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Jam now available on Desktop

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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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. The Now Playing View in the right sidebar shows the album art and info of the current song or pod...

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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!! Spotify free: Music stops on MAC

Edited: Thank you very much everyone for helping! Finally I managed to correct the error and the steps are those that DerpyNerd offered and highlighted as a solution. Hi! I have a MacBook Pro, and for a week now I have a problem with the desktop app....

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[Mac] Troubleshooting Spotify

Having trouble with Spotify on your Desktop app? Here’s what to try first. Search the Community Someone might have asked your question on the Community before. So type your issue into the search box and have a look. Tip: Don't forget to check our Spo...

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Solved!! Music available one day, greyed out the next

Specifically The Wizard of Oz soundtrack (original movie) which is my daughter's favorite. All of a sudden today it is not available. Is this correct? Could the label have pulled it from spotify? I have premium and am based in the US. Thank you!

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  • Specifically The Wizard of Oz soundtrack (original movie) which is my daughter's favorite.  All of a sudden today it is not available.   Is this correct? Could the label have pulled it f...
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Spotify won't play an album

I have been trying to play the album Earth To America by Widespread Panic but it will not play. On my Iphone Spotify will not find the album. If I search the album on google, i press the link that opens Spotify but it will still not play. The web bro...

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  • I have been trying to play the album Earth To America by Widespread Panic but it will not play. On my Iphone Spotify will not find the album. If I search the album on google, i press the link that op...
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Noobb question, following artists

Hi, I have never really used spotify before but am looking to start using it properly and have signed up for a premium account. I have over 100000 songs on my PC and the same songs on my phone. I know the apps can play local files but is there a way ...

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  • Hi,   I have never really used spotify before but am looking to start using it properly and have signed up for a premium account.   I have over 100000 songs on my PC and the same songs ...
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Unable to access Preferences when "offline"

After the update a few weeks ago, I've noticed that I cannot access the Preferences panel when I'm offline anymore. This is very very annoying as my school uses a proxy and I have to manually enter the proxy information into the Preferences in order ...

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  • After the update a few weeks ago, I've noticed that I cannot access the Preferences panel when I'm offline anymore.   This is very very annoying as my school uses a proxy and I have to manuall...
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Playing song till the end

I have trouble playing certain song till the end the first i played it it just stop after 2min ever since i have that problem i try it on android phone same thing on my window pc and on my mac pro i dont know what to do

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  • I have trouble playing certain song till the end  the first i played it it just stop after 2min ever since i have that problem  i try it on android phone same thing on my window pc and on...
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Solved!! Have to quit and restart spotify to see any changes

When I queue things or rearrange my queue, the changes I made won't show up unless I quit and start it over. I tried uninstalling it, then reinstalling it, but that did not work. Please help.

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  • When I queue things or rearrange my queue, the changes I made won't show up unless I quit and start it over. I tried uninstalling it, then reinstalling it, but that did not work. Please help.
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[RESOLVE] Can´t see my songs when I´m on mac! [SOLUTION]

I have Spotify Premium and I can not see my songs when I'm on my Macbook Pro. On the other hand, if I can see them when I'm on my iPhone 6 or My Computer Desktop with Windows. I need to fix it soon.Thank you ! EDIT: The team helped me with the follow...

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  • I have Spotify Premium and I can not see my songs when I'm on my Macbook Pro.   On the other hand, if I can see them when I'm on my iPhone 6 or My Computer Desktop with Windows.   I nee...
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Download times out

Hi everyone, I'm running OS X Yosemite 10.10.1 on MacBook Air.Spotify was having serious connection/network issues so I deleted the app. When I run the installation package, there is a dialogue box that tells me Spotify is downloading, and the reques...

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  • Hi everyone,   I'm running OS X Yosemite 10.10.1 on MacBook Air. Spotify was having serious connection/network issues so I deleted the app. When I run the installation package, there is a dia...
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1.0.1.1060... - Network share prevents loading

I have a network share that's in my "login items" on Mac. If the machine thats serving the share is not online, no problem i usually get a "cannot connect to network drive" message upon login to my mac and thats the end of that. With the new update i...

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  • I have a network share that's in my "login items" on Mac. If the machine thats serving the share is not online, no problem i usually get a "cannot connect to network drive" message upon login to...
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Slow and sometimes not playing on Mac/iPad/iPhone every evening

Hi All ! Since using Spotify (premium) I do have the problem that the system is very slow (searching, discovering new songs and even playing some songs which are not stored in offline playlists - these songs stop sometimes for several seconds before ...

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  • Hi All !   Since using Spotify (premium) I do have the problem that the system is very slow (searching, discovering new songs and even playing some songs which are not stored in offline...
  • Fugitivo82
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Solved!! Music stops every 5 seconds - desktop only!

I've had this problem for some time now. My 27" iMac cannot run the desktop app without the music starting and stopping every few seconds. This happens whether connected via ethernet or WiFi. I've checked my cable signal throughput and it's a consist...

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  •   I've had this problem for some time now.  My 27" iMac cannot run the desktop app without the music starting and stopping every few seconds.  This happens whether connected via ether...
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start up screen

when i go to spotify.com, i log in and i don't see the usual list of "search, browse, my music" etc on the left. only my account, settings, etc. how do i get to that screen? if i click on the spotify logo it takes me to an offer to sign up. help!

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  • when i go to spotify.com, i log in and i don't see the usual list of "search, browse, my music" etc on the left. only my account, settings, etc. how do i get to that screen? if i click on the spotify...
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Album art not visible via apple tv

Spotify on iMac. Stream via airfoil to apple tv. Apple tv shows Mac icon and std text that streaming is done from spotify. When streaming iTunes same iMac I get the album art displayed on apple tv.All software is latest. Any idea why album art is dis...

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  • Spotify on iMac. Stream via airfoil to apple tv. Apple tv shows Mac icon and std text that streaming is done from spotify. When streaming iTunes same iMac I get the album art displayed on apple tv. ...
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How do I sync my 7th gen iPod nano?

I have an iPod nano running software version 1.0.3 and Spotify 1.0.3.101 and I've been trying to sync my iPod enabling and disabling disk use, iTunes closed, iTunes open but cannot get it to sync. Actually, I haven't been able to sync it ever. But no...

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  • I have an iPod nano running software version 1.0.3 and Spotify 1.0.3.101 and I've been trying to sync my iPod enabling and disabling disk use, iTunes closed, iTunes open but cannot get it to sync. Ac...
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Re-add Ability to Change Location of Cache on OS X

I have both an SSD and an HDD in my MBP. However, Spotify removed the ability to choose the location of the cache files. This used to be under Preferences. Now I have it taking up precious space on my SSD inside Library/Caches instead of being locate...

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  • I have both an SSD and an HDD in my MBP. However, Spotify removed the ability to choose the location of the cache files. This used to be under Preferences. Now I have it taking up precious space on m...
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Spotify randomly autoplays

I'm using Spotify premium on an macbook pro. Spotify starts up at random times. I close the app and it pop itself randomly and play music. I find most annoyingI try few times fresh inastall without success. My OS is 10.8.5 Only solution till now is d...

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  • I'm using Spotify premium on an macbook pro.  Spotify starts up at random times. I close the app and it pop itself randomly and play music.  I find most annoying I try few times fresh inas...
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Music does not work

Hello I use Spotify for several days Macbook Air but there's a problem. In fact I had to turn off my computer off and on the music I was listening does not work at all remaining block at 0:00. Other music works perfectly. Music block is as follows: M...

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  • Hello I use Spotify for several days Macbook Air but there's a problem. In fact I had to turn off my computer off and on the music I was listening does not work at all remaining block at 0:00. Other ...
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Other users playlists

Usually when you go to any catalog in Genres and Moods you find "official" playlists and next to it "users" playlists.(4 square cover).But right now i see only official. Where i can find users playlists by Genree/Mood? Thanks.

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  • Usually when you go to any catalog in Genres and Moods you find "official" playlists and next to it "users" playlists.(4 square cover). But right now i see only official. Where i can find users play...
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Searching within a playlist using the Ctrl+F hotkey to find songs/artists/album titles

There used to a way to search within a playlist and I can no longer to get it work. What I mean by this is that I have a big playlist and I want to search for a certain song wthout scrolling so I will hit the 'Ctrl' + 'F' keys together to bring up a ...

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  • There used to a way to search within a playlist and I can no longer to get it work.  What I mean by this is that I have a big playlist and I want to search for a certain song wthout scrolling so...
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Crash On Play OSX

So I have done a clean install and made sure that all prefs caches have been removed. On playing a track (any remote or local) the application crashes On starting using the terminal I can see the following problem:spotify(35717,0xb7481000) malloc: **...

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  • So I have done a clean install and made sure that all prefs caches have been removed.   On playing a track (any remote or local) the application crashes   On starting using the ter...
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