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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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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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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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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...
Ok so i tried removing facebook from spotify and spotify freaked out and bacically made a new account, now my old account is just numbers. i have tried using just the numbers as the name but that doesnt work, any ideas?
Ok so i tried removing facebook from spotify and spotify freaked out and bacically made a new account, now my old account is just numbers. i have tried using just the numbers as the name but that doe...
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Not sure if this has been reported. I have found a small bug under Your Music in Songs. What happens If you adjust the column width and then log out, close the app, log back in and let the browse load fully, the position a user moved the column width...
Not sure if this has been reported. I have found a small bug under Your Music in Songs. What happens If you adjust the column width and then log out, close the app, log back in and let the...
Community Legend
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I made a radio station but when it appeared it appeared twice. I am able to delete one but not the other. When I click on the one I can't delete it just goes into an infinite loading cycle. Anyone have an idea of what's going on?
I made a radio station but when it appeared it appeared twice. I am able to delete one but not the other. When I click on the one I can't delete it just goes into an infinite loading cycle. Anyone ha...
Casual Listener
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A few weeks ago I saw that Josh Pyke had created a playlist and I foolishly didn't follow it, thinking I could find it again by going back to his artist page, but it's not there. Any ideas?
A few weeks ago I saw that Josh Pyke had created a playlist and I foolishly didn't follow it, thinking I could find it again by going back to his artist page, but it's not there. Any ideas?
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I have my mp3 collection on an external hard drive. Some of these files are included in my offline playlists - those I listen most often. However, if the hard drive isn't connected, Spotify still tries to access those mp3s from the drive, not from th...
I have my mp3 collection on an external hard drive. Some of these files are included in my offline playlists - those I listen most often. However, if the hard drive isn't connected, ...
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I have had Spotify for sometime now. I used the web palyer for quite a bit, but I have always been a fan of the desktop version. I was logged out of the desktop version and now I cannot log back in. I have tried using my facebook information, but tha...
I have had Spotify for sometime now. I used the web palyer for quite a bit, but I have always been a fan of the desktop version. I was logged out of the desktop version and now I cannot log bac...
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I have been having this problem for sometime now, on multiple updates. It is quite random though, meaning that it doesn't always happen. Basically Spotify will start up like normal and it will allow me to play music for about a minute then the music ...
I have been having this problem for sometime now, on multiple updates. It is quite random though, meaning that it doesn't always happen. Basically Spotify will start up like normal and it will allow ...
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Hi Guys, I meant to send a song to a friend and it contained a long message I didnt want the public seeing. I know you can't delete it but it still sits atop the "discover" page a week later. I really want this gone. Can anyone help me? I deleted it ...
Hi Guys, I meant to send a song to a friend and it contained a long message I didnt want the public seeing. I know you can't delete it but it still sits atop the "discover" page a week later. I r...
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I have 4 visible playlist on my profile that has been deleted a while ago, but they are still available for everyone to see, and I can't re-delete them. I read some posts and I saw that you re-assigned the playlist to the user so he could re-delete t...
I have 4 visible playlist on my profile that has been deleted a while ago, but they are still available for everyone to see, and I can't re-delete them. I read some posts and I saw that you re-assign...
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I've never had this problem before, until the last update. When I switch albums, the volume starts off WAY too LOW. To fix the issue I have to click - without sliding - the volume bar, and the volume returns to normal. Kinda annoying, but not as anno...
I've never had this problem before, until the last update. When I switch albums, the volume starts off WAY too LOW. To fix the issue I have to click - without sliding - the volume bar, and the volume...
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I'm having a very odd problem. I am unable to play Dream Theater's 2013 album called Dream Theater on the desktop application. Everything else I've tried plays fine. I am also able to listen to that album on the web player and the iPhone app. Also, t...
I'm having a very odd problem. I am unable to play Dream Theater's 2013 album called Dream Theater on the desktop application. Everything else I've tried plays fine. I am also able to listen to that ...
Casual Listener
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It's pretty simple. Nothing happens when I drag the m4a files, or whatever, over to spotify or when I specifcy the folder under preferences. I've tried reinstalling with no success. I'm using win 8.1 on a surface pro. Any help is greatly appreciated.
It's pretty simple. Nothing happens when I drag the m4a files, or whatever, over to spotify or when I specifcy the folder under preferences. I've tried reinstalling with no success. I'm using win 8.1...
Casual Listener
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Hi all, just wondering where to find the release notes for my newly updated version of the desktop 0.9.8 Clearly its moved away from the very ugly white artist pages and moved to black, much nicer on the eyes, but for whatever reason all the text has...
Hi all, just wondering where to find the release notes for my newly updated version of the desktop 0.9.8 Clearly its moved away from the very ugly white artist pages and moved to black, much nice...
Newbie
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hi everyone, hope you guys can help me.I have uploaded a couple of local tracks (mp3 I have on my laptop) on spotify. Each track is like 4min long but, when uploaded onto spotify, each single track becomes 30min long, since the song is repeated like ...
hi everyone, hope you guys can help me. I have uploaded a couple of local tracks (mp3 I have on my laptop) on spotify. Each track is like 4min long but, when uploaded onto spotify, each single track...
Regular
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Why was my music interrupted for an advert for heating controls. I don't pay for adverts.
Why was my music interrupted for an advert for heating controls. I don't pay for adverts.
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Hello, I have purchased the premium account yesterday.Unfortunately since the last update, I cannot open any App within Spotify, everytime the same error (see attached screen). I have reinstalled Spotify twice like described on spotify.com help. I am...
Hello, I have purchased the premium account yesterday. Unfortunately since the last update, I cannot open any App within Spotify, everytime the same error (see attached screen). I ...
Regular
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Hi, I have some playlists that I made available offline, I need to free disk space, I don't know how to delete the musics that I've made available offlien so what I did is I unsubscribed to that playlist thinking that it will recover some free space ...
Hi, I have some playlists that I made available offline, I need to free disk space, I don't know how to delete the musics that I've made available offlien so what I did is I unsubscribed t...
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Is it possible to sync albums I've saved into my music with my PC so I can play them when I'm not on-line? I can do it with playlists by toggling the 'available offline' options but can't see the button for albums. Than ks
Is it possible to sync albums I've saved into my music with my PC so I can play them when I'm not on-line? I can do it with playlists by toggling the 'available offline' options but can't see t...
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Spotify has now updated on my computers, even though I did not request it. Spotify used to be brilliant. You used to be able to quickly list all the tracks by a particular artist or band and these would be presented to you in order of popularity. The...
Spotify has now updated on my computers, even though I did not request it. Spotify used to be brilliant. You used to be able to quickly list all the tracks by a particular artist or band and the...
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spotify wont stop trying to sync local files I now have 22 files of the same songs in locall files Help please
spotify wont stop trying to sync local files I now have 22 files of the same songs in locall files Help please
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