Spotify

A guide to uninstall Spotify from your system

You can find on this page detailed information on how to remove Spotify for Windows. The Windows version was created by Spotify AB. Go over here for more details on Spotify AB. Please follow https://www.spotify.com if you want to read more on Spotify on Spotify AB's website. Spotify is usually installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Spotify folder, subject to the user's choice. 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. Note that you might be prompted for admin rights. Spotify.exe is the Spotify's main executable file and it takes approximately 23.14 MB (24266128 bytes) on disk.

The executables below are part of Spotify. They take about 24.89 MB (26102736 bytes) on disk.

• Spotify.exe (23.14 MB)
• SpotifyLauncher.exe (113.89 KB)
• SpotifyMigrator.exe (793.39 KB)
• SpotifyStartupTask.exe (129.89 KB)
• SpotifyWebHelper.exe (756.39 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 1.0.85.257.08531 of Spotify. 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
• 1.2.36.959.04500
• 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
• 1.2.50.335.528608
• 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
• 1.2.47.364.065
• 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
• 1.2.46.462.579130
• 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
• 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
• 1.2.48.405.2486
• 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

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If you are manually uninstalling Spotify we recommend you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Spotify
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\IDM\DwnlData\UserName\Spotify.v1.0.85.257_p30downloa_1365
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify

The files below were left behind on your disk by Spotify when you uninstall it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\gkojfkhlekighikafcpjkiklfbnlmeio\1.129.278_0\js\bext\vpn\pub\img\spotify.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\C__Users_UserName_AppData_Roaming_Spotify_Spotify_exe
• 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\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\Visited Links
• 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-active.pma
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\Spotify.v1.0.85.257_p30download.com.rar.lnk
• 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\daily-mix-hub.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\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\radio-hub.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\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_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\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
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\locales\bn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\locales\ca.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\locales\cs.mo
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\locales\cs.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\locales\da.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\locales\de.mo
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\locales\de.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\locales\el.mo
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\locales\el.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\locales\en.mo
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\locales\en-GB.pak
• 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.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\locales\es-419.mo
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\locales\et.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\locales\fa.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\locales\fi.mo
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\locales\fi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\locales\fil.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\locales\fr.mo

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• 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
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{15ED8B1C-9B5B-4BC9-AC6A-A9C28E174685}C:\users\UserName\appdata\roaming\spotify\spotify.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{1DFEDEEB-5312-4AF7-84EF-5A7AA48FB436}C:\users\UserName\appdata\roaming\spotify\spotify.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{EB092B7A-E1E6-45CF-A101-2E26B3A73371}C:\users\UserName\appdata\roaming\spotify\spotify.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{ECF5076A-7F9A-43B5-BAA8-24D01E56770F}C:\users\UserName\appdata\roaming\spotify\spotify.exe

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

Spotify is an application released by Spotify AB. Sometimes, users try to erase it. Sometimes this can be hard because removing this manually takes some skill regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best QUICK solution to erase 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 PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs installed on your PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Spotify or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Spotify". If it exists on your system the Spotify app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Spotify in the list of applications, the following data about the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This 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.
• Details about the app you wish to remove, by pressing 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. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Spotify.


8. After uninstalling Spotify, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Spotify that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Spotify using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

This page 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 software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Spotify supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.