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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...
Newbie
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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...
Moderator
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There no X or way to close or stop a video on Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.64.408.g0a9b557c
Visitor
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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...
PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceLegion Y540Operating SystemWindows 10Version1.1.62.583.gdac868ed-aMy Question or IssueI am experiencing an issue where, if the client is set to offline mode, tracks that are stored locally on my computer will become f...
Plan Premium Country Australia Device Legion Y540 Operating System Windows 10 Version 1.1.62.583.gdac868ed-a My Question or Issue I am experiencing an issue where, if the client is set to ...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevice(ASUS TUF GAMING A17)Operating System(Windows 11 Home) My Question or IssueHello. My issue is that in the Windows app, local files that have the same title and runtime won't show up under local files, despite havi...
Plan Premium Country United States Device (ASUS TUF GAMING A17) Operating System (Windows 11 Home) My Question or Issue Hello. My issue is that in the Windows app, local files that h...
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PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicePC & MobileOperating SystemLatest IOS & Windows 10 My Question or IssueHello there, I have uploaded some audiobooks from my local storage and use them within Spotify. I have these synced to my IOS device as well. I was wonde...
Plan Premium Country UK Device PC & Mobile Operating System Latest IOS & Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hello there, I have uploaded some audiobooks from my local s...
Newbie
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or Issue For years now local files have been finicky. I have a folder of roughly 2.3k playable mp3 files that I route to Spotify as my local files. I only see 2,072 songs in Spot...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue For years now local files have been finicky. I have a folder of roughly 2.3k playable mp3 fil...
Gig Goer
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My Question or IssueWhile not necessarily an important issue, it really irks me to see the font size difference in my playlists. It feels really out of place and although not very obvious at first, once you notice it, it really starts to get on your ...
My Question or Issue While not necessarily an important issue, it really irks me to see the font size difference in my playlists. It feels really out of place and although not very obvious at first,...
Moderator
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I'm looking for an easy solution to this irritating issue. I'm wanting to add local files to my Spotify playlists after a long time of not doing so, and despite unlinking folders that I don't need access to in the app anymore, I have a huge list of o...
I'm looking for an easy solution to this irritating issue. I'm wanting to add local files to my Spotify playlists after a long time of not doing so, and despite unlinking folders that I don't need ac...
Casual Listener
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Spotify for Windows1.1.79.763.gc2965cdf I found this very specific bug and though I'd share. How to replicate1. Start playing any music2. Go to your local files and add any of the local files to your queue3. Skip to the next song in the queue so that...
Spotify for Windows 1.1.79.763.gc2965cdf I found this very specific bug and though I'd share. How to replicate 1. Start playing any music 2. Go to your local files and add any of...
Regular
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PlanPremiumCountryGermany Operating System(Windows 10)My Question or IssueHello,Is there a way to convert local files into Spotify files which are available then via streaming?The Shazam app is able to compare a song which has been found by Shazam wi...
Plan Premium Country Germany Operating System (Windows 10) My Question or Issue Hello, Is there a way to convert local files into Spotify files which are available then via streami...
Newbie
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PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceiPhone 11 Pro, Windows laptopOperating Systemidk the new Windows, like whatever it is, 10 or something, maybe 11, who cares My Question or Issue I have spent the last 2 hours attempting to fix my local files issue on Spo...
Plan Premium Country Canada Device iPhone 11 Pro, Windows laptop Operating System idk the new Windows, like whatever it is, 10 or something, maybe 11, who cares My Question or Issue ...
Visitor
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PlanPremiumCountryCanadaOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHey. For some reason, any time I go and try to edit the tag of a local file, the cover art gets changed to something that I didn't choose if it's by a certain artist (in this case...
Plan Premium Country Canada Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hey. For some reason, any time I go and try to edit the tag of a local file, the cover art gets changed to ...
Spotify Legend
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If the sub-options for local file sources are NOT disabled, the Spotify desktop app will still attempt to access local files present. To wit, I had some FLACs from Bandcamp in my Downloads folder. "Show Local Files" unchecked. Went to rewrite the tag...
If the sub-options for local file sources are NOT disabled, the Spotify desktop app will still attempt to access local files present. To wit, I had some FLACs from Bandcamp in my Downloads f...
Moderator
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI used to be able to play my local files in Spotify so I can have all of my music from Spotify and my computer in one place. Now it's completely gone with this new UI ch...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I used to be able to play my local files in Spotify so I can have all of my music from Spotif...
Spotify Legend
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Referring to closed topic from User "Guydude":https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Windows/Local-Files-Blank-Names/m-p/1776062 Hello there,I encountered an issue like 2 years ago and got it solved just today. Issue: When using the "Local Files" f...
Referring to closed topic from User "Guydude": https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Windows/Local-Files-Blank-Names/m-p/1776062 Hello there, I encountered an issue like 2 years ago and...
Composer
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Plan Premium Country Bulgaria Device Asus Rog laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue So I've tried importing my local songs after a clean windows 10 install on my new laptop and NONE of them work. I've tried everything that was sugge...
Plan Premium Country Bulgaria Device Asus Rog laptop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue So I've tried importing my local songs after a clean windows 10 instal...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceWindows PC Desktop appOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueSuddenly I have been having an issue adding local files to an existing playlist. I added new songs to the local folder, synced the folder to Spotify, and ...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Windows PC Desktop app Operating System Windows 7 My Question or Issue Suddenly I have been having an issue adding local files to an existing ...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryGermany Operating SystemWindows 10 Pro (PC) My Question or IssueSome of my local files aren't playable and grayed out in my playlists as soon as Spotify is in offline mode or my PC has lost its connection.If I go to library and ther...
Plan Premium Country Germany Operating System Windows 10 Pro (PC) My Question or Issue Some of my local files aren't playable and grayed out in my playlists as soon as Spotify ...
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Cannot read local files with Chinese filename. Files in the same folder with English name are read properly. PlanPremiumCountryHong KongOperating SystemWindows 10
Cannot read local files with Chinese filename. Files in the same folder with English name are read properly. Plan Premium Country Hong Kong Operating System Windows 10
Community Legend
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windows 10 desktop versionspotify doesnt play 128k bits local files
windows 10 desktop version spotify doesnt play 128k bits local files
Spotify Legend
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DeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi, i've discovered following: 3 of my local music files which previously where found by the spotify desktop app just fine suddenly are only found by the app when i move them to a differe...
Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi, i've discovered following: 3 of my local music files which previously where found by the spotify desktop a...
Spotify Legend
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I've been having a strange issue where certain MP3 files are refusing to be detected by Spotify. Even while still in a folder with other files that are currently being detected, they are considered missing whenever Spotify is re-opened. It's almost l...
I've been having a strange issue where certain MP3 files are refusing to be detected by Spotify. Even while still in a folder with other files that are currently being detected, they are considered m...
Music Fan
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