Reinstallation of Spotify (OS X)


  • Make sure that Spotify is no longer running (Spotify » Quit Spotify)
  • Manually delete these folders:
    • ~/Library/Caches/com.spotify.Client
    • ~/Library/Application Support/Spotify
  • Delete the Spotify application in the Applications folder
  • (optional) It might be best to restart you computer at this point.
  • Reinstall Spotify (download)

When re-installing, make sure that you use the newly downloaded installer from the Spotify website.

OS X Lion: How to reveal the Library folder

If you are running the latest Mac operating system (Lion) you will have noticed that the “Library” folder is now hidden. In Finder, click ‘Go’, at the top of your screen. Then press the ‘alt’ button on your keyboard, and the library appears as a folder that you then can click to open.

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