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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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Solved!! Desktop: Jam now available

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...

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Desktop: New "Now Playing View" sidebar

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...

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New Your Library sidebar

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...

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Can't open spotify with facebook login behind a proxy

Hi, I have a problem login in to spotify app (on windows 7) on my work network (obviously i can't control de proxy settings). The same computer on my home network (no proxy) can login perfectly using the facebook authentication. i have my suspicions ...

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Hi,  I have a problem login in to spotify app (on windows 7) on my work network (obviously i can't control de proxy settings). The same computer on my home network (no proxy) can login perfe...

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How do you sort playlists in the windows desktop application?

I know you can sort songs within a playlist, but I am trying to sort the playlists themselves in the Windows Desktop app. Can you do this? You can do it within the Android app, but it would be nice to be able to do this in the desktop app.

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I know you can sort songs within a playlist, but I am trying to sort the playlists themselves in the Windows Desktop app. Can you do this? You can do it within the Android app, but it would be nice t...

Justin35

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Local Files Will Only Go Into a Playlist or Starred - Not Music

Wondering if you could help me out. I was able to import an mp3 of my own through local files. I want to integrate it in my Music. However, Spotify will only give me the option to star it or at it to a playlist. It is only doing this for one song, no...

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Wondering if you could help me out. I was able to import an mp3 of my own through local files. I want to integrate it in my Music. However, Spotify will only give me the option to star it or at it to...

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Spotify crashes display adapter driver

Hi, if i turn on "use hardware acceleration" it usually at some random point first freezes the software and then the whole desktop, then display goes black. when image returns i finally able to see any error messages is see this message: "display ada...

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Hi,   if i turn on "use hardware acceleration" it usually at some random point first freezes the software and then the whole desktop, then display goes black. when image returns i finally ab...

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Solved!! Do i have to pay after 30 days trials???

guys please help me with this.can't i stream music after trials?

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guys please help me with this.can't i stream music after trials?

MattSuda

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Finding a playlist shown in Browse

The search for playlists seems broken to me. If I browse I can find the following playlist: Top 100 tracks of 2014 - Netherlands https://play.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/6c0DwvgydrTQBLTi4FQYt0 However if I put "top 100 tracks of 2014" in Search...

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The search for playlists seems broken to me.  If I browse I can find the following playlist:   Top 100 tracks of 2014 - Netherlands https://play.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/6c0D...

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I can see my desktop through Spotify-How do I solve?

Hi Guys, I'm using Windows 7 on my laptop and I can see my desktop through my Spotify screen. I've tried to uninstall and reinstall two, three times but it has not resolved the problem. This is what I'm seeing and it does not allow me to search for a...

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Hi Guys,   I'm using Windows 7 on my laptop and I can see my desktop through my Spotify screen.  I've tried to uninstall and reinstall two, three times but it has not resolved the probl...

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How to permamently fix the blank screen problem for the desktop client?

I have found some posts that have a similar problem. When Spotify's desktop client is started normally, it cannot acces the internet. Instead, there is just a blank screen whenever I browse for songs and artists. In one thread, someone provided a tem...

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I have found some posts that have a similar problem. When Spotify's desktop client is started normally, it cannot acces the internet. Instead, there is just a blank screen whenever I browse for songs...

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Wrong song on pick [BUG]

Picking a song, but the wrong song is played. For an example pick Eminem - Business and instead Eminem - 3 a.m. is playing.

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Picking a song, but the wrong song is played.   For an example pick Eminem - Business and instead Eminem - 3 a.m. is playing.      

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Solved!! No Apps / plugins after Update to latest version 1.0.1.805.gd2412973

After updating to the latest version all my plugins are gone, e.g. musicmatch etc. They are just not visible any more. I downloaded the official installer and they were all back again. However the installer is obviously NOT the latest version, becaus...

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After updating to the latest version all my plugins are gone, e.g. musicmatch etc. They are just not visible any more. I downloaded the official installer and they were all back again. However the ...

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Problemas modo offline

Tengo un problema pongo mis listas en modo offline pero en vez de ponerse la flecha verde de que están disponibles es una flecha gris y no puedo escucharlas si no estoy conectado a una red

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Tengo un problema pongo mis listas en modo offline pero en vez de ponerse la flecha verde de que están disponibles es una flecha gris y no puedo escucharlas si no estoy conectado a una red

osornios

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Solved!! Adds conflict with play lists and play over two dozen times in a period of hours!

Hey allany one getting advertisiments that are in complete conflict with the play lists? I listen to jazz for example, and get a thug selling a leveno pro.. and I listened to christmas carols, and got the thug, followed by the thug, followed by the t...

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Hey all any one getting advertisiments that are in complete conflict with the play lists? I listen to jazz for example, and get a thug selling a leveno pro..  and I listened to christmas carols...

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Windows 8: Spotify Installer Runs Forever

I've been trying to download Spotify on my new Windows 8 laptop , and for some reason the installer just won't work. I can download and run it fine, but it just pulls up a window that tells me it's Downloading Spotify and then runs for hours without ...

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I've been trying to download Spotify on my new Windows 8 laptop , and for some reason the installer just won't work. I can download and run it fine, but it just pulls up a window that tells me it's D...

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Solved!! Why is Spotify telling me the disk is full when the Cache is only 1GB (Limit set to 100GB)?

I have over 400GB of free space on my laptops HDD, far more on my desktop if move some files around. So, to me, having a 100GB limit is absurd. If I am allowed to have more than 100GB of cache on my own computers I would very much like to know how th...

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I have over 400GB of free space on my laptops HDD, far more on my desktop if move some files around. So, to me, having a 100GB limit is absurd. If I am allowed to have more than 100GB of cache on my ...

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Artist's Bio Info. is Inconsistent

For the artist Robert Johnson, the biography says on the one hand that his jealous girlfriend killed him, but, further down the bio, that some lady's husband killed him. So...how does one go about recommending a correction? Does anyone know, please? ...

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For the artist Robert Johnson, the biography says on the one hand that his jealous girlfriend killed him, but, further down the bio, that some lady's husband killed him.   ...

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Solved!! Liked from Radio playlist is missing

Hello, Spotify Community. Few days ago i removed my "Liked from Radio" playlist and same one from my friend, just wanted to clean up all the songs and get new. But now, when i'm trying to like any song from Radio, it shows me that song was added to p...

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Hello, Spotify Community.    Few days ago i removed my "Liked from Radio" playlist and same one from my friend, just wanted to clean up all the songs and get new. But now, when i'm tryi...

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Spotify stops playing a local file after adding tags to it

As the title states, after adding tags to a local file the song stops playing and is completely quiet. If i remove the tags however, it plays fine for some reason. If I try to add tags while it is playing it'll go silent as soon as they are applied. ...

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As the title states, after adding tags to a local file the song stops playing and is completely quiet. If i remove the tags however, it plays fine for some reason. If I try to add tags while it is pl...

blufiggs

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DIsappearing songs

Okay Im pissed now, some tracks from Anthrax went missing from my saved playlist and when I entered performer's page it shows not a single track saved. WHat the hell to do now? I cant save tracks to playlist because you delete them and make big mess ...

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Okay Im pissed now, some tracks from Anthrax went missing from my saved playlist and when I entered performer's page it shows not a single track saved. WHat the hell to do now? I cant save tracks to ...

Peter__

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Album art issue

I have imported an album into Spotify but how do I add the album art?

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I have imported an album into Spotify but how do I add the album art?

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Playlist cover resizing bug

Hi. I'd like to report a bug. Procedure: 1. Enter one of your playlists - playlist should be now displayed on central part. 2. While resizing central widget keep looking at playlist cover - it should resize at some point 3. Try to catch literally at ...

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Hi. I'd like to report a bug. Procedure: 1. Enter one of your playlists - playlist should be now displayed on central part. 2. While resizing central widget keep looking at playl...

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