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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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  • MattSuda
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[Troubleshooting] Windows

Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide to help get things working again. What to try first Perform a soft reset (generally rebooting the device will suffice). If that doesn’t help, try a clean reinstall. Be sure to l...

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Lost playlists.

Hi. Last week all my playlists dissapeared from all my devices. I've been searching through the help section and the community for a solution but without luck. Is there any way I could get my music back?

  • Newbie
  • Hi. Last week all my playlists dissapeared from all my devices. I've been searching through the help section and the community for a solution but without luck. Is there any way I could get my mus...
  • Peter__
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New Random Playlist That I Didn't Make?

Hello, Spotify community and / or Spotify.So, a new playlist appeared on my account under the title 'New Playlist'. I supposedly added them all 8 days ago, and some of them are stuff that I have on other playlists but most of them are from artists I'...

  • Newbie
  • Hello, Spotify community and / or Spotify. So, a new playlist appeared on my account under the title 'New Playlist'. I supposedly added them all 8 days ago, and some of them are stuff that I have ...
  • Joe
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mac osx 10.8.3 and spotify

Hi all, I am in my late sixties but to me spotify is the best thing to ever happen. I love my library and also the radio feature which allows me to drive every one mad while I search for new tunes. One of my grandchildren recently bought me a Nokia 5...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi all,   I am in my late sixties but to me spotify is the best thing to ever happen. I love my library and also the radio feature which allows me to drive every one mad while I search for n...
  • Peter__
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Deleting messages

Hi, I've just opened up Spotify on my Windows desktop this morning and there is a 2 red icon on the messages menu on the left hand side. When I click on messages the two messages that appear are from 3 years ago ! Is there any way of deleting these m...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi,   I've just opened up Spotify on my Windows desktop this morning and there is a 2 red icon on the messages menu on the left hand side. When I click on messages the two messages that appe...
  • Joe
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Playlist deleted

My playlist is missing and I have no memory of deleting it, I heard some got it back from moderators so that's what I need too I guess... I tried mailing them but I got the copy-paste message "Go to spotify community page at http://community.spotify....

  • Casual Listener
  • My playlist is missing and I have no memory of deleting it, I heard some got it back from moderators so that's what I need too I guess... I tried mailing them but I got the copy-paste message "Go to ...
  • Joe
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Account compromised (???) PLEASE HELP

Not sure much background is necessary here, but in case it is: http://community.spotify.com/t5/Help-Desktop-Linux-Mac-and/Spotiify-crashes-even-after-system-recovery-reinstall/m-p/580954#M65874 Okay, so Spotify is crashing constantly on desktop and i...

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  • Not sure much background is necessary here, but in case it is: http://community.spotify.com/t5/Help-Desktop-Linux-Mac-and/Spotiify-crashes-even-after-system-recovery-reinstall/m-p/580954#M65874 &...
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Deleted Playlist!

How do I undelete a deleted playlist? I thought I was deleting a song and it was a whole playlist with my favorite songs!! Help!

  • Newbie
  • How do I undelete a deleted playlist? I thought I was deleting a song and it was a whole playlist with my favorite songs!! Help!    
  • Joe
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Wrong songs

Hey guys. I got on spotify today and I began playing a playlist of mine that I made. When the song ended, it immediately went to a different playlist with songs from the 60s, of which I have not heard before. I don't remember changing ANYTHING in my ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hey guys. I got on spotify today and I began playing a playlist of mine that I made. When the song ended, it immediately went to a different playlist with songs from the 60s, of which I have not hear...
  • Peter__
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New messages in inbox are not new

Hello! My inbox sometimes displays a number next to it indicating that I've received new messages. When I check my inbox there are no new messages. I've gone through every single message and when I exit the inbox it still says I've got new messages. ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello!     My inbox sometimes displays a number next to it indicating that I've received new messages.   When I check my inbox there are no new messages.   I've gone...
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Win7 problems

Hi, I have a little problem with using spotify with Win&. In browser (Chrome) it works OK, but when I've installed it on my Win7, it's not working. It has synchronized all my playlists but when I want to listen to any kind of music, it's just doesn't...

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  • Hi, I have a little problem with using spotify with Win&. In browser (Chrome) it works OK, but when I've installed it on my Win7, it's not working. It has synchronized all my playlists but when I...
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Where the hell are my local files?

Bonjour à tous ! Pourquoi les playlists générales ne s'affichent plus ? Tout marchait très bien , et maintenant , plus de playlists ! Avez vous une idée ?? Merci à tous de votre contribution , Marc

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  • Bonjour à tous !   Pourquoi les playlists générales ne s'affichent plus ?   Tout marchait très bien , et maintenant , plus de playlists !   Avez vous une idée ??   ...
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404 Error

I am a subscriber and I have had a 404 Error the past few days. I exit and go back in, same thing. This is really getting tiresome; I'd like to be able to listen to the music I pay for.

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  • I am a subscriber and I have had a 404 Error the past few days. I exit and go back in, same thing. This is really getting tiresome; I'd like to be able to listen to the music I pay for.
  • Joe
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Importing playlists from Media Player

MY, I repeat, MY NOT- FROM -SPOTIFY playlist on Media Player was imported to Spotify. Now my own music that was on my media player on my laptop is not available to me on my laptop and I can only listen to it if I am online with Spotify. HOW DO I GET ...

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  • MY, I repeat, MY NOT- FROM -SPOTIFY playlist on Media Player was imported to Spotify. Now my own music that was on my media player on my laptop is not available to me on my laptop and I can only list...
  • Joe
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Activity showing single repeated/old "user shared a track" message

Activity feed was working great for a while, but recently I see over and over that one of my friends shared Chelsea Wolfe's "We Hit a Wall", as if they were sharing it again every day. It's always close to the top. Regular listening activity continue...

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  • Activity feed was working great for a while, but recently I see over and over that one of my friends shared Chelsea Wolfe's "We Hit a Wall", as if they were sharing it again every day. It's always cl...
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Questions about "Discover" feature

Hello everybody, I have some questions about the recent Spotify's "Discover" feature: - What would be the criteria used to determine when the songs shared by my followers appears in there or not? - What's the point of spending the time by clicking on...

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  • Hello everybody,   I have some questions about the recent Spotify's "Discover" feature:   - What would be the criteria used to determine when the songs shared by...
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Spotify publishes the last listened song to Facebook after launch

Hello, it's my first post here. I found, that every time I launch the Spotify Windows Client it publishes the last listened song to Facebook, even if I've listened this song in the private session. I usually turn on the private session for not publis...

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  • Hello, it's my first post here.    I found, that every time I launch the Spotify Windows Client it publishes the last listened song to Facebook, even if I've listened this song in the p...
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Some songs don't play (Argentina)

Hello! Im using the desktop app, there are many songs that don't play. Anyone having the same problem? license issues? Greetings! Alfredo

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  • Hello!   Im using the desktop app, there are many songs that don't play.   Anyone having the same problem?   license issues?   Greetings!   Alfredo
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Any news on Collection?

This was announced almost a year ago, and we desperately need it. Can anyone from the Spotify camp say if it's at least coming this year?

  • Roadie
  • This was announced almost a year ago, and we desperately need it. Can anyone from the Spotify camp say if it's at least coming this year?
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Tracks I only play in 'Private Session' are showing in my Top Tracks list!!!!

I'm quite shocked to see that the tracks I play in 'private session', so no-one knows how I have a secret penchant for some embarassingly uncool stuff, are showing in my 'Top Tracks' on my profile! I'm going to go as far as to say 'What the **bleep**...

  • Casual Listener
  • I'm quite shocked to see that the tracks I play in 'private session', so no-one knows how I have a secret penchant for some embarassingly uncool stuff, are showing in my 'Top Tracks' on my profile! I...
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Solved!! Issue while playing song

Hi. Why when I´m playing a song, sometimes the player doesn´t show it right in the main window?

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  • Hi. Why when I´m playing a song, sometimes the player doesn´t show it right in the main window?    
  • Peter__
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