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Solved!! How to permanently turn off smart shuffle?

PlanPremiumCountryPolandOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI just noticed that a new "smart shuffle mode" putting unwanted "smart recommendations" in my queue was added to my desktop app. How to turn it off permanently or at least make th...

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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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Solved!! This song is not available... issue

Hi there,I'm using a HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook, X86, W7. A few days ago I updated my Spoitfy version to 1.0.42.151.g19de0aa6. Everything was fine until tonight. I can't play a single song any more. All I get is an error message saying: "This song is n...

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Hi there, I'm using a HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook, X86, W7. A few days ago I updated my Spoitfy version to 1.0.42.151.g19de0aa6. Everything was fine until tonight. I can't play a single song any m...

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please fix the shuffle problem!!!

everytime the same **bleep**.when i activate "SHUFFLE" while I´m listening to a playlist with 360 Songs, I hear the same 40 songs every time again and again. I saw this problem in +30 threads on google, but WHY YOU DONT FIX THIS BUG???It sucks!!!I pa...

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everytime the same **bleep**. when i activate "SHUFFLE" while I´m listening to a playlist with 360 Songs, I hear the same 40 songs every time again and again.   I saw this problem in +30 thre...

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Spotify Connect broken ...again....

I'm getting really tired of this. Every couple of months the Spotify Connect implementation gets totally broken and the desktop app can no longer find my Marantz SR5009 receiver. It happened 2 or 3 weeks ago after an update. I hoped the next update w...

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I'm getting really tired of this. Every couple of months the Spotify Connect implementation gets totally broken and the desktop app can no longer find my Marantz SR5009 receiver. It happened 2 or 3 w...

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Solved!! Discover weekly didn't update.

Love this feature, one of the things that keeps me on spotify, been fine for many months until Monday when it didn't update. I see this has happened to other people in the past, but not recently, will know if its more permanent next Monday as there i...

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Love this feature, one of the things that keeps me on spotify, been fine for many months until Monday when it didn't update.   I see this has happened to other people in the past, but not rece...

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In Your Music / Artists number of tracks are showed twice

As in topic. I've noticed it in polish translation of the client. In english version song count is displayed correctly. Client version: 1.0.42.151.g19de0aa6

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As in topic. I've noticed it in polish translation of the client. In english version song count is displayed correctly. Client version: 1.0.42.151.g19de0aa6

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It randomly plays Songs I did not choose...

I am trying to listen to an album and it play random songs that are not in the album... please fix asap. Does the recent update have anything to do with this?

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I am trying to listen to an album and it play random songs that are not in the album... please fix asap. Does the recent update have anything to do with this?

crematedman

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Installation failure Windows

Running Windows.........uninstalled Spotify as it kept crashing, now won't reinstall. Coming up with error message: 13 Cannot install Spotify because files cannot be created.Is there a solution out there.? Disappointed to pay for something which not ...

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Running Windows.........uninstalled Spotify as it kept crashing, now won't reinstall.  Coming up with error message: 13  Cannot install Spotify because files cannot be created. Is there ...

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Spotify Friend Feed

Hey everyone, Is there a way to be selective about whose activity you see on Spotify? For example, I follow about 10 people, however I only see the activity of 2 people. The same 2 people. Is there any way that I could see the activity of more people...

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Hey everyone,   Is there a way to be selective about whose activity you see on Spotify? For example, I follow about 10 people, however I only see the activity of 2 people. The same 2 people. I...

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Can't Change Rating on Radio

For whatever reason, I'm unable to change the rating of songs on the radio after they've been liked or unliked. If I like a song on accident, it's permanently liked for that station and there's nothing I can do about it. Am I missing something or is ...

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For whatever reason, I'm unable to change the rating of songs on the radio after they've been liked or unliked. If I like a song on accident, it's permanently liked for that station and there's nothi...

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This song is not avaialble....

Windows 10, Dell , Version 1.0.42.151.g19de0aa6 of Spotify, has worked fine for a long time, and suddenly I get above message. Have reinstalled Sporify, works fine on another PC and my Android phone. Any suggestions?

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Windows 10, Dell , Version 1.0.42.151.g19de0aa6 of Spotify, has worked fine for a long time, and suddenly I  get above message.  Have reinstalled Sporify, works fine on another PC and my An...

crematedman

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Drag and Drop Playlists Not Working

Ever scince I have downloaded spotify onto my PC, I have been able to drag and drop playlists into a playlist folder no problem. But just until recently, I have been unable to do so. I have deleted the playlist folder and created a new one. I have lo...

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Ever scince I have downloaded spotify onto my PC, I have been able to drag and drop playlists into a playlist folder no problem. But just until recently, I have been unable to do so. I have deleted t...

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Problem with changing positions of songs in my playlist

Hey everyone! Hope someone can help me with this problem: I have a big playlist right now with 1250 music pieces: https://open.spotify.com/user/she%C3%ADla/playlist/4nFJtrOmTTKe7txNtMYSdH And until today, it was no problem for me, to order my playlis...

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Hey everyone!   Hope someone can help me with this problem: I have  a big playlist right now with 1250 music pieces:   https://open.spotify.com/user/she%C3%ADla/playlist/4nFJtrOmTT...

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Spotify inconsistent response time (solved)

I am getting inconsistent response times from Spotify on Windows 10. I have a very fast SSD m.2 computer on a fast internet connection, so I usually get reasonable responses from internet apps, and yet Spotify sometimes does not respond at all, or re...

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I am getting inconsistent response times from Spotify on Windows 10.  I have a very fast SSD m.2 computer on a fast internet connection, so I usually get reasonable responses from internet apps,...

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Solved!! Cannot add playlist to empty folder

Hi community! I have a problem when trying to add playlists to a new, empty playlist folder. I try to drag and drop the playlist onto the folder, with no success. Either nothing changes, or the playlist ends up below or above the folder in the list, ...

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Hi community!   I have a problem when trying to add playlists to a new, empty playlist folder. I try to drag and drop the playlist onto the folder, with no success. Either nothing changes, or ...

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Can't add music to a playlist

I recently signed up for a premium account. I can create a play list, but I can't add any music to it. I see the elipses after the songs, choose to add it to the newly created playlists and nothing happens. I have tried from my phone as well and I ge...

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I recently signed up for a premium account. I can create a play list, but I can't add any music to it. I see the elipses after the songs, choose to add it to the newly created playlists and nothing h...

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FLASH PLAYER PLUG IN ICON

HI,PLEASE CAN ANYBODY TELL ME WHERE & HOW TO FIND THE FLASH PLAYER PLUG IN ICON ON THE SPOTIFY WEB PLAYER IT SAYS IT'S IN THE TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER BUT I CAN'T SEE IT.

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HI, PLEASE CAN ANYBODY TELL ME WHERE & HOW TO FIND THE FLASH PLAYER PLUG IN ICON ON THE SPOTIFY WEB PLAYER IT SAYS IT'S IN THE TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER BUT I CAN'T SEE IT.

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Solved!! "This song is not available" for all songs, have tried multiple fixes incl. playback devices

Windows 7 Enterprise x64 Version 1.0.42.151.g19e0aa6Premium Account Problem started in March after an update when I tried to play music on the desktop app. Music won't play at all and a blue banner flashes at the top that reads "This song is not avai...

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Windows 7 Enterprise x64 Version 1.0.42.151.g19e0aa6 Premium Account   Problem started in March after an update when I tried to play music on the desktop app. Music won't play at al...

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Problems after an ad plays on desktop version

Every time and ad shows up, the next song that plays won't show the actual timer. I mean, the ad comes for 30 seconds, the timer shows those 30 seconds, then the song starts and the timer just stays at the end of those 30 seconds, not showing when th...

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Every time and ad shows up, the next song that plays won't show the actual timer. I mean, the ad comes for 30 seconds, the timer shows those 30 seconds, then the song starts and the timer just stays ...

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Displaying Playlist TITLES alphabetically

I have a lot of playlists and I want to sort that list alphabetically. Not tracks within playlists - that's pretty straightforward. I want to sort the actually list of playlists A-Z so it's easier to find the one I want. Also... on Desktop. I found h...

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I have a lot of playlists and I want to sort that list alphabetically.  Not tracks within playlists - that's pretty straightforward.  I want to sort the actually list of playlists A-Z so it...

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Solved!! Song not work

https://open.spotify.com/track/5yR9u8QiOt8hJaddv32oo7 It sayes: This part is not available.If your computer has the file, you can bring it. Other songs working on that album, but why not that? That song need delete from there if that not work. I just...

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https://open.spotify.com/track/5yR9u8QiOt8hJaddv32oo7   It sayes: This part is not available.If your computer has the file, you can bring it.   Other songs working on that album, b...

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