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Solved!! Disable the Mini-Player on the Web-Version

Hi GuysI switched on my Windows 10 from the Desktop-Version to the Browser-Version. It works, but now I get/see every time a Mini-Player in the left upper corner for about 5 seconds when I press Pause/Play or e.g. if I change the volume. How can I de...

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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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Deleted playlists still visible on profile.

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...

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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-assign...

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Suddenly low volume after updatie

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...

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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...

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Unable to play one particular album

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...

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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 ...

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Can't Import music

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.

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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...

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Solved!! Release Notes for update 0.9.8 ?

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...

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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 nice...

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Local tracks duplicates

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 ...

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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...

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Why!

Why was my music interrupted for an advert for heating controls. I don't pay for adverts.

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Why was my music interrupted for an advert for heating controls. I don't pay for adverts.

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Cannot open any Spotify App - Error: Spotify failed to load application feed

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...

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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 ...

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Solved!! No freed space when I unsubscribed to playlist

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 ...

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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 t...

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Syncing albums to PC

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

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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 t...

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New update makes it difficult to list all the tracks for an artist. Update spoils Spotify.

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...

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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 the...

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Syncing Local FIles

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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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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Radio Page Layout breaks below a certain size

When you reduce the central area to below 610 pixels wide, the layout breaks for Recommended Stations and Your Stations. The boxes for each station become random sizes (might be related to the resolution of the album art). This is happening on v0.9.8...

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When you reduce the central area to below 610 pixels wide, the layout breaks for Recommended Stations and Your Stations. The boxes for each station become random sizes (might be related to the resolu...

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Find unavailable tracks

Does anybody know of a way to search for all unavailable tracks. Last time I updated Spotify some of my previously available tracks has become unavailable. For example, the track "Keith Don't Go" by Nils Lofgren, on the album "Acoustic Live" has beco...

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Does anybody know of a way to search for all unavailable tracks. Last time I updated Spotify some of my previously available tracks has become unavailable. For example, the track "Keith Don't Go"...

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Starred tracks, what's the point?

Hello, new user here, running the latest version (0.9.4.169 - windows).Can someone explain what's the point of starring tracks in spotify if you can't see your starred tracks in your playlists or in album views? Am I missing something, an option mayb...

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Hello, new user here, running the latest version (0.9.4.169 - windows). Can someone explain what's the point of starring tracks in spotify if you can't see your starred tracks in your playlists or...

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Solved!! Public playlist does not show to others

Hi, this is a bit new to me I found a case similar to this (Oct. 2013) on one of the the boards but without a solution. I have Spotify Premium, and my playlists don't not show to others.They are set Public, right click on the name shows "Make secret"...

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Hi,   this is a bit new to me 🙂 I found a case similar to this (Oct. 2013) on one of the the boards but without a solution.   I have Spotify Premium, and my playlists don't not sho...

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limited search results ?

4 Weeks ago i have 286 search results for "river song", now only 100 ... is the a new limit for the search results ? Also actually i am searching for "love" ... not more than 100 ... can you please change that !!!

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4 Weeks ago i have 286 search results for "river song", now only 100 ... is the a new limit for the search results ?   Also actually i am searching for "love" ... not more than 100 ... can y...

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My music is gone!?!?

a few days ago i added all of the songs i had saved on a couple of different playlists to the "your music/songs" feature. After making sure they all transferred i then deleted them from the original plalists. Now today i start up Spotify and only 39 ...

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a few days ago i added all of the songs i had saved on a couple of different playlists to the "your music/songs" feature. After making sure they all transferred i then deleted them from the origina...

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when clicking "play" in playlist, the currently played song isn't highlighted

Hey I couldn't find my problem in the database. When open a random playlist and clicking the "play"-button next to the album cover, the currently played song isn't highlighted. But when I click at a random song in the playlist. the songs are highligh...

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Hey   I couldn't find my problem in the database.   When open a random playlist and clicking the "play"-button next to the album cover, the currently played song isn't highlighted. ...

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Local Files Stopped Playing

I haven't had any problems with local files playing on Spotify. But, all of the sudden, they've stopped playing. I've updated Quicktime (which I've been told helps with that problem), but none of the local files will play. Is there any other way to f...

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I haven't had any problems with local files playing on Spotify. But, all of the sudden, they've stopped playing. I've updated Quicktime (which I've been told helps with that problem), but none of the...

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