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Discuss Spotify for Windows
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...
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...
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...
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...
Running Windows 7, and i have made a playlist that i listened to very often. However since the last update to Spotify whenever I want to play a song within the playlist it will play a completelly different song within the play list. So if i chose son...
Running Windows 7, and i have made a playlist that i listened to very often. However since the last update to Spotify whenever I want to play a song within the playlist it will play a completelly dif...
Newbie
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Windows desktop version. In my preferences, I'm asking Spotify to only show local files from one folder (i.e., personal MP3 files stored on my hard drive). When I view the Local Files, however, it still shows all the files from the previously enabled...
Windows desktop version. In my preferences, I'm asking Spotify to only show local files from one folder (i.e., personal MP3 files stored on my hard drive). When I view the Local Files, however, it st...
Newbie
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13 replies
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Since the latest update I am unable to add local music files into spotify in any way shape or form. They don't show up in the local files tab and I can't drag n drop them into the client anymore either. Please help.
Since the latest update I am unable to add local music files into spotify in any way shape or form. They don't show up in the local files tab and I can't drag n drop them into the client anymore eith...
Regular
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When I start up Spotify, it takes maybe three minutes until everything loads up, with those circular loading dots. I am using version 1.0.1.1060.gc75ebdfd of Spotify, and my OS is Windows 7 Premium.
When I start up Spotify, it takes maybe three minutes until everything loads up, with those circular loading dots. I am using version 1.0.1.1060.gc75ebdfd of Spotify, and my OS is Windows 7 ...
Music Fan
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4 replies
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I mean, cmon, why they HE** would you ship a broken product? You're asking for flame and complaints... You removed a basic feature, from a MUSIC PLAYER! Let's say I have a playlist of more than a 100 songs... Now, if I know I have a song somewhere in...
I mean, cmon, why they HE** would you ship a broken product? You're asking for flame and complaints... You removed a basic feature, from a MUSIC PLAYER! Let's say I have a playlist of more than...
Not applicable
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17 replies
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It is now completely impossible to play a single track. It used to be if you right-clicked a song and hit 'Play' it would only play that song (assuming you had an empty queue, a nearly impossible task in itself). Now that option is GONE, the only opt...
It is now completely impossible to play a single track. It used to be if you right-clicked a song and hit 'Play' it would only play that song (assuming you had an empty queue, a nearly impossible tas...
Newbie
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35 replies
15 likes
I have Spotify open and maximised on my computer. However, since the upgrade, I can't access the Windows taskbar from an open and maximised Spotify window (i.e. Spotify is open, I move my mouse down to the bottom of the screen to bring up the taskbar...
I have Spotify open and maximised on my computer. However, since the upgrade, I can't access the Windows taskbar from an open and maximised Spotify window (i.e. Spotify is open, I move my mouse down ...
Newbie
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32 replies
9 likes
I just updated to the newest version of the desktop Spotify, but when I try to close it, instead of running in the background like it previously did, it stops playing and closes like a normal window. Is there a way I can make it run in the background...
I just updated to the newest version of the desktop Spotify, but when I try to close it, instead of running in the background like it previously did, it stops playing and closes like a normal window....
Newbie
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11 replies
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I have read anwsers to other posts saying that it hasn't been added to the new version yet... so ok.... but why...? I just can't seem to understand why you would make a release without something so basic... I mean now I have to scroll through hundred...
I have read anwsers to other posts saying that it hasn't been added to the new version yet... so ok.... but why...? I just can't seem to understand why you would make a release witho...
Music Fan
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17 replies
37 likes
After updating my Spotify Desktop player, my Recently Played Artist list has not updated in a week or so. Spotify on my Android phone seems to be similarly affected as well. As my Recently Played Artists usually updates quite swiftly, this lag is wor...
After updating my Spotify Desktop player, my Recently Played Artist list has not updated in a week or so. Spotify on my Android phone seems to be similarly affected as well. As my Recently Played Art...
Roadie
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354 replies
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Im not sure why this feature would be removed, but please bring it back. Its essential.
Im not sure why this feature would be removed, but please bring it back. Its essential.
Casual Listener
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34 replies
56 likes
Hello, as in title. Every time i turn on my Spotify and try to play music (e.g. playlist), app is turning off.I tried to reinstall app (with deleting appdata by myself after all) and it doesn't work.I've also logged on another account and there's a p...
Hello, as in title. Every time i turn on my Spotify and try to play music (e.g. playlist), app is turning off. I tried to reinstall app (with deleting appdata by myself after all) and it doesn't wor...
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Hi, I have a premium account and there is a problem with the artists I follow. Most have disappeared from my list of Artists and only appear a few. I was also the case in the iOS app. Why the artists I'm no longer appear? Thank's
Hi, I have a premium account and there is a problem with the artists I follow. Most have disappeared from my list of Artists and only appear a few. I was also the case in the iOS app. Why the art...
Spotify Star
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I could play Spotify radio yesterday, but now it won't load. I have tried clicking on Radio in the menu on the left and I also tried going to an artist page and selecting "Starta radio baserad på artist" from there, but all I get is the eight grey do...
I could play Spotify radio yesterday, but now it won't load. I have tried clicking on Radio in the menu on the left and I also tried going to an artist page and selecting "Starta radio baserad på art...
Casual Listener
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4 replies
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Spotify is brilliant. The overall sound v versatility is well thought through and works for most users. Using it at home, away, in the car or on foot I love the way it works. However I'm not most users. For mid to high end audio the sound quality is ...
Spotify is brilliant. The overall sound v versatility is well thought through and works for most users. Using it at home, away, in the car or on foot I love the way it works. ...
Roadie
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14 replies
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Hi there! Well, at first I'd like to know where spotify stores those songs I made I saved / chose to be available in offline mode. Well, I might have overdone it a bit with saving music. So now my hard disk is full. So now I deleted all songs from th...
Hi there! Well, at first I'd like to know where spotify stores those songs I made I saved / chose to be available in offline mode. Well, I might have overdone it a bit with saving music. S...
Casual Listener
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7 replies
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Hi, I've got a problem with Spotify Desktop. I currently have my PC plugged in, through HDMI, to an Elgato HD60 Game Capture device, then to HDMI to my HDTV. I have my headset plugged into the TV's headphones jack. Now, whenever I have Spotfiy playin...
Hi, I've got a problem with Spotify Desktop. I currently have my PC plugged in, through HDMI, to an Elgato HD60 Game Capture device, then to HDMI to my HDTV. I have my headset plugged into the TV's h...
Not applicable
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Hola buenas, desde hace unos días Spotify no se me inicia. Ni aún entrando como administrador ni nada, estos primeros días he tirado mano del reproductor Web, pero no entiendo por qué me paso a premium para no poder escuchar mi música sin conexión. H...
Hola buenas, desde hace unos días Spotify no se me inicia. Ni aún entrando como administrador ni nada, estos primeros días he tirado mano del reproductor Web, pero no entiendo por qué me paso a premi...
Community Legend
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I am a Newbe. Would someone be able to tell me how to remove this Adobe Flash Advertising when I try to play my local music media. There is a YouTube clip suggesting to change a HTTPS setting which works but sets Spotify Off Line. If this information...
I am a Newbe. Would someone be able to tell me how to remove this Adobe Flash Advertising when I try to play my local music media. There is a YouTube clip suggesting to change a HTTPS setting which w...
Community Legend
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1 replies
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If you didnt understand the question let me describe it. I commonly use my android app for spotify. So most of my tracks are downloaded in there. I want to syncronise or auto download (whatevet you call it) these tracks to my pc app. But i want it re...
If you didnt understand the question let me describe it. I commonly use my android app for spotify. So most of my tracks are downloaded in there. I want to syncronise or auto download (whatevet ...
Regular
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