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Can't play an artist's discography on the desktop app

Plan Premium Device PC / Android My Question or Issue This happened a few days ago. Normally when i clicked an Artist > Discography > Show All > And play a song, the next song was from the next album of the artist. Now, the next song is a random one ...

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Issue : no volume control in spotify when exclusive mode is activated

Premium member, France, Windows 10 64 bits updated, Focusrite Audio solo usb external soundcard updated, Desktop app updated I talk with the customer service, we try to solve my problem and they told me that it should be an issue that I have to talk ...

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Black Screen (June 15 2026 install)

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceDesktop PC IntelOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueFollowed clean re-install instructions after getting black screen at startup. Installed the latest June 15 version from the Windows Store. Ran once without p...

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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 are...

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many selections do not play up to 20% on some albums

I have encountered more than a few albums where many selections will not play. Have erased playlist and started over-- make no difference, am current on updates and i allow plenty of memory (cache). PS Dont tell me to reinstall anymore!!

Roadie

I have encountered more than a few albums where many selections will not play. Have erased playlist and started over-- make no difference, am current on updates and i allow plenty of memory (cach...

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Spotify Skin Gallery

UPDATE:Since the newest Spotify versions 0.8.8+ the client uses a lot of web-based elements, which I sadly can not change with my methods. That's why I gave up on custom skins. So this here now, is just a gallery of what was possible before. If someo...

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UPDATE:Since the newest Spotify versions 0.8.8+ the client uses a lot of web-based elements, which I sadly can not change with my methods. That's why I gave up on custom skins. So this here now, is j...

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Spotify with Squid proxy

I'm the proxy admin at my workplace, and I'm trying to get Spotify to work with it. Here's the problem: After installing spotify, if I specify HTTPS proxy and enter the server, port and authentication info, it works great! All the features work, and ...

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  I'm the proxy admin at my workplace, and I'm trying to get Spotify to work with it.  Here's the problem:   After installing spotify, if I specify HTTPS proxy and enter the serv...

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Solved!! Spotify crashes when adding/removing tracks from playlist

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...

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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 ...

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"Spotify in Greece" is a joke.

Hi, I recently changed my account from British to Greek and noticed that 20% of the tracks in my playlists are unavailable. 1/5 of the tracks that my friends are sending me (from the UK and the US) are not available in Greece. It feels like I am usin...

Roadie

Hi,   I recently changed my account from British to Greek and noticed that 20% of the tracks in my playlists are unavailable. 1/5 of the tracks that my friends are sending me (from the UK an...

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Solved!! New Releases are gone!????

Hi, Today I have updated Spotify to the latest version. And I've noticed with shock that the "new releases" are simply gone! There is now "Discover", but the new releases are no longer found there. How can I get back again the new releases?

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Hi,  Today I have updated Spotify to the latest version. And I've noticed with shock that the "new releases" are simply gone!   There is now "Discover", but the new releases...

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HELP!-Artist collection on iphone wont transfer to spotify on my laptop...How come???

I have collected a number of artists in my COLLECTION to listen to on my I phone. Now that I have downloaded it on my desktop none of them are there or on my account! Do I need to individually reselect each artist or search them every time I want to ...

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I have collected a number of artists in my COLLECTION to listen to on my I phone. Now that I have downloaded it on my desktop none of them are there or on my account! Do I need to individually resele...

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Spotify suddenly crashes when I enable Scrobbling.

I was using Spotify earlier without a hitch. Suddenly, I've been having issues. It started with some random 101 errors. I restarted my computer after reinstalling Spotify, and they went away. I noticed now though that my songs don't Scrobble anymore....

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I was using Spotify earlier without a hitch. Suddenly, I've been having issues. It started with some random 101 errors. I restarted my computer after reinstalling Spotify, and they went away. I notic...

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Error Code 117

I recently received a new computer with windows 7. I downloaded spotify and it was working fine. Then with out changing anything I started receiving a message saying that it can not log in due to error code 117. I have been looking in the forums and ...

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I recently received a new computer with windows 7. I downloaded spotify and it was working fine. Then with out changing anything I started receiving a message saying that it can not log in due to err...

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Solved!! Too many tracks selected for offline mode

I keep getting the above message whenever I open Spotify on my Windows 7 computer. I don't have any tracks whatsoever saved for offline mode on the computer. If I click on a playlist to try and save it the error message just pops up again.

Music Fan

I keep getting the above message whenever I open Spotify on my Windows 7 computer.  I don't have any tracks whatsoever saved for offline mode on the computer.  If I click on a playlist to t...

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Help with following

Im not able to find random users i wanted to follow that arent my facebook friends

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Im not able to find random users i wanted to follow that arent my facebook friends

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[Win7] Current playing song marker lost

Running Win7 Enterprise SP1 64bit on Spotify v0.9.4.185.g754a404I've noticed that frequently the green loudspeaker icon marking the actively playing track inside an album's list isn't showing. The only way to tell which song from the list is playing ...

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Running Win7 Enterprise SP1 64bit on Spotify v0.9.4.185.g754a404 I've noticed that frequently the green loudspeaker icon marking the actively playing track inside an album's list isn't showing. ...

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So I guess Spotify just decides when and where to censor songs now?

Why the hell are songs i've added to my play lists months ago, now all of a sudden censored versions of those songs? I'd appreciate it if you didn't take away my ability to make my own decisions regarding censorship. Strike Two, Spotify.

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Why the hell are songs i've added to my play lists months ago, now all of a sudden censored versions of those songs? I'd appreciate it if you didn't take away my ability to make my own decisions rega...

Peter__

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All my playlists, starred, followers, followed, and apps disappeared

This happened sometime after I changed my Facebook password. I would really appreciate having music to listen to again. Please help. I have already contacted Spotify. It's been weeks. No response.

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This happened sometime after I changed my Facebook password. I would really appreciate having music to listen to again. Please help. I have already contacted Spotify. It's been weeks. No response.

Joe

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Lost playlists.

Hi. Last week all my playlists dissapeared from all my devices. I've been searching through the help section and the community for a solution but without luck. Is there any way I could get my music back?

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Hi. Last week all my playlists dissapeared from all my devices. I've been searching through the help section and the community for a solution but without luck. Is there any way I could get my mus...

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New Random Playlist That I Didn't Make?

Hello, Spotify community and / or Spotify.So, a new playlist appeared on my account under the title 'New Playlist'. I supposedly added them all 8 days ago, and some of them are stuff that I have on other playlists but most of them are from artists I'...

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Hello, Spotify community and / or Spotify. So, a new playlist appeared on my account under the title 'New Playlist'. I supposedly added them all 8 days ago, and some of them are stuff that I have ...

Joe

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mac osx 10.8.3 and spotify

Hi all, I am in my late sixties but to me spotify is the best thing to ever happen. I love my library and also the radio feature which allows me to drive every one mad while I search for new tunes. One of my grandchildren recently bought me a Nokia 5...

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Hi all,   I am in my late sixties but to me spotify is the best thing to ever happen. I love my library and also the radio feature which allows me to drive every one mad while I search for n...

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Deleting messages

Hi, I've just opened up Spotify on my Windows desktop this morning and there is a 2 red icon on the messages menu on the left hand side. When I click on messages the two messages that appear are from 3 years ago ! Is there any way of deleting these m...

Casual Listener

Hi,   I've just opened up Spotify on my Windows desktop this morning and there is a 2 red icon on the messages menu on the left hand side. When I click on messages the two messages that appe...

Joe

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Playlist deleted

My playlist is missing and I have no memory of deleting it, I heard some got it back from moderators so that's what I need too I guess... I tried mailing them but I got the copy-paste message "Go to spotify community page at http://community.spotify....

Casual Listener

My playlist is missing and I have no memory of deleting it, I heard some got it back from moderators so that's what I need too I guess... I tried mailing them but I got the copy-paste message "Go to ...

Joe

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Account compromised (???) PLEASE HELP

Not sure much background is necessary here, but in case it is: http://community.spotify.com/t5/Help-Desktop-Linux-Mac-and/Spotiify-crashes-even-after-system-recovery-reinstall/m-p/580954#M65874 Okay, so Spotify is crashing constantly on desktop and i...

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Not sure much background is necessary here, but in case it is: http://community.spotify.com/t5/Help-Desktop-Linux-Mac-and/Spotiify-crashes-even-after-system-recovery-reinstall/m-p/580954#M65874 &...

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