Spotify
How to uninstall Spotify from your PC
Spotify is a Windows program. Read below about how to remove it from your PC. It was created for Windows by
Spotify AB. You can find out more on Spotify AB or check for application updates
here. You can see more info related to Spotify at
http://www.spotify.com. Usually the Spotify program is installed 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 be prompted for admin rights. Spotify.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 7.00 MB (7334968 bytes) on disk.
The following executables are installed along with Spotify. They take about 9.87 MB (
10353432 bytes) on disk.
- Spotify.exe (7.00 MB)
- SpotifyCrashService.exe (818.55 KB)
- SpotifyLauncher.exe (96.05 KB)
- SpotifyWebHelper.exe (1.92 MB)
- wow_helper.exe (71.55 KB)
The current page applies to Spotify version
1.0.9.133.38 only. For other Spotify versions please click below:
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If planning to uninstall Spotify you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.
Folders found on disk after you uninstall Spotify from your PC:- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify
Files remaining:- C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\SimplePass\LaunchIcons\spotify.png
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\winstore_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\Cache\0\0-Search-https???next-services.apps.microsoft.com?search?6.3.9600-0?788?es-ES_es-MX?m?MX?c?MX?il?es-MX?cp?10011709?query?cid?0?pf?1?pc?0?pt?x64?af?0?lf?0?s?0?2?pn?0?pgc?-1?phrase=spotify.dat
- 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.spa
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Apps\collection-album.spa
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Apps\collection-artist.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\notification-center.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\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
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\data_3
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_000001
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_000002
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_000003
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_000004
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_000005
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_000006
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_000007
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_000008
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_000009
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_00000a
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_00000b
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_00000c
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_00000d
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_00000e
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_00000f
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_000010
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_000011
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_000012
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_000013
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_000014
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_000015
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_000016
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_000017
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_000018
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_000019
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_00001a
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_00001b
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_00001c
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_00001d
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_00001e
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_00001f
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_000020
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_000021
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_000022
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_000023
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_000024
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_000025
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_000026
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_000027
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_000028
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_000029
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_00002a
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_00002b
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_00002c
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_00002d
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_00002e
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\f_00002f
- 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\index
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Local Storage\http_c.betrad.com_0.localstorage
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Local Storage\http_connexity.net_0.localstorage
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Local Storage\http_notification-center.app.spotify.com_0.localstorage
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Local Storage\http_radio.app.spotify.com_0.localstorage
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Local Storage\http_suggest.app.spotify.com_0.localstorage
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Local Storage\http_zlink.app.spotify.com_0.localstorage
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Local Storage\https_ad.doubleclick.net_0.localstorage
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Local Storage\https_c.betrad.com_0.localstorage
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Local Storage\https_connexity.net_0.localstorage
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Local Storage\https_googleads.g.doubleclick.net_0.localstorage
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Local Storage\https_www.youtube.com_0.localstorage
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Browser\Local Storage\sp_c3bb3b6f0c38ea3a455b85893de14528f0994ddb.suggest_0.localstorage
Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Spotify
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Spotify
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\Spotify
Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following values:- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4p\OpenWithProgIds\Spotify.m4p
A way to remove Spotify from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO
Spotify is a program offered by Spotify AB. Sometimes, users want to remove this program. This is troublesome because deleting this by hand requires some knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK way to remove 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 system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to optimize your Windows PC.
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- download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
- install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.
3. Click on the General Tools button
4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool
5. A list of the applications existing on the PC will be made available to you
6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Spotify or simply click the Search feature and type in "Spotify". If it is installed on your PC the Spotify program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Spotify in the list of apps, some information about the application is shown to you:
- Safety rating (in the lower left 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 clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Spotify:
- The software company is: http://www.spotify.com
- The uninstall string is: C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Spotify.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Spotify.
8. After uninstalling Spotify, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Spotify that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Spotify using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.
Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.
Geographical user distribution
- 10.0
- Windows 7 (6.1)
- Windows 8.1 (6.3)
- Windows Vista (6.0)
- Windows 8 (6.2)
- Windows XP (5.1)
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Disclaimer
This page is not a recommendation to remove Spotify by Spotify AB from your PC, we are not saying that Spotify by Spotify AB is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Spotify supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.
Last update on: 2016-06-21 12:47:09.047