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Solved!! How to permanently turn off smart shuffle?

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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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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taoistmiao

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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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Playlist deleted is no longer in recover section.

Today I logged onto Spotify to find that my playlist 'Epic Songs' Had been deleted. I instantly go to the forums to see if there is a way to fix the problem. There is. I go to the playlist recovery section and its not there. I had over 600 songs on t...

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Today I logged onto Spotify to find that my playlist 'Epic Songs' Had been deleted. I instantly go to the forums to see if there is a way to fix the problem. There is. I go to the playlist recovery s...

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is there a way to publish a spotify playlist by added date?

is there a way to publish a spotify playlist by "added" date? So when someone opens the playlist or starts playing it starts from the newest song rather then the oldest song? Thanks in advance for your help,

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is there a way to publish a spotify playlist by "added" date?   So when someone opens the playlist or starts playing it starts from the newest song rather then the oldest song?   Th...

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Can't play the current track

First let me say that this form of support is horrendus for a product this widely used, we should be able to chat directly with a human for issues like this. This is the same issue I've read about in many other posts on here; hit play, will play a fe...

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First let me say that this form of support is horrendus for a product this widely used, we should be able to chat directly with a human for issues like this.   This is the same issue I've re...

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Bad sound & playlists disappearing.

For the last couple of days I've been having trouble with my spotify account. I run on a windows 7, and have premium. The sound quality have become TERRIBLE and there is a vague but audiable static-hissing noise behind several frequencies that weren'...

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For the last couple of days I've been having trouble with my spotify account. I run on a windows 7, and have premium.   The sound quality have become TERRIBLE and there is a vague but audiab...

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Radio based on playlist not actually using songs similar to the playlist

I made a radio station based on a playlist, but the results are nothing like the playlist in question. To give you an example, imagine having a playlist consisting of Coldplay and ending up with Pitbull as your results. Is this a bug or intented beha...

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I made a radio station based on a playlist, but the results are nothing like the playlist in question. To give you an example, imagine having a playlist consisting of Coldplay and ending up with...

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how to substitute a local files playlist with stream version?

hello, i had a big playlist in itunes and used spotify to play those local files. recently my computer died... so i lost all of my local files, but in stotify i still have the playlists for all of those files, the problem is that the files are no lon...

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hello,   i had a big playlist in itunes and used spotify to play those local files.   recently my computer died... so i lost all of my local files, but in stotify i still have the p...

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Why is it taking so long to fix common issues with radio?

It seems like the thumbs-down-forgeting issue on songs coming up from radio, as well as the issue of like-forgetting have been problems for several months, or even longer than a year. Why is it taking so long for these to get fixed, since it doesn't ...

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It seems like the thumbs-down-forgeting issue on songs coming up from radio, as well as the issue of like-forgetting have been problems for several months, or even longer than a year.  Why is it...

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Starred songs disappearing - please help!

Hi! I just purchased spotify premium and made new account for it. Now i kind of have 2 accounts and when i connected the new one to the Facebook, Im losing all my starred songs. So at the moment, every time i logout from spotify and log back in, all ...

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Hi! I just purchased spotify premium and made new account for it. Now i kind of have 2 accounts and when i connected the new one to the Facebook, Im losing all my starred songs.   So at the ...

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Random songs does not playing

Hi, i have problem with playing music, one week ago i could play this song. Now i can not. I have removed CACHE files, reinstalled player and still nothing. I have noticed that more often I can not play songs. Please help.

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Hi,   i have problem with playing music, one week ago i could play this song. Now i can not. I have removed CACHE files, reinstalled player and still nothing. I have noticed that more o...

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How do I delete music from free spotify account

I joined spotify a few years a go, and since then my taste in music has changed. How do I delete or remove songs and albums I've starred or liked on spotify from my account. ive already erased songs from my computer and playlist.

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I joined spotify a few years a go, and since then my taste in music has changed. How do I delete or remove songs and albums I've starred or liked on spotify from my account. ive already erased songs ...

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Activity feed showing songs from months ago.

I was talking to a friend on skype the other day and she told me she wanted me to listen to a particular song she was listening to, so naturally i'd look on my activity feed and asked her if it was the song that was showing up there, and she said no,...

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I was talking to a friend on skype the other day and she told me she wanted me to listen to a particular song she was listening to, so naturally i'd look on my activity feed and asked her if it was t...

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stopping and starting

songs are stopping and starting every 30 seconds. I have been a premium member for 6 plus months and have never had this problem before now as of one hour ago. Any help would be appreciated

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songs are stopping and starting every 30 seconds.  I have been a premium member for 6 plus months and have never had this problem before now as of one hour ago.  Any help would be appreciat...

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I receive an SMS with a password but cannot find any place where to insert it

Hi, I cannot use Spotify at all (!) because when I log-in, my Spotify tells me that "You will shortly get an SMS with a password code to log in". Then I receive the SMS but cannot find any place where to insert the password. The user interface tells ...

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Hi,   I cannot use Spotify at all (!) because when I log-in, my Spotify tells me that "You will shortly get an SMS with a password code to log in". Then I receive the SMS but cannot fin...

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Artist specific

Spotify will play my radio but whenever a Schoolboy Q comes up it will not play it, it will play anyone but him. Even if i go to him specifically and try to just play his tracks spotify wont do it. any ideas for a solution?

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Spotify will play my radio but whenever a Schoolboy Q comes up it will not play it, it will play anyone but him.  Even if i go to him specifically and try to just play his tracks spotify wont do...

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Motörhead - The World is Ours Vol. 2

Die Liedtitel in diesem Album sind vermischt. Beispielsweise sind die Titel "Rock out" und "One Night Stand" vertauscht.

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Die Liedtitel in diesem Album sind vermischt. Beispielsweise sind die Titel "Rock out" und "One Night Stand" vertauscht.    

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Strangest Radio songs

I think this has to be one of the strangest radio choices spotify has served up yet. Starting a Brian Adams radio station (summer of 69) four tracks later and it's playing "Doctor Jones" by aqua. hummm Needless to say it was thumbs down. On a serious...

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I think this has to be one of the strangest radio choices spotify has served up yet. Starting a Brian Adams radio station (summer of 69) four tracks later and it's playing "Doctor Jones" by aqua. hum...

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Solved!! Spotify slows down the PC, CPU load issue

I cannot use Spotify honestly on my PC because it consumes far too much CPU power. When playing music the task managers shows a CPU load of more than 50%, but I still need my PC for working in parallel, taking that much ressources is not acceptable. ...

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I cannot use Spotify honestly on my PC because it consumes far too much CPU power. When playing music the task managers shows a CPU load of more than 50%, but I still need my PC for working in parall...

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Is there a way to check which playlist does the song belongs to?

In iTunes, there is a "Show in Playlist" option in which we can find out which playlist is the song in. Is there a way to do this in Spotify Desktop? Thanks in advance for all the help!

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In iTunes, there is a "Show in Playlist" option in which we can find out which playlist is the song in.   Is there a way to do this in Spotify Desktop?   Thanks in advance for ...

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Syncing playlist with premium trial

Hi all ! I'm what you could call "new " to spotify, and I was wondering if you could sync your playlists to use them offline with a Spotify Premium Trail account. If yes, will the playlist stay synced (ie: refreshed every time you add a song or go on...

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Hi all !   I'm what you could call "new " to spotify, and I was wondering if you could sync your playlists to use them offline with a Spotify Premium Trail account. If yes, will the playlist...

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Crossfade not working or am I doing it wrong?

I do not have gapless playback on when crossfade is activated, i have turned it off and restarted Spotify, i have tried changing the time to crossfade and it does not work either, i have tried all i know! It worked fine an hour ago! And now when i ad...

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I do not have gapless playback on when crossfade is activated, i have turned it off and restarted Spotify, i have tried changing the time to crossfade and it does not work either, i have tried all i ...

Peter__

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