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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...
In the last week, I have discovered that Spotify will stop playing if I switch focus from Spotify to another application. It is happening persistently and only started very recently. I have noticed it only on my desktop (Windows 7 Home) - it works fi...
In the last week, I have discovered that Spotify will stop playing if I switch focus from Spotify to another application. It is happening persistently and only started very recently. I have noticed i...
Newbie
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I've built up playlists according to genres, and when I click on 'start radio' I expect Spotify to play music from that genre but it doesn't; what it does instead is play music from random genres. Is this a bug?
I've built up playlists according to genres, and when I click on 'start radio' I expect Spotify to play music from that genre but it doesn't; what it does instead is play music from random genres. Is...
Casual Listener
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I've seen this post and everything, but I'm just in the dark about transferring my entire library to a new account, which I'm now considering since I never use my Facebook (plus Facebook is now the most lowest-common denominator piece of social media...
I've seen this post and everything, but I'm just in the dark about transferring my entire library to a new account, which I'm now considering since I never use my Facebook (plus Facebook is now the m...
Casual Listener
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Hello there, I have an audio interface in which I have to set it to 44 or 48khz, otherwise it seems to be doing some conversion on the fly. When I set it to 44khz some albums sound better on Spotify, and others in 48khz, there seems to be a clear aud...
Hello there, I have an audio interface in which I have to set it to 44 or 48khz, otherwise it seems to be doing some conversion on the fly. When I set it to 44khz some albums sound bet...
Community Legend
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I'm currently cleaning out my AppData folder and I found the above-mentioned items in Spotify's folder. They each take up about 100 MB, so I'm wondering what they do and whether I can delete them or not. I've already redirected my Spotify Cache to a ...
I'm currently cleaning out my AppData folder and I found the above-mentioned items in Spotify's folder. They each take up about 100 MB, so I'm wondering what they do and whether I can delete them or ...
Regular
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So I'm listening to a Radio, a song comes up that I want to add to a playlist, I click on teh album art and select add to playlist select the playlist then BAM music stops, dissapears. I'm rocking a W7 with plenty of memory (8core) NO reason for it t...
So I'm listening to a Radio, a song comes up that I want to add to a playlist, I click on teh album art and select add to playlist select the playlist then BAM music stops, dissapears. I'm rocking a ...
Spotify
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601 replies
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Hi all, I wanted to just let you know about an error/bug when streaming Spotify to Bluetooth speakers from my laptop. Basically, when spotify is running and I then connect my bluetooth speakers Music wont play at all. The "play" button will indicate ...
Hi all, I wanted to just let you know about an error/bug when streaming Spotify to Bluetooth speakers from my laptop. Basically, when spotify is running and I then connect...
Casual Listener
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84 replies
50 likes
This has been annoying me for quite some time but when I maximise Spotify the horizontal resize icon still shows when scrolling down. The horizontal resize icon shouldn't be shown when the window is maximised right? Also it doesn't happen on all scre...
This has been annoying me for quite some time but when I maximise Spotify the horizontal resize icon still shows when scrolling down. The horizontal resize icon shouldn't be shown when the...
Regular
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Wondering if you see who views your Spotify profile.
Wondering if you see who views your Spotify profile.
Community Legend
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Playlists that I subscribe to that are supposed to update daily and weekly aren't updating. Its happening on both my work and home desktop. I even tried uninstalling and reinstalling on my home desktop. Please help! (Top 100 tracks on Spotify and Top...
Playlists that I subscribe to that are supposed to update daily and weekly aren't updating. Its happening on both my work and home desktop. I even tried uninstalling and reinstalling on my home deskt...
Regular
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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 private session. I usually turn on the private session for not publis...
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...
Roadie
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Currently all my local music files are under D:\My Music. I will be moving everything to V:\My Music. What's the best way of preventing Spotify (Windows) from freaking out and messing up my playlists (a mix of local and online tracks) and offline pla...
Currently all my local music files are under D:\My Music. I will be moving everything to V:\My Music. What's the best way of preventing Spotify (Windows) from freaking out and messing up ...
Roadie
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I am a premium user and when I try to turn on the high quality on my second computer in work, it's not working. After a click, checkbox in options is still empty and the app informs me 'that function is avaible..'. Can you help me, please?
I am a premium user and when I try to turn on the high quality on my second computer in work, it's not working. After a click, checkbox in options is still empty and the app informs me 'that functi...
Community Legend
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I am really begining to hate Spotify. yes the Library is good and the interface fairly intuative, but, support just sucks. Now if I was a free user I would accept it, but I am premium, so when it won't allow me to login, refuses the password, then wh...
I am really begining to hate Spotify. yes the Library is good and the interface fairly intuative, but, support just sucks. Now if I was a free user I would accept it, but I am premium, s...
Roadie
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As a FREE member I realize I can not play my playlists on a mobile device, this does not pertain to me. What I want to do is be able to make my public playlists that contain local files playable to my friends. Doesn't Spotify work with some service l...
As a FREE member I realize I can not play my playlists on a mobile device, this does not pertain to me. What I want to do is be able to make my public playlists that conta...
Community Legend
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Hi all, I like to use the "genre:Blues" keyword in the search field, but some main genres are not searchable (i.e. Indie, World, Rock, etc...). So I was wondering where can I get the full list of searchable genres. Thanks, spotify:user:ponsfrilus
Hi all, I like to use the "genre:Blues" keyword in the search field, but some main genres are not searchable (i.e. Indie, World, Rock, etc...). So I was wondering where can I get the f...
Gig Goer
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I hope I'm posting in the right area... I use Spotify for my desktop, and my android as well. Really my question is simple Is there a way I can turn off the censored versions of the songs? I don't believe in censorship and would rather listen to uned...
I hope I'm posting in the right area... I use Spotify for my desktop, and my android as well. Really my question is simple Is there a way I can turn off the censored versions of...
Newbie
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7 replies
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For some reason my followers cannot see what I've been listening to, even with the option "Share my activity and what I listen to with my followers on Spotify" enabled and Private session disabled. I can always see what the people I'm following are l...
For some reason my followers cannot see what I've been listening to, even with the option "Share my activity and what I listen to with my followers on Spotify" enabled and Private session disabled. I...
Newbie
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Hi! I recently deleted my playlist by mistake. Is there a way to get it back for me? Playlist name was: Snoken
Hi! I recently deleted my playlist by mistake. Is there a way to get it back for me? Playlist name was: Snoken
Community Legend
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Hello. I have two playlists that I like too listen too often. One playlist has about 150 songs and the other about 60. Let's I'm listening to playlist one on shuffle and all of a sudden I want to listen to playlist two on shuffle too. How do I switch...
Hello. I have two playlists that I like too listen too often. One playlist has about 150 songs and the other about 60. Let's I'm listening to playlist one on shuffle and all of a sudden I want to lis...
Community Legend
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