream count for an artist's top songs on their page has been reset. When I go to the page of an artist, the songs all have " < 1000 " for the stream count. Does ...

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Can't play the current track. Classic unistall and caché already tried.

Hello everyone! After every song the playlist is sttoping and I am getting this message of 'Can't play the current track' and since I couldn't find any solutions rather than the 'unistall and delete cache' ones (that ocf I have already tried) I am cr...

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Hello everyone! 🙂   After every song the playlist is sttoping and I am getting this message of 'Can't play the current track' and since I couldn't find any solutions rather than the 'unistall...

olmoknows

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Traspasar cuenta

Hola buen dia, tengo dos preguntas:1. Tengo una cuenta premium con un correo y quiero saber si puedo cambiar esa cuenta premium para usarla con otro correo.Explicacion: Mi cuenta premium la tengo asociada a mi facebook, pero en realidad yo queria usa...

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Hola buen dia, tengo dos preguntas: 1. Tengo una cuenta premium con un correo y quiero saber si puedo cambiar esa cuenta premium para usarla con otro correo. Explicacion: Mi cuenta premium la tengo...

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The most useful search tool (advanced search syntax) is only usable in the most useless way?

This triggers me to be honest. I can filter general main search (top left) with keywords using AND/OR/NOT etc, but cant do that in my playlist if out of 1000 songs I only want to listen to Drake OR Future. Why? Its so assbackwards.

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This triggers me to be honest. I can filter general main search (top left) with keywords using AND/OR/NOT etc, but cant do that in my playlist if out of 1000 songs I only want to listen to Drake OR F...

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Solved!! Black Screen within the Program (Win 7)

Hey, Spotify has been working good for a couple of months now but a couple of days ago it stopped working. -I can still play music but Stuff like: "Follow, Messages, App Finder, Radio, TuneWiki" it is all black. -Today it also stopped loading most of...

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Hey, Spotify has been working good for a couple of months now but a couple of days ago it stopped working. -I can still play music but Stuff like: "Follow, Messages, App Finder, Radio, TuneWiki" it...

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Saved music by artist isn't showing all music

It seems my Spotify app has updated (1.0.48.103.g15edf1ec) and with the update, when I browse in my library by Artist, not all of the albums/music I have saved shows up. However if I navigate to the main artist page, it will show the entire album as ...

Casual Listener

It seems my Spotify app has updated (1.0.48.103.g15edf1ec) and with the update, when I browse in my library by Artist, not all of the albums/music I have saved shows up. However if I navigate to the ...

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shutting down and restarting every 5 seconds

I normally listen to spotify on my phone without problems, but i am home sick today and am trying to listen on my laptop and i play a song and after 5 seconds the program shuts down and restarts. I logged off and logged back on and it is still doing ...

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I normally listen to spotify on my phone without problems, but i am home sick today and am trying to listen on my laptop and i play a song and after 5 seconds the program shuts down and restarts. I l...

ErikG

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Starting position shifts after restart

Hey,each time i close Spotify, its saved starting position in regedit shifts by 86 pixel to the left. So when i start it again, it is a bit more left.Dunno why... I guess i have this problem since Windows 10, never tried to solve it.If you need more ...

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Hey, each time i close Spotify, its saved starting position in regedit shifts by 86 pixel to the left. So when i start it again, it is a bit more left. Dunno why... I guess i have this problem ...

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Wont let me uninstall Spotify for 3 weeks now, can't run it either.

I have had this problem for 3 weeks and I haven't been able to use Spotify. I tried running it compatibility mode, troubleshooting it and still no fix. It doesn't even show up on task manager but says it running when I try to delete it.

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I have had this problem for 3 weeks and I haven't been able to use Spotify. I tried running it compatibility mode, troubleshooting it and still no fix. It doesn't even show up on task manager but say...

ErikG

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Help understanding Spotify Radio

I'm trying to figure out the radio feature on Spotify. I picked an artist and then used that to create a radio station. I get about 100 songs that repeat them selves over and over. After a few days it gets old. I'm I using it wrong? What I'd like is ...

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I'm trying to figure out the radio feature on Spotify. I picked an artist and then used that to create a radio station. I get about 100 songs that repeat them selves over and over. After a few days i...

KatesHere

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