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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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Solved!! 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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Solved!! Numbers below Popular Tracks on Artist Overview Page

I only just noticed these, what do they indicate? Is this a recent implementation??

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I only just noticed these, what do they indicate? Is this a recent implementation??

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Como poner públicas las playlist

Hola, tenía una duda respecto las playslits, se supone que al hacerlas públicas cualquier usuario las podría encontrar.. bien yo tengo 3 creadas y las 3 públicas pero al ir a otro spotify y buscarlas solo encuentra una... ¿por qué?. Gracias. Saludos

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Hola, tenía una duda respecto las playslits, se supone que al hacerlas públicas cualquier usuario las podría encontrar.. bien yo tengo 3 creadas y las 3 públicas pero al ir a otro spotify y buscarlas...

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Why are the songs from an album explicit in the top 10 list, but edited below in the actual album?

This may be a dumb question, but I often find it that only the edited albums are offered in the album list, but then songs from that same album are explicit in the top 10 tracks for the artist. How do I get to the explicit version of the album that t...

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This may be a dumb question, but I often find it that only the edited albums are offered in the album list, but then songs from that same album are explicit in the top 10 tracks for the artist. ...

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Notification not related to my favorites or subscriptions

Description I have a new notification today about "Random access memory" by "Daft Punk". But i don't listen any music of this group... I don"t have any of their music in favorite or in subscription. Not even another group with the same style of music...

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Description I have a new notification today about "Random access memory" by "Daft Punk". But i don't listen any music of this group... I don"t have any of their music in favorite or in subscrip...

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[Desktop] Data offline

Welcome.I have a question.Do you turn off the "Available Offline" deletes the data collected by this function? Do I need to manually delete the data to free up disk space?I ask because in the case of Android you have to do it manually.Waiting for you...

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Welcome. I have a question. Do you turn off the "Available Offline" deletes the data collected by this function? Do I need to manually delete the data to free up disk space? I ask because in t...

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Solved!! Play all songs by artist?

According to a thread this feature is implemented http://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-Ideas/0-8-8-Bring-back-play-all-songs-by-artist/idi-p/292682 but I cant seem to find where to 'play all songs by artist' is this possible without having to manu...

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According to a thread this feature is implemented  http://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-Ideas/0-8-8-Bring-back-play-all-songs-by-artist/idi-p/292682   but I cant seem to find where...

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Starred songs list seems to be corrupt

Hi, since a couple of weeks, the list of starred songs on my desktop Spotify seems to be corrupt: changes made in the desktop starred list are not shown in my Android. I have uninstalled both the desktop and the Android application and tried differen...

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Hi,  since a couple of weeks, the list of starred songs on my desktop Spotify seems to be corrupt: changes made in the desktop starred list are not shown in my Android. I have uninstalled both ...

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Can't play local files

I've seen this topic elsewhere, but the typical solutions suggested there (MP3 codecs, Quicktime reinstall) don't work for me. Description Some (but not all) local MP3 files don't play for me. It seems to be something about the file itself: all songs...

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I've seen this topic elsewhere, but the typical solutions suggested there (MP3 codecs, Quicktime reinstall) don't work for me.   Description Some (but not all) local MP3 files don't play f...

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Client closes when starting

Hey Spotify. Recently when I tried to launch my client, it will open it and immediately close it again, telling me it had crashed.Is there any way I can get my client up and running again, The client I use is an older version: 0.8.5.1333 but that's b...

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Hey Spotify.   Recently when I tried to launch my client, it will open it and immediately close it again, telling me it had crashed. Is there any way I can get my client up and running agai...

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Ad to the right of playlist moving and causing scrollbar

Please get rid of it. It appears, disappears, and when it's there, causes the playlist to force a scrollbar. I'm not resizing the columns eery minute or so to adjust to this thing.

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Please get rid of it. It appears, disappears, and when it's there, causes the playlist to force a scrollbar. I'm not resizing the columns eery minute or so to adjust to this thing.

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Login freezes

When I try to login with my facebook as normal spotify would just freeze and I know I am using the correct login info. I've tried reinstalling spotify numerous times. It all started when my spotify wouldnt go into online mode so I reinstalled it. Now...

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When I try to login with my facebook as normal spotify would just freeze and I know I am using the correct login info. I've tried reinstalling spotify numerous times. It all started when my spotify w...

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Solved!! Spotify installer won't open, Windows 7

Okay - I've been experiencing some problems with Spotify for a while, but now I can't even install it! It all started when my Spotify tried to update itself, but I got an error saying that Spotify was already running, after which I'd start the task m...

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Okay - I've been experiencing some problems with Spotify for a while, but now I can't even install it! It all started when my Spotify tried to update itself, but I got an error saying that Spotify wa...

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Solved!! Lost all followers on playlists

I just started getting a few followers on one playlist in particular and suddenly saw they've all gone. I'm checked if this was just a problem with that particular laptop but I checked my desktop PC and it also says they've all gone. Is there an easy...

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I just started getting a few followers on one playlist in particular and suddenly saw they've all gone. I'm checked if this was just a problem with that particular laptop but I checked my desktop PC ...

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How to Edit Playlist

Hi I would like to edit my playlist. How do I do it? i.e. Add and remove artists - songs. I can access Spotify from Windows - Mac - Ios so I would be happy to edit my playlist from any environment. Thanks

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Hi I would like to edit my playlist. How do I do it? i.e. Add and remove artists - songs. I can access Spotify from Windows - Mac - Ios so I would be happy to edit my playlist from any environ...

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Solved!! Can't share to Twitter

I am unable to share any tracks or albums to Twitter. When I click share nothing appears on my twitter. Also when I copy an HTTP link and paste it in twitter all I get is the text of the album/track and no link. Any ideas? Thanks.

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I am unable to share any tracks or albums to Twitter. When I click share nothing appears on my twitter. Also when I copy an HTTP link and paste it in twitter all I get is the text of the album/track ...

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Playlists wont load - stuck on loading

Recently started up spotify after being on a month long trip - custom made playlists are stuck on "Loading..." and do not appear. Playlist shows up on mobile (iOS). Running newest update to spotify 0.9.0.133.gd18ed589. Any ideas? Wait it out? Seems l...

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Recently started up spotify after being on a month long trip - custom made playlists are stuck on "Loading..." and do not appear.    Playlist shows up on mobile (iOS).    ...

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Solved!! Unable to View Anjunabeats Volume 10 Album

Afternoon, I received a notification that the Above & Beyond Anjunabeats Volume 10 album has been released on Spotify however I am unable to find it on Spotify both on my mobile and desktop. Another user has provided me a 'spotify' link that they are...

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Afternoon,   I received a notification that the Above & Beyond Anjunabeats Volume 10 album has been released on Spotify however I am unable to find it on Spotify both on my mobile and desk...

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[Windows] Local Files - drops the content

Windows 7 64bitSpotify 0.9.0.133.gd18ed589 Some how the local files are dropped and all my sorted local files was a faint memory.Now i gotta start all over again -.- Can't reproduce this since i'm a bit unsure of what i did (A _logfile_ would be desc...

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Windows 7 64bit Spotify 0.9.0.133.gd18ed589     Some how the local files are dropped and all my sorted local files was a faint memory. Now i gotta start all over again -.-   Can...

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Spotify keeps playing songs from my previous search?

About a week ago I searched for Frank Turner and played one song off of the search results. Since then I've done multiple searches and after playing whatever song I selected from the artist I searched for it'll go back to the Frank Turner search resu...

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About a week ago I searched for Frank Turner and played one song off of the search results. Since then I've done multiple searches and after playing whatever song I selected from the artist I searche...

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Keep track in playlist from last run

When I start Spotify the last song played and time in it are tracked. If i click the "now playing artwork" I go to the album and artist, previously I got to the song in my playlist and I'd like that function back. Maybe some people like it as it is n...

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When I start Spotify the last song played and time in it are tracked. If i click the "now playing artwork" I go to the album and artist, previously I got to the song in my playlist and I'd like that ...

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