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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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What is the current windows 7 client? I have 1.0.45 but I read there are more current

Greetings, I am trying to solve an issue where my menus on my windows 7 client are empty (hence I can't get to preferences - see my other post). I see there are more recent versions out there but I can't locate a good link (and I want to be careful)....

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Greetings,   I am trying to solve an issue where my menus on my windows 7 client are empty (hence I can't get to preferences - see my other post).  I see there are more recent versions ou...

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Drag and drop playlists into folders does not work

I am unable to place playlists into folders. When I drag a playlist to a folder, the "+" box appears to indicate the playlist will be placed into the folder. When I let go of the mouse button, the playlist is inserted above the folder instead of insi...

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I am unable to place playlists into folders. When I drag a playlist to a folder, the "+" box appears to indicate the playlist will be placed into the folder. When I let go of the mouse button, t...

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No preferences option - Edit menu only shows "delete" - windows 7 client

Greetings, I have been trying to solve this for days and I just can't solve it. My edit menu on my latest windows 7 install only shows "delete" in the edit menu. There are other menus that aren't right either. I have done a tremendous amount of searc...

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Greetings,   I have been trying to solve this for days and I just can't solve it.  My edit menu on my latest windows 7 install only shows "delete" in the edit menu.  There are other ...

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Solved!! Spotify website is in Swedish, but I'm in the US

I'm not exactly sure what happened, but when I go to https://www.spotify.com, it redirects me to https://www.spotify.com/se/ That'd be cool and all except for the fact that I'm not in Sweden, nor can I read Swedish. Not sure what to do Any help would...

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I'm not exactly sure what happened, but when I go to https://www.spotify.com, it redirects me to https://www.spotify.com/se/   That'd be cool and all except for the fact that I'm not...

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Music output is broken

Since the last update Spotify completely ignores my Asus Rog motherboard audio settings... Bass boost, equalizer, whatever... No matter what i've tried it does not react at all when fiddling with the audio settings.... Everything else does, but not S...

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Since the last update Spotify completely ignores my Asus Rog motherboard audio settings... Bass boost, equalizer, whatever... No matter what i've tried it does not react at all when fiddling with the...

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Ads in the middle of songs

I was happily listening to Papa Roach scream their way through Last Resort when it was interupted by the tinkely piano of an advert started. This has been happening since the most recent spotify update. Is this an intended new function, in which case...

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I was happily listening to Papa Roach scream their way through Last Resort when it was interupted by the tinkely piano of an advert started. This has been happening since the most recent spotify upda...

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"This song is not available..."

Out of the blue, every other song I try to play on my desktop Spotify version now gives me the error "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." Songs that I played fine last week suddenly aren't playing, in...

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Out of the blue, every other song I try to play on my desktop Spotify version now gives me the error "This song is not available. If you have the file on your computer you can import it."   So...

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Certain songs in albums are "not available" when the rest of the album is

Some of my music is "not available" even though its worked previously and other songs in the album will play just fine. Specifically in system of a downs steal this album. I'd really like a way to fix this because all the songs in the album that don'...

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Some of my music is "not available" even though its worked previously and other songs in the album will play just fine. Specifically in system of a downs steal this album. I'd really like a way to fi...

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Album art trouble

Hi, I have a trouble with the album art since January 1st. The problem is that the "miniatures" don´t charge or charge too slowly; sometimes they do charge but when I enter into a playlist or album the album art (that was visible before entering into...

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Hi, I have a trouble with the album art since January 1st. The problem is that the "miniatures" don´t charge or charge too slowly; sometimes they do charge but when I enter into a playlist or album t...

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Solved!! Error Code 17 | Windows 10

I'm not sure if there is a concrete solution for error code 17, but I've tried everything. I've added exceptions, CCleaned, Switched anti-virus programs, compatibility modes, administrative rights were changed, couldn't uninstall it, it wouldn't so I...

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I'm not sure if there is a concrete solution for error code 17, but I've tried everything. I've added exceptions, CCleaned, Switched anti-virus programs, compatibility modes, administrative righ...

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playlist with whole albums wont play it random

I made a playlist whit complete albums of diferent albums but when i activate the random function doesnt work,what is happening?

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I made a playlist whit complete albums of diferent albums but when i activate the random function doesnt work,what is happening?

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PC, Notebook, Galaxy can´t finde offline device

hallo i have a problem, i create a new premium account, but i can t find offline device. I have three device and allover I have the same problem. I do some restarts, same problem. Can you help me? and sorry for my bad english

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hallo   i have a problem, i create a new premium account, but i can t find offline device.   I have three device and allover I have the same problem.   I do some restarts, same p...

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Am I going crazy or is shuffle reactivating itself all the time?!

I *never* use shuffle intentionally, but somehow it just keeps activating for me. I've got a premium account, and use the windows client. For example I can listen to some album, then check out the the "discover weekly" playlist, then start another al...

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I *never* use shuffle intentionally, but somehow it just keeps activating for me. I've got a premium account, and use the windows client. For example I can listen to some album, then check out the th...

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Solved!! Desktop client not saving when not quitted properly

Hey Guys, I'm using Spotify daily on my work laptop and it looks like the "current playing state" is saved upon quitting (when quitting the app) but the thing is when you turn off windows with spotify still running, it loses the current state and goe...

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Hey Guys,    I'm using Spotify daily on my work laptop and it looks like the "current playing state" is saved upon quitting (when quitting the app) but the thing is when you turn off wind...

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Error 53 on windows 10

When I try to download spotify, an error 53 message pops up. What is this message for? How do I fix it without going to a different site or something to download it?

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When I try to download spotify, an error 53 message pops up. What is this message for? How do I fix it without going to a different site or something to download it?

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Bose SoundTouch 54C1E3 in Spotify connect, but I don't have one!

Does anyone have similar issues? I don't own a soundtouch and I have no unwanted people in my network. Any idea?

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Does anyone have similar issues? I don't own a soundtouch and I have no unwanted people in my network. Any idea?

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How do I sync ALL of my playlists from iTunes?

Hi all... I'm new to Spotify, have been working with iTunes and playlists for years. I have 100 playlists that I want to sync in Spotify but not all will come over. I've followed the help tips and directions - still, no go. Any help would be apprecia...

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Hi all... I'm new to Spotify, have been working with iTunes and playlists for years. I have 100 playlists that I want to sync in Spotify but not all will come over. I've followed the help tips and di...

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"Songs" not downloaded for offline use

Hi everyone, I have a question: Why is it that in the Android app my "Songs" are automatically downloaded, but on my Windows 10 laptop my "Songs" are not automatically downloaded and if I want them for offline usage I'd have to manually update a play...

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Hi everyone,   I have a question: Why is it that in the Android app my "Songs" are automatically downloaded, but on my Windows 10 laptop my "Songs" are not automatically downloaded and if I wa...

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Problems with changing the song and random songs.

On Spotify Desktop Windows 10,i'm having some problems, one of them is:I play songs on random when i try to change to another one it starts to shuffle all again and it dont stops then the bug cames, after this i cant change the music by my own choice...

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On Spotify Desktop Windows 10,i'm having some problems, one of them is: I play songs on random when i try to change to another one it starts to shuffle all again and it dont stops then the bug cames...

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Organizing playlists into folders

I'm using Spotify 1.0.44.100.ga60c0ce1 on Windows and cannot, for the life of me, drag existing playlists into playlist folders. I tried dragging playlists onto folder from the side bar (dragging the list items onto the folder items with the arrow dr...

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I'm using Spotify 1.0.44.100.ga60c0ce1 on Windows and cannot, for the life of me, drag existing playlists into playlist folders.   I tried dragging playlists onto folder from the side bar...

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