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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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earthbound

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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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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...

Christoffer

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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

Peter__

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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.

Casual Listener

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.

Visitor

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?

Newbie

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...

Peter__

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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'...

Newbie

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...

Casual Listener

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...

Peter__

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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...

Visitor

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 &...

Peter__

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Deleted Playlist!

How do I undelete a deleted playlist? I thought I was deleting a song and it was a whole playlist with my favorite songs!! Help!

Newbie

How do I undelete a deleted playlist? I thought I was deleting a song and it was a whole playlist with my favorite songs!! Help!    

Joe

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Wrong songs

Hey guys. I got on spotify today and I began playing a playlist of mine that I made. When the song ended, it immediately went to a different playlist with songs from the 60s, of which I have not heard before. I don't remember changing ANYTHING in my ...

Casual Listener

Hey guys. I got on spotify today and I began playing a playlist of mine that I made. When the song ended, it immediately went to a different playlist with songs from the 60s, of which I have not hear...

Peter__

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New messages in inbox are not new

Hello! My inbox sometimes displays a number next to it indicating that I've received new messages. When I check my inbox there are no new messages. I've gone through every single message and when I exit the inbox it still says I've got new messages. ...

Casual Listener

Hello!     My inbox sometimes displays a number next to it indicating that I've received new messages.   When I check my inbox there are no new messages.   I've gone...

pnäh

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Win7 problems

Hi, I have a little problem with using spotify with Win&. In browser (Chrome) it works OK, but when I've installed it on my Win7, it's not working. It has synchronized all my playlists but when I want to listen to any kind of music, it's just doesn't...

Newbie

Hi, I have a little problem with using spotify with Win&. In browser (Chrome) it works OK, but when I've installed it on my Win7, it's not working. It has synchronized all my playlists but when I...

robbe_hb

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Where the hell are my local files?

Bonjour à tous ! Pourquoi les playlists générales ne s'affichent plus ? Tout marchait très bien , et maintenant , plus de playlists ! Avez vous une idée ?? Merci à tous de votre contribution , Marc

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Bonjour à tous !   Pourquoi les playlists générales ne s'affichent plus ?   Tout marchait très bien , et maintenant , plus de playlists !   Avez vous une idée ??   ...

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404 Error

I am a subscriber and I have had a 404 Error the past few days. I exit and go back in, same thing. This is really getting tiresome; I'd like to be able to listen to the music I pay for.

Regular

I am a subscriber and I have had a 404 Error the past few days. I exit and go back in, same thing. This is really getting tiresome; I'd like to be able to listen to the music I pay for.

Joe

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Importing playlists from Media Player

MY, I repeat, MY NOT- FROM -SPOTIFY playlist on Media Player was imported to Spotify. Now my own music that was on my media player on my laptop is not available to me on my laptop and I can only listen to it if I am online with Spotify. HOW DO I GET ...

Newbie

MY, I repeat, MY NOT- FROM -SPOTIFY playlist on Media Player was imported to Spotify. Now my own music that was on my media player on my laptop is not available to me on my laptop and I can only list...

Joe

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Activity showing single repeated/old "user shared a track" message

Activity feed was working great for a while, but recently I see over and over that one of my friends shared Chelsea Wolfe's "We Hit a Wall", as if they were sharing it again every day. It's always close to the top. Regular listening activity continue...

Music Fan

Activity feed was working great for a while, but recently I see over and over that one of my friends shared Chelsea Wolfe's "We Hit a Wall", as if they were sharing it again every day. It's always cl...

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