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Discuss Spotify for Windows
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...
Hi, I'm on a month's free trial of Premium. For the first couple of days I struggled with the common iOS issues on my phone, losing playlists, random connection problems and crashes even using wi-fi. Now my PC version has crashed, can't play any song...
Hi, I'm on a month's free trial of Premium. For the first couple of days I struggled with the common iOS issues on my phone, losing playlists, random connection problems and crashes even using wi-fi....
Casual Listener
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I understand we can't make our collaborative playlist into public. But I think it would be a good idea if we can.Perhaps user permissions can be added so no one can just hi-jack the playlist.Anyway, is there a possibility that a feature like this is ...
I understand we can't make our collaborative playlist into public. But I think it would be a good idea if we can. Perhaps user permissions can be added so no one can just hi-jack the playlist. An...
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I logged in this morning and all of the music I've added to my playlists since August of 2013 is missing. My account is due to renew in a few days and everything I've checked on my profile is correct. I don't have any way of recreating what I've down...
I logged in this morning and all of the music I've added to my playlists since August of 2013 is missing. My account is due to renew in a few days and everything I've checked on my profile is correct...
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When I click on the plus sign in the first column on a play list or search result, I used to get a star. Now I get a check mark. And, when I go into my "Starred" play list, these songs with a check mark are not in the list. What happened, and how do ...
When I click on the plus sign in the first column on a play list or search result, I used to get a star. Now I get a check mark. And, when I go into my "Starred" play list, these songs wi...
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Hi, I have two playlists, the default Radio Favorites and my own. After adding some songs to my own playlist I start radio playing for this (my own) playlist. When rating a playing song with "Thumb up", why is the song added to default Radio Favorite...
Hi, I have two playlists, the default Radio Favorites and my own. After adding some songs to my own playlist I start radio playing for this (my own) playlist. When ra...
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The new Spotify UI is awful. The change from stars to "your music" is weird. If you're going to take away stars, then at least explain the new functions when you force roll onto subscribers. Also, while you can drag/drop your starred playlist into th...
The new Spotify UI is awful. The change from stars to "your music" is weird. If you're going to take away stars, then at least explain the new functions when you force roll onto subscribe...
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Hello Since you launched the new GUI I cant seem to "vote" on the discover page anymore that I like or dislike the suggestion or have I missed something?
Hello Since you launched the new GUI I cant seem to "vote" on the discover page anymore that I like or dislike the suggestion or have I missed something?
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Hi, Ive read a few of the other posts but havent been able to solve it. I keep getting this message on my laptop and then it deletes my saved playlist. This happens roughly every 2 weeks. i have only 3 devices on the account with offline access and s...
Hi, Ive read a few of the other posts but havent been able to solve it. I keep getting this message on my laptop and then it deletes my saved playlist. This happens roughly ever...
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after the new look i move all the songs i starred to the "songs" thing under "my music" my computer crashed now i look in the "songs" thing and there is no music there and because i moved them all form "starred", there's nothing in the "starred" play...
after the new look i move all the songs i starred to the "songs" thing under "my music" my computer crashed now i look in the "songs" thing and there is no music there ...
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I really like the idea of "Your Music", so I moved over all of my playlists to "Songs" and deleted most of my playlists a day ago. However, it looks like it didn't sync or save so now I lost all of my music. Any help or ideas?
I really like the idea of "Your Music", so I moved over all of my playlists to "Songs" and deleted most of my playlists a day ago. However, it looks like it didn't sync or save so now I lost al...
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Hi I still cant get my head round the new Spotify. The background colours dont help so you cant see theup and down bar on the right hand side. Also having double spacing doesnt help due to fact it now takes ages to look at all the songs I have got on...
Hi I still cant get my head round the new Spotify. The background colours dont help so you cant see theup and down bar on the right hand side. Also having double spacing doesnt help due ...
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I occasionally find a repeatable problem in some tracks, but there seems nowhere to report these. Only 'bugs' (in the program) seem to have a place. In "British Dance Bands 124 Dance Bands Classics" The second track "Love is sweetest thing" has a sil...
I occasionally find a repeatable problem in some tracks, but there seems nowhere to report these. Only 'bugs' (in the program) seem to have a place. In "British Dance Bands 124 Dance Bands C...
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The newly updatet desktop version of Spotify looks nice, however an option to switch between a black, gray or white interface would be nice, I think it’s a little bit to dark for me.. But there are too many bugs, too many new options I do not underst...
The newly updatet desktop version of Spotify looks nice, however an option to switch between a black, gray or white interface would be nice, I think it’s a little bit to dark for me.. But there are...
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My starred favorites are gone on desktop player but still on webplayer. This morning I had the traditional interface on the desktop player, then tonight it was totally new and my starred music was completely gone. I tried a uninstall and reinstall as...
My starred favorites are gone on desktop player but still on webplayer. This morning I had the traditional interface on the desktop player, then tonight it was totally new and my starred m...
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How can I star/favorite a song in the new dark design? As it is now it's far from obvious and I consider myself somewhat tech savvy. The only idea that got to my mind was clicking the + as shown in the image below but it doesn't favorite the song whe...
How can I star/favorite a song in the new dark design? As it is now it's far from obvious and I consider myself somewhat tech savvy. The only idea that got to my mind was clicking the + as shown in t...
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Hey everyone, Spotify has recently stopped working on my windows 8.1.1 64bit. When I try to open spotify I get a standard error message (screencap as attachment) which includes this information: Problem signature: Problem Event Name: APPCRASH Applica...
Hey everyone, Spotify has recently stopped working on my windows 8.1.1 64bit. When I try to open spotify I get a standard error message (screencap as attachment) which includes this inform...
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Hi all, I've just installed the new version (0.9.8.226). I have about 800 playlists (1 album = 1 playlist). I am interested about the new "my music" section, but is there a way ton add all them by one clic ? If i have to drag each playlist to the "ti...
Hi all, I've just installed the new version (0.9.8.226). I have about 800 playlists (1 album = 1 playlist). I am interested about the new "my music" section, but is there a wa...
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Hey guys. Do any of you have the previous installation? Can you upload it somewhere? This 0.9.8 should be killed with fire. Thanks in advance!
Hey guys. Do any of you have the previous installation? Can you upload it somewhere? This 0.9.8 should be killed with fire. Thanks in advance!
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This is for the windows version of the desktop app: I get some notifications but not all. I just happened to find a new album that came out on from an artist that I follow but I didn't recieve a notification. This isn't the first time it has happened...
This is for the windows version of the desktop app: I get some notifications but not all. I just happened to find a new album that came out on from an artist that I follow but I d...
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So, way, WAY back in 2011~ish playlists did not have dates by which you could sort, so when you added them to a playlist there would simply be nothing there. Then around march 2012 Spotify added dates, and every song you added AFTER that had a date a...
So, way, WAY back in 2011~ish playlists did not have dates by which you could sort, so when you added them to a playlist there would simply be nothing there. Then around march 2012 Spotify added date...
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