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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 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?

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

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Solved!! Playlist Help

so here we goI started using spotify on my phone about a year ago. Over that time, I made a playlist of about 35 songs. Later, I installed spotify on my computer. I noticed that my original playlist was still on my phone, but hadn;t transferred to my...

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so here we go I started using spotify on my phone about a year ago.  Over that time, I made a playlist of about 35 songs.  Later, I installed spotify on my computer.  I noticed that m...

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Bug with the playlist radio

Sometimes when i skip a song with my media buttons Spotify starts the Playlist radio and plays the songs from the radio and not from my playlist.

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Sometimes when i skip a song with my media buttons Spotify starts the Playlist radio and plays the songs from the radio and not from my playlist.

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Solved!! Export Songs

Hi to all who are reading this I create this post to only ask if there is a way to export some song of Spotify to copy in a usb-key to listen in the car. The song i want is 78min-long so it's a big file. Thanks for helping me.

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Hi to all who are reading this   I create this post to only ask if there is a way to export some song of Spotify to copy in a usb-key to listen in the car. The song i want is 78min-long so it'...

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Radio and Daily mix like buttons are on opposite sides

Why are the like/upvote buttons opposite for the radio and daily mixes? Daily mix like is on the left and radio upvote is on the right. It results in a lot accidental liked/disliked songs. Please fix.

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Why are the like/upvote buttons opposite for the radio and daily mixes? Daily mix like is on the left and radio upvote is on the right. It results in a lot accidental liked/disliked songs. Please fix.

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Play on same device you pressed play on?

I clicked to start music playing on the desktop client, and the music started playing on my phone, very loudly, at work. How can I prevent this from happening? It's ridiculous for my phone to start playing music because i clicked play on the desktop ...

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I clicked to start music playing on the desktop client, and the music started playing on my phone, very loudly, at work. How can I prevent this from happening? It's ridiculous for my phone to start p...

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Can't see what my friends are listening to for months now

Hi, I have spotify premium but I still cannot see what my friends are listening. I have been having this problem for months now. Can you please let me know when you will release a fix for this problem?

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Hi,   I have spotify premium but I still cannot see what my friends are listening. I have been having this problem for months now.   Can you please let me know when you will release a f...

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HELPPPPPP!!!!!!!! Black screen of death (windows 10)!!!!!!!!!!

HELP!!!!!!! Since installing spotify on my laptop i keep getting the black screen of death. I've turned off hardwear accerlation and still getting it constantly. I even got it after uninstalling spotify!!! Help!!!!!!!!!! This is making it impossible ...

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HELP!!!!!!! Since installing spotify on my laptop i keep getting the black screen of death. I've turned off hardwear accerlation and still getting it constantly. I even got it after uninstalling spot...

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Solved!! Spotify isn't fitting screen correctly.

As you can see in the photo, when Spotify is maximized it overlaps into the taskbar, as seen by the darker part on top of the taskbar.

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As you can see in the photo, when Spotify is maximized it overlaps into the taskbar, as seen by the darker part on top of the taskbar. 

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