Spotify

How to uninstall Spotify from your PC

This page is about Spotify for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It is produced by Spotify AB. You can find out more on Spotify AB or check for application updates here. Further information about Spotify can be seen at https://www.spotify.com. The application is usually placed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Spotify directory. Take into account that this location can vary depending on the user's preference. You can uninstall Spotify by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Spotify.exe. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file occupies 6.68 MB (7003760 bytes) on disk and is called Spotify.exe.

Spotify is composed of the following executables which occupy 8.91 MB (9346096 bytes) on disk:

• Spotify.exe (6.68 MB)
• SpotifyCrashService.exe (512.61 KB)
• SpotifyLauncher.exe (185.11 KB)
• SpotifyWebHelper.exe (1.48 MB)
• wow_helper.exe (72.61 KB)

The current page applies to Spotify version 1.0.32.96.38066 only. You can find here a few links to other Spotify releases:

• 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
• 0.9.13.24.53103
• 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

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Spotify has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.spotify.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb

The files below are left behind on your disk by Spotify's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\Apps\about.spa
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\Apps\ad.spa
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\Apps\album.spa
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\Apps\artist.spa
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\Apps\artist-chart.spa
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\Apps\browse.spa
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\Apps\buddy-list.spa
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\Apps\chart.spa
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\Apps\collection.spa
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\Apps\collection-album.spa
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\Apps\collection-artist.spa
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\Apps\collection-songs.spa
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\Apps\concerts.spa
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\Apps\creator-about.spa
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\Apps\discover.spa
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\Apps\error.spa
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\Apps\feedback.spa
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\Apps\findfriends.spa
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\Apps\full-screen-modal.spa
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\Apps\genre.spa
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\Apps\glue-resources.spa
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\Apps\hub.spa
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\Apps\licenses.spa
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\Apps\lyrics.spa
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\Apps\messages.spa
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\Apps\notification-center.spa
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\Apps\people.spa
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\Apps\playlist-desktop.spa
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\Apps\playlist-folder.spa
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\Apps\profile.spa
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\Apps\radio-hub.spa
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\Apps\search.spa
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\Apps\settings.spa
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\Apps\share.spa
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\Apps\social-feed.spa
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\Apps\station.spa
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\Apps\stations.spa
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\Apps\suggest.spa
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\Apps\zlink.spa
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\Apps\zlink-queue.spa
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\Apps\zlogin.spa
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\cef.pak
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\cef_100_percent.pak
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\cef_200_percent.pak
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\d3dcompiler_43.dll
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\devtools_resources.pak
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\icudtl.dat
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\inst_ver.dat
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\libcef.dll
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\libEGL.dll
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\am.pak
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\ar.pak
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\arb.mo
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\bg.pak
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\bn.pak
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\ca.pak
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\cs.pak
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\da.pak
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\de.mo
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\de.pak
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\el.mo
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\el.pak
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\en.mo
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\es.mo
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\es.pak
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\es-419.mo
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\et.pak
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\fa.pak
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\fi.mo
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\fi.pak
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\fil.pak
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\fr.mo
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\fr.pak
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\fr-CA.mo
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\gu.pak
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\he.pak
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\hi.pak
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\hr.pak
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\hu.mo
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\hu.pak
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\id.mo
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\id.pak
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\it.mo
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\it.pak
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\ja.mo
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\ja.pak
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\kn.pak
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\ko.pak
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\lt.pak
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\lv.pak
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\ml.pak
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\mr.pak
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\ms.pak
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\nb.pak
• C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\locales\nl.mo

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Spotify.m4a
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Spotify.m4p
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Spotify.mp3
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Spotify.mp4
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Spotify
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog\Application\Spotify

Supplementary values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4a\OpenWithProgids\Spotify.m4a
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4p\OpenWithProgIds\Spotify.m4p
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mp3\OpenWithProgids\Spotify.mp3
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mp4\OpenWithProgids\Spotify.mp4
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Spotify\Spotify.exe

How to remove Spotify with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Spotify is an application marketed by Spotify AB. Sometimes, computer users choose to uninstall this application. This can be troublesome because deleting this by hand requires some skill related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE approach to uninstall Spotify is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows computer.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs installed on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Spotify or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Spotify". The Spotify app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Spotify in the list of applications, some data regarding the application is available to you:

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

For example you can see that for Spotify:

• The publisher is: https://www.spotify.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Spotify.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Spotify.


8. After uninstalling Spotify, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Spotify which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Spotify with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Spotify by Spotify AB from your computer, nor are we saying that Spotify by Spotify AB is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Spotify in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.