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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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  • songcat1
  • Casual Listener
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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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  • whatintheworldisthis
  • Visitor
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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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  • MattSuda
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[Troubleshooting] Windows

Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide to help get things working again. What to try first Perform a soft reset (generally rebooting the device will suffice). If that doesn’t help, try a clean reinstall. Be sure to l...

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    Windows
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Blue screen

Hi guys, every time I try to install Spotify on my computer running windows 10 gives me a Blue Screen of Death, anybody knows why and how to fix it? Thanks in advance.

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi guys,  every time I try to install Spotify on my computer running windows 10 gives me a Blue Screen of Death, anybody knows why and how to fix it? Thanks in advance.
  • Yordan
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Superuser Contribution Possibility to help correct the release dates of albums

hey there, i noticed especially in the hip-hop/rap genre that many many release dates of albums are insanely incorrect. Is there any way to inform spotify about the correct ones and thus helping them to correct their database? I think many users woul...

  • Newbie
  • hey there,   i noticed especially in the hip-hop/rap genre that many many release dates of albums are insanely incorrect. Is there any way to inform spotify about the correct ones and thus...
  • Novy
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Superuser Contribution Spotify lagging and making games lag, only when playing games!

My old crappy computer used to play spotify fine when playing full-screen online games. Upgraded my rig last week and now a few days ago I noticed it starts stuttering when I start playing a game and now it not only stutters but also makes the game l...

  • Newbie
  • My old crappy computer used to play spotify fine when playing full-screen online games. Upgraded my rig last week and now a few days ago I noticed it starts stuttering when I start playing a game and...
  • nezz11
  • Newbie
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Solved!! Spotify is taking up a lot of space

Hi, I'd like to know what is taking up so much space by Spotify? It's the data folder in %AppData%. I moved my offline song folder incase I had a lot of songs but that was only 280mb and after moving the folder still remained at 13.3GB.

  • Regular
  • Hi, I'd like to know what is taking up so much space by Spotify? It's the data folder in %AppData%. I moved my offline song folder incase I had a lot of songs but that was only 280mb and after moving...
  • ideasmansteve
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify lagging/stuttering PC when on the Home screen

I had no issues with the desktop app for years, then suddenly about a month or so ago the issue started. When I launch Spotify, it lags the entire computer for several seconds, and the same thing can happen when tabbing back into the app after a whil...

  • Casual Listener
  • I had no issues with the desktop app for years, then suddenly about a month or so ago the issue started. When I launch Spotify, it lags the entire computer for several seconds, and the same thing can...
  • xkx
  • Gig Goer
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    Lag
    stutter
    Windows
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Repeat more than one song?

Is it possible to select a number of songs from a playlist to repeat, I know I can repeat 1 song or the entire playlist but would like to be able to select a few tracks from the current playlist to repeat.

  • Newbie
  • Is it possible to select a number of songs from a playlist to repeat, I know I can repeat 1 song or the entire playlist but would like to be able to select a few tracks from the current playlist to r...
  • AndrewGiannak
  • Casual Listener
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Disable media keys for Spotify

I'm using Spotify on my media center, and controlling it with my ipad and android.However, every time I pause my movies with my remote, Spotify reacts to the pause /play button and starts playing music. Even if it's minimized to the task bar. How do ...

  • Casual Listener
  • I'm using Spotify on my media center, and controlling it with my ipad and android. However, every time I pause my movies with my remote, Spotify reacts to the pause /play button and starts playing m...
  • zoli893
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Superuser Contribution can't shuffle my queue (new or existing)

I have a problem with the Shuffle function. Spotify 1.0.28.87 on Windows 10. My problem is that I have a queue that I want to shuffle, eg. I'm adding some random albums to my queue that I would like to listen to today. Then I hit the shuffle button, ...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have a problem with the Shuffle function.  Spotify 1.0.28.87 on Windows 10.    My problem is that I have a queue that I want to shuffle, eg. I'm adding some random albums t...
  • RobinS05
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Solved!! How is calculated the "Popularity" of a track?

I have a simple question. When I move my mouse over the "popularity bars", it says that this track has been listened to 45 895 times by example. I was just wondering, does this mean that, since the beginning of Spotify, this track has been listened t...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have a simple question. When I move my mouse over the "popularity bars", it says that this track has been listened to 45 895 times by example. I was just wondering, does this mean that, since the b...
  • tom037
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Superuser Contribution Autoplay not working on Desktop

PlanPremium CountryGermany Operating SystemWindows 10 Pro Additional InfoIt works, when i start a track on my mobile phone.But when i start a track on my Desktop (to play on my mobile phone or on my desktop), it does not work...

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  • Plan Premium   Country Germany   Operating System Windows 10 Pro   Additional Info It works, when i start a track on my mobile phone. But when i start a track on my D...
  • adrienneb83
  • Casual Listener
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    Desktop
    Windows
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Superuser Contribution Spotify installs every time I open the app.

I want to start this off with the fact that I did read this post and attempted to use the fix that was stated there. However, I ran into an issue with it. My Issue:Every time I open the Spotify app, it "re-installs" and then loads up with no problem....

  • Newbie
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  • danishbomb
  • Casual Listener
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Only half the Audio Book available. Is that intended?

Hey guys, maybe you can help me. I was listening to that Audio Book called "Totenfang" by Simon Beckett (german version) and after half of the tracks it just stopped. So I looked it up and apparently there are only half the tracks available, and the ...

  • Newbie
  • Hey guys,    maybe you can help me. I was listening to that Audio Book called "Totenfang" by Simon Beckett (german version) and after half of the tracks it just stopped. So I looked it up...
  • Popcoleman11
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Superuser Contribution Tracks are skipping 20-30 seconds ahead and skip to next with 3 minutes

Every track I play freezes and skips forward 20-30 seconds when it gets to about 1 minute and skips to the next track when it gets to about 3 minutes. I've already reinstalled the app, cleaned the cache and reduced the streaming quality, but nothing ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Every track I play freezes and skips forward 20-30 seconds when it gets to about 1 minute and skips to the next track when it gets to about 3 minutes. I've already reinstalled the app, cleaned the ca...
  • Joan
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    skipping jumping bumping
    Song skipping
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Song seek lagging?

It seems there's a delay of 1-3 seconds when setting seeker to mid-song for an example. Used to be instant. Doesn't happen only to me, verified this with three other people, everyone has this. What's up with that?

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  • It seems there's a delay of 1-3 seconds when setting seeker to mid-song for an example.  Used to be instant.  Doesn't happen only to me, verified this with three other people, everyone ha...
  • stripeytiger510
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Main site defaulting to German

I live in the US. I don't use a proxy. My account location says United States. My language in the program and app is set to English. Despite ALL of this, http://www.spotify.com/ still redirects to .com/de/ against my best efforts to prevent it. I can...

  • Casual Listener
  • I live in the US. I don't use a proxy. My account location says United States. My language in the program and app is set to English. Despite ALL of this, http://www.spotify.com/ still redirects to .c...
  • sdfcr
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Help, Application not playing anything at all

I had no problems up until recently where Spotify for whatever reason doesn't want to play any of my music. For any song I play, it says Spotify can't play it right now and to import the file. I've tried playing MP3s from local files as well, only fo...

  • Casual Listener
  • ...he same error whenever trying to play anything. I'm running Spotify on a Windows 10 PC, which has a large amount of storage and 32GB of memory so surely that cannot be the issue. My account works j...
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Solved!! Hidden and empty albums

I've noticed that some albums exist that are not visible on the artist page, yet can be accessed by other means, for example there is a version of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon that I was only able to access via last.fm plugin's recommendations....

  • Roadie
  • I've noticed that some albums exist that are not visible on the artist page, yet can be accessed by other means, for example there is a version of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon that I was only a...
  • DudaLeao
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Superuser Contribution Spotify doesn't play selected song, but instead the first one from a selected artist...

Hi guys, I was hoping that you will be able to help me. I have been using Spotify for several months now. Since a couple of days I have the following problem. When I go to one of my artists' directory and try to play one of the songs I saved Spotify ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi guys,   I was hoping that you will be able to help me. I have been using Spotify for several months now. Since a couple of days I have the following problem. When I go to one of my artists'...
  • Vasil
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volume control gain

Hi does anyone knows if the 100% volume, full right on windows desktop player, is 0db down or has a gain? (with volume normalization disabled) Is there anyway to bypass it and play trough the WASAPI driver? thanks

  • Newbie
  • Hi does anyone knows if the 100% volume, full right on windows desktop player, is 0db down or has a gain? (with volume normalization disabled)   Is there anyway to bypass it and play t...
  • ofolis
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