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A guide to uninstall Spotify from your computer

This web page is about Spotify for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. It is developed by Spotify AB. Go over here for more info on Spotify AB. More data about the program Spotify can be seen at . Usually the Spotify program is installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Spotify directory, depending on the user's option during install. C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Spotify.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall Spotify. Spotify.exe is the Spotify's main executable file and it occupies close to 6.84 MB (7168568 bytes) on disk.

The executables below are part of Spotify. They take an average of 9.70 MB (10166040 bytes) on disk.

  • Spotify.exe (6.84 MB)
  • SpotifyCrashService.exe (760.55 KB)
  • SpotifyLauncher.exe (121.55 KB)
  • SpotifyWebHelper.exe (1.93 MB)
  • wow_helper.exe (71.55 KB)


This info is about Spotify version 1.0.4.90.0640 alone. Click on the links below for other Spotify versions:

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Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you uninstall Spotify.

Folders that were found:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify

Usually, the following files are left on disk:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\gkojfkhlekighikafcpjkiklfbnlmeio\1.148.600_0\js\bext\vpn\pub\img\spotify.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cookies
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\GPUCache\data_0
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\GPUCache\data_1
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\GPUCache\data_2
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\GPUCache\data_3
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\GPUCache\index
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Local Storage\http_zlogin.app.spotify.com_0.localstorage
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Storage\index.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Spotify.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\about.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\ad.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\album.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\article.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\artist.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\browse.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\buddy-list.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\chart.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\charts.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\collection.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\collection-album.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\collection-artist.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\collection-songs.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\discover.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\error.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\findfriends.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\folder.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\follow.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\genre.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\glue-resources.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\licenses.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\messages.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\musixmatch-lyrics.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\notification-center.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\playlist-desktop.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\profile.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\radio.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\search.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\settings.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\share.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\social-chart.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\social-feed.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\suggest.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\zlink.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\zlink-queue.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\zlogin.spa
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\cef.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\cef_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\cef_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\d3dcompiler_43.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\devtools_resources.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\ffmpegsumo.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\inst_ver.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\libcef.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\locales\arb.mo
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\locales\de.mo
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\locales\el.mo
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\locales\en.mo
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\locales\es.mo
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\locales\es-419.mo
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\locales\fi.mo
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\locales\fr.mo
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\locales\fr-CA.mo
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\locales\hu.mo
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\locales\it.mo
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\locales\ja.mo
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\locales\nl.mo
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\locales\pl.mo
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\locales\pt-BR.mo
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\locales\ru.mo
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\locales\sv.mo
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\locales\tr.mo
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\locales\zh-Hant.mo
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\locales\zsm.mo
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\prefs
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Spotify.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\SpotifyCrashService.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\SpotifyLauncher.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\SpotifyWebHelper.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\wow_helper.exe

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\spotify
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Spotify
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Spotify

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Spotify.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Spotify.exe.FriendlyAppName


How to uninstall Spotify with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Spotify is an application marketed by the software company Spotify AB. Sometimes, people decide to uninstall this program. This is troublesome because doing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY way to uninstall 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 already installed on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to clean your Windows computer.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Spotify or simply click the Search feature and type in "Spotify". If it exists on your system the Spotify program will be found automatically. Notice that after you click Spotify in the list , some data about the application is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about Spotify, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the app you are about to remove, by pressing 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. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Spotify.
Uninstall Spotify


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

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • 10.0
  • Windows Vista (6.0)
  • Windows XP (5.1)
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
  • Windows Server 2003 (5.2)
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Disclaimer

This page 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 software application. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Spotify in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2016-06-20 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-20 18:04:31.960