Spotify

A guide to uninstall Spotify from your computer

This web page is about Spotify for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows version was developed by Spotify AB. Open here where you can get more info on Spotify AB. Please open http://www.spotify.com if you want to read more on Spotify on Spotify AB's website. The application is usually located in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Spotify directory. Keep in mind that this location can differ being determined by the user's preference. C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Spotify.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Spotify. spotify.exe is the Spotify's primary executable file and it occupies about 6.05 MB (6342200 bytes) on disk.

Spotify contains of the executables below. They take 7.87 MB (8256224 bytes) on disk.

• spotify.exe (6.05 MB)
• SpotifyLauncher.exe (60.05 KB)
• SpotifyHelper.exe (592.55 KB)
• SpotifyWebHelper.exe (1.19 MB)

The current web page applies to Spotify version 0.9.13.24.53103 alone. Click on the links below for other Spotify versions:

• 1.1.17.543.92549
• 0.8.4.124.355986
• 1.1.86.857.375108
• 0.9.0.128.3134863
• 0.9.0.129.69789
• 1.0.80.474.6503
• 0.8.0.1028.3450140
• 1.0.68.407.6864
• 1.2.9.743.859593
• 1.1.99.878.146
• 1.2.5.954.4290
• 1.1.31.703.25622
• 1.0.77.338.75878
• 1.1.65.643.2707698
• 0.8.2.561.74788
• 1.1.62.583.868
• 1.0.72.117.6773
• 1.1.55.498.98360
• 1.1.38.558.4100958
• 1.1.14.475.5668
• 0.1.0.26.76510
• 1.0.4.89.220433
• 1.2.0.1155.6314047
• 1.1.43.700.200
• 1.2.6.863.790205
• 1.1.84.716.58819
• 1.1.44.538.805792
• 1.1.3.259.817263
• 1.2.17.832.15351
• 1.1.18.605.09728
• 1.1.45.621.
• 1.0.95.282.2125
• 1.0.57.474.99538
• 1.0.3.101.97
• 1.1.39.608.75103
• 1.0.57.469.9076
• 0.9.7.16.4197456
• 1.1.48.628.0830
• 1.1.6.113.38817
• 1.2.18.999.93827
• 1.0.62.508.249724
• 1.0.67.582.194363
• 0.9.11.27.21638
• 1.2.12.902.1924088
• 1.0.92.390.257
• 0.9.8.195.37492
• 1.1.70.610.4585142
• 1.1.47.684.1364199
• 1.1.98.691.759311
• 1.0.37.150.0202
• 1.1.18.611.999
• 1.2.32.997.464986
• 1.1.12.451.77255
• 1.0.83.316.96667
• 1.2.20.1216.7792
• 1.0.26.125.6486
• 1.0.36.122.3469
• 0.8.0.1035.27885
• 1.1.24.91.465
• 1.1.63.568.85
• 1.1.94.864.54046
• 0.9.4.169.03996
• 1.2.25.1009.075884
• 1.1.68.632.21183
• 1.0.53.758.342
• 1.0.47.11.37991
• 1.0.36.124.11920
• 1.2.29.605.6643
• 1.1.51.380.068
• 1.2.24.756.7770
• 1.2.7.1275.5863487
• 1.1.12.449.4109645
• 0.9.17.6.746329
• 0.9.6.81.359796
• 1.2.8.907.36
• 1.0.85.257.08531
• 0.9.4.178.259772
• 0.8.3.222.31779
• 1.1.66.578.54069
• 1.1.54.592.020638
• 1.0.88.353.15261
• 1.1.37.690.8316
• 1.0.9.133.38
• 0.9.15.20.95936
• 1.1.61.583.06066
• 1.1.59.714.7040462
• 1.2.11.911.041113
• 1.0.69.336.7575
• 1.2.15.828.7941970
• 1.0.27.75.223232
• 1.0.23.90.42187855
• 0.9.1.57.7405149
• 1.1.60.668.09345
• 1.1.77.643.3466
• 1.2.31.1205.4597
• 1.1.59.710.134
• 1.0.1.811.6321681
• 1.1.46.916.4161
• 0.9.15.27.87634
• 1.0.73.345.69971

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Spotify has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Spotify from your PC:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Spotify:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cookies
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\data_2

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\spotify
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Spotify

Open regedit.exe to remove the registry values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\spotify\DefaultIcon\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\spotify\shell\open\command\
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Spotify\DisplayIcon
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Spotify\DisplayName

A way to uninstall Spotify from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Spotify is a program offered by Spotify AB. Some users try to remove this application. This is easier said than done because deleting this by hand takes some advanced knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best QUICK approach to remove Spotify is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs installed on your computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Spotify or simply click the Search field and type in "Spotify". The Spotify app will be found automatically. After you click Spotify in the list of programs, some information regarding the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding Spotify, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Spotify:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.spotify.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Spotify.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Spotify.


8. After removing Spotify, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Spotify that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Spotify with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Spotify by Spotify AB from your PC, nor are we saying that Spotify by Spotify AB is not a good application. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Spotify in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.