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A way to uninstall Spotify from your system

This info is about Spotify for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows version was created by Spotify AB. You can find out more on Spotify AB or check for application updates here. Click on to get more information about Spotify on Spotify AB's website. The program is usually placed in the C:\Users\wstepek\AppData\Roaming\Spotify folder. Keep in mind that this location can vary being determined by the user's choice. The full command line for removing Spotify is C:\Users\wstepek\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Spotify.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might be prompted for administrator rights. Spotify.exe is the Spotify's primary executable file and it takes approximately 6.78 MB (7114352 bytes) on disk.

Spotify is composed of the following executables which occupy 8.81 MB (9239088 bytes) on disk:

  • Spotify.exe (6.78 MB)
  • SpotifyCrashService.exe (478.11 KB)
  • SpotifyLauncher.exe (112.11 KB)
  • SpotifyWebHelper.exe (1.38 MB)
  • wow_helper.exe (72.61 KB)


This page is about Spotify version 1.0.50.41368.68 only. You can find below a few links to other Spotify versions:

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When planning to uninstall Spotify you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Spotify:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove Spotify:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Apps\about.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Apps\album.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Apps\article.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Apps\artist.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Apps\browse.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Apps\buddy-list.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Apps\chart.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Apps\charts.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Apps\collection-songs.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Apps\discover.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Apps\expiretimes.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Apps\follow.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Apps\genre.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Apps\hub.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Apps\messages.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Apps\musixmatch-lyrics.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Apps\profile.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Apps\radio.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Apps\search.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Apps\share.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Apps\social-chart.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Apps\social-feed.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Apps\suggest.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Apps\zlink.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\data_0
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\data_1
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\data_2
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\data_3
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000001
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000002
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000003
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000004
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000005
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000006
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000007
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000008
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000009
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00000a
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00000b
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00000c
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00000d
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00000e
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00000f
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000010
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000011
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000012
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000013
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000014
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000015
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000016
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000017
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000018
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000019
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00001a
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00001b
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00001c
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00001d
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00001e
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00001f
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000020
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000021
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000022
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000023
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000024
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000025
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000026
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000027
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000028
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000029
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00002a
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00002b
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00002c
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00002d
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00002e
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00002f
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000030
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000031
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000032
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000033
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000034
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000035
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000036
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000037
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000038
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000039
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00003a
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00003b
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00003c
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00003d
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00003e
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_00003f
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000040
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000041
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000042
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000043
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000044
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000045
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000046
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000047
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cache\f_000048

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\spotify
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Spotify
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Spotify

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following values:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{9492B3FC-29BE-4A20-9C10-6F4768207C2C}C:\users\UserName\appdata\roaming\spotify\spotify.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{D451DD97-2FB6-435F-9CA2-6ED23904870B}C:\users\UserName\appdata\roaming\spotify\spotify.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{5D33ED40-B406-4378-B4ED-510CCBFE8A91}C:\users\UserName\appdata\roaming\spotify\spotify.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{A30097F0-60D8-49E4-8B6F-A7004E3F1BF3}C:\users\UserName\appdata\roaming\spotify\spotify.exe


A way to delete Spotify from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Spotify is an application by Spotify AB. Sometimes, computer users decide to erase this application. Sometimes this is easier said than done because performing this manually requires some experience regarding PCs. One of the best SIMPLE practice to erase Spotify is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows computer.

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  • visit Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD 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 design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications existing on the PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Spotify or simply click the Search feature and type in "Spotify". If it exists on your system the Spotify app will be found automatically. Notice that when you click Spotify in the list of applications, some information regarding the application is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Spotify, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the application you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
For example you can see that for Spotify:





  • The web site of the program is: https://www.spotify.com
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Users\wstepek\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Spotify.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Spotify.
Uninstall Spotify


8. After uninstalling Spotify, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Spotify which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Spotify using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation 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 instructions 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 stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2017-03-05 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2017-03-05 09:47:05.603