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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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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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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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[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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Re: Inbox and messages

Another post mentioning a smaller competitior has been deleted. Why? Not having social features is an improvement, right? So you would expect users of rivals that include sharing and messsaging to flock to Spotify now that it's been improved - not th...

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  • Another post mentioning a smaller competitior has been deleted. Why? Not having social features is an improvement, right? So you would expect users of rivals that include sharing and messsaging to&nb...
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Spotify is removing offline playlist windows 10

Hey guys.. I'm having a lot of issues with spotify premium on my windows 10 pc. A have noticed that even if a playlist is fully downloaded, it will be noted as "not downloaded" a few days later. Its random which playlist that is getting removed, but ...

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  • Hey guys..   I'm having a lot of issues with spotify premium on my windows 10 pc.   A have noticed that even if a playlist is fully downloaded, it will be noted as "not downloaded" a fe...
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Spotify 1.0.52.725.g943b26a8 for Windows keeps crashing & is very slow

Software-Setup:- Win 10 Pro x64 Creators Update- Spotify 1.0.52.725.g943b26a8 - Premium Account- lots of local files ~ 60.000 files I have a clean Windows 10 installation and I also reinstalled the newest version of Spotify but when adding my local m...

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  • Software-Setup: - Win 10 Pro x64 Creators Update - Spotify 1.0.52.725.g943b26a8 - Premium Account - lots of local files ~ 60.000 files   I have a clean Windows 10 installation and I al...
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Windows 7 - spotifu is uninstaling themself after few minutes...

Hi guys.First of all i wanna say that i'm spotify premium user for couple of years and i love it!But unfortunetly after this sweet time bad time comes.My spotify - desktop version is disapearing...no errors, no messages, spotify just stop playing and...

  • Regular
  • Hi guys. First of all i wanna say that i'm spotify premium user for couple of years and i love it! But unfortunetly after this sweet time bad time comes. My spotify - desktop version is disapearin...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Several minutes to load content when opening the program.

Since last couple of weeks or so when i start spotify it stays showing the loading icon for about 5 minutes before showing the content.I have tried disabeling the local files paths but problem persist. I don't remember if this started with an actuali...

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  • Since last couple of weeks or so when i start spotify it stays showing the loading icon for about 5 minutes before showing the content. I have tried disabeling the local files paths but problem...
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Solved!! Daily mix isn't showing up on Desktop

I enjoy my Daily mix on my phone. And I've recently been told that it is available on the Desktop now. But it is not showing up on mine.

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  • I enjoy my Daily mix on my phone. And I've recently been told that it is available on the Desktop now. But it is not showing up on mine. 
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Can't log in on premium, please help!

So my origonal problem was posted here: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Linux-Windows-Web-Player/Desktop-player-says-offline-won-t-play-but-I-m-connected/m-p/1643763#M184933 I found another thread saying they changed something in fb and then...

  • Casual Listener
  • So my origonal problem was posted here: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Linux-Windows-Web-Player/Desktop-player-says-offline-won-t-play-but-I-m-connected/m-p/1643763#M184933   I ...
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Music sharing change

Music sharing seems to have been changed, and I can't seem to figure out how to share a song with someone I follow anymore. When I click share, all I see are a bunch of stupid social media logos.

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  • Music sharing seems to have been changed, and I can't seem to figure out how to share a song with someone I follow anymore. When I click share, all I see are a bunch of stupid social media logos.
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Superuser Contribution Storage probleme / Local Files

Hello everyone, I would like to know where the "downloaded" playlists are stored on PC? And is it possible to modify the installation folder of spotify? Thank you in advance.

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  • Hello everyone,   I would like to know where the "downloaded" playlists are stored on PC?   And is it possible to modify the installation folder of spotify?   Thank you in adva...
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Spotify Radio

Is there a way to delete a radio station and make it again? I have one I enjoy but have accidentally "thumbs down" some songs I like. Or maybe there is a way to get them back? Sorry if this is in the wrong section.

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  • Is there a way to delete a radio station and make it again? I have one I enjoy but have accidentally "thumbs down" some songs I like. Or maybe there is a way to get them back? Sorry if this is in the...
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Spotify Win7 Pro 64bit, NOT WORKING W T F!

Windows desktop app on Win 7 Pro 64 bit machine, quad core, 8 gigs RAM, checked no driver issues for sound/video. Did the app update recently and now its crapped out. Tried fresh install, multiple times, still nada. Just opens up, spinning wheel of d...

  • Casual Listener
  • Windows desktop app on Win 7 Pro 64 bit machine, quad core, 8 gigs RAM, checked no driver issues for sound/video. Did the app update recently and now its crapped out. Tried fresh install, multiple ti...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify replaces certain local files with similarly titled spotify songs.

WHY would you guys create such a feature but not include the ability to turn it off? This is horrible!!! FIX IT NOW!

  • Casual Listener
  • WHY would you guys create such a feature but not include the ability to turn it off? This is horrible!!! FIX IT NOW!
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Error code 18 on windows 8.1 HELP ME

Hi, I uninstalled Spotify and tried to download it again for my windows 8.1. I went to the website and got the installer and when the installer is installing the app, it stops and gives error code 18. Does anyone know how to fix this?

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  •  Hi, I uninstalled Spotify and tried to download it again for my windows 8.1. I went to the website and got the installer and when the installer is installing the app, it stops and gives error c...
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Solved!! a deinstall not possible and error code 17!

After i updated Spotify 26.01.2017 I couldn't start it anymore. Then i tried to deinstall it, but that wasn't possible. It gets only stuck in the "deinstall process"! I have tried the safe mode thing, but it didn't work too. Can someone please help m...

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  • After i updated Spotify 26.01.2017 I couldn't start it anymore. Then i tried to deinstall it, but that wasn't possible. It gets only stuck in the "deinstall process"! I have tried the safe mode thing...
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Not remembering history

Spotify Windows is not remembering my history. Instead, everytime I open it in Windows, the same song keeps appearing as the last song that I played. This is some kind of bug

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  • Spotify Windows is not remembering my history. Instead, everytime I open it in Windows, the same song keeps appearing as the last song that I played. This is some kind of bug
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Consistently documenting keyboard shortcuts, Ctrl+Shift+C copy Spotify URI

There's a hint popup about using Ctrl+Shift+C to copy a Spotify URI to the keyboard, but this isn't mentioned anywhere else in the UI (eg. the obvious choice of it being a window menu selection). Help "keyboard shortcuts" gives a list (https://suppor...

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  • There's a hint popup about using Ctrl+Shift+C to copy a Spotify URI to the keyboard, but this isn't mentioned anywhere else in the UI (eg. the obvious choice of it being a window menu selection). &n...
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Superuser Contribution Problem Local Files

Hi, everyone I'm having a problem with the music that I have in my local files.I have like 1000 songs in my local sources (sources that I specified in Spotify app) but my local files view only shows like 700.I checked that my files were mp3 (the most...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, everyone 🙂 I'm having a problem with the music that I have in my local files. I have like 1000 songs in my local sources (sources that I specified in Spotify app)  but my local files...
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Superuser Contribution sound quality

do you apreciate any change of sound quality enabling and disabling the switch of streaming in high quality in preferences?

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  • do you apreciate any change of sound quality enabling and disabling the switch of streaming in high quality in preferences?
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Superuser Contribution Desktop player says offline, won't play. (but I'm connected)

Hello... I use premium... the player on my desktop is saying it's offline and will not play. But I'm connected and the internet is working fine. I'm listening now on the web player. Any help/reasons would be great! Already restarted and reinstalled.....

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello...   I use premium... the player on my desktop is saying it's offline and will not play. But I'm connected and the internet is working fine. I'm listening now on the web player. 😞 ...
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[desktop] reducing the size of the thumbnails while making a search?

Hi !When i run a search of playlists or albums in the windows desktop app, the thumbnails are displayed very large despite the fact I zoomed out 2 times :Previously, they were displayed smaller and the browsing between a list of 10 or 20 playlists/al...

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  • Hi ! When i run a search of playlists or albums in the windows desktop app, the thumbnails are displayed very large despite the fact I zoomed out 2 times : Previously, they were displayed small...
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