Spotify

A way to uninstall Spotify from your system

You can find on this page details on how to uninstall Spotify for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Spotify AB. You can read more on Spotify AB or check for application updates here. You can see more info about Spotify at https://www.spotify.com. Usually the Spotify application is found in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Spotify folder, depending on the user's option during setup. You can remove 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 get a notification for administrator rights. Spotify.exe is the Spotify's main executable file and it occupies around 22.31 MB (23394024 bytes) on disk.

Spotify contains of the executables below. They occupy 23.15 MB (24271544 bytes) on disk.

• Spotify.exe (22.31 MB)
• SpotifyMigrator.exe (722.73 KB)
• SpotifyStartupTask.exe (134.23 KB)

The current web page applies to Spotify version 1.1.39.612.17784 only. 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
• 0.9.13.24.53103
• 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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If you are manually uninstalling Spotify we suggest you to 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

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

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\C__Users_UserName_AppData_Roaming_Spotify_Spotify_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\000005.ldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\000008.ldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\000009.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\000003.log
• 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\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Code Cache\js\28fe625a5d66d2d6_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Code Cache\js\8c8d3fe6e0e57b95_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Code Cache\js\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Code Cache\wasm\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Cookies
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\CURRENT
• 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\leveldb\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Local Storage\leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Local Storage\leveldb\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Local Storage\leveldb\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Local Storage\leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Network Persistent State
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Reporting and NEL
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Session Storage\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Session Storage\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Session Storage\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Session Storage\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Session Storage\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\TransportSecurity
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Visited Links
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\LocalPrefs.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\MANIFEST-000007
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Storage\index.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\User Data\Crashpad\metadata
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\User Data\Crashpad\settings.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\User Data\CrashpadMetrics.pma
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\User Data\CrashpadMetrics-active.pma
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\User Data\WidevineCDM\4.10.1440.18\ia32\manifest.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\User Data\WidevineCDM\4.10.1440.18\ia32\widevinecdm.dll
• 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\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\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\concert.spa
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\concerts.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\full-screen-modal.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\hub.spa
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\legacy-lyrics.spa
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\licenses.spa
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\login.spa
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\lyrics.spa
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\playlist.spa
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\playlist-folder.spa
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\profile.spa
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\queue.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\show.spa
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\station.spa
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\stations.spa
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\xpui.spa
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Apps\zlink.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\cef_extensions.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\crash_reporter.cfg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\devtools_resources.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\icudtl.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\am.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\locales\ar.mo
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\locales\ar.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\locales\bg.pak

Generally the following registry keys will not be removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\spotify
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Spotify
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\UrlAssociations\spotify
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Spotify

A way to erase Spotify from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Spotify is an application released by Spotify AB. Some people want to remove this program. Sometimes this can be efortful because removing this manually takes some skill regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY practice 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 Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to optimize your Windows system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll 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 app will be found automatically. Notice that when you click Spotify in the list , some information about the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about Spotify, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you wish to remove, by pressing 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\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Spotify.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Spotify.


8. After uninstalling Spotify, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Spotify which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Spotify with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Spotify by Spotify AB from your computer, we are not 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 supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.