How to Uninstall Spotify on Mac

According to the Statista graph, in the third quarter of 2024, Spotify achieved a record-breaking milestone, with around 640 million active users across the world.

While millions of people enjoy using Spotify to stream their favorite music, podcasts, and playlists, there may come a time when you need to uninstall the app from your Mac.

In this article, we will share two methods on how to remove Spotify from your Mac.

Contents:

What is Spotify and why remove it?

How to manually uninstall Spotify on Mac
The quickest way to completely uninstall Spotify from Mac
How to clear the Spotify cache on Mac
FAQs

What is Spotify and why remove it?

Some users have reported their Spotify cache growing to around 8 GB or even more. If you’re dealing with storage issues, removing the app and clearing its cache can help free up valuable space on your Mac.

There are also other reasons why you might choose to remove Spotify from your Mac:

If you’re concerned about the data Spotify collects, or you no longer want it tracking your listening habits.
If you decide to switch to another music streaming platform, like Apple Music.
Spotify can sometimes cause performance problems on your Mac, such as slow system speed or excessive battery usage.

By uninstalling the app and clearing its cache, you can ensure your Mac stays clean, efficient, and free of unnecessary files.

How to manually uninstall Spotify from Mac

The manual way of application removal requires some time, dedication, and attention. You will have to find and remove all Spotify cache to uninstall the app completely.

Here are the steps on how to manually uninstall Spotify:

Close Spotify.For this, go to the Menu bar, click on Spotify and select Quit.

Open Activity Monitor and check for Spotify’s hidden running processes. If you find any, click to close them.
Go to the Applications folder and locate Spotify.
Remove Spotify into the Trash.

Spotify in the Applications folder with the context menu

Now you need to find all Spotify-related files and delete them. The support files are usually stored in the hidden Library folder.

Open Finder and press the Command+Shift+G key combination.
In the search field type ~/Library and press Return.

Go to folder search field showing the Library location

Here in the Library folder, find and remove all support files of Spotify. Check the following locations for those files:

~Library/Application Support/Spotify
~Library/Saved Application State/com.spotify.client.savedState
~Library/Caches/com.spotify.installer
~Library/Caches/com.spotify.client
~Library/Preferences/com.spotify.client.plist
~Library/Preferences/com.spotify.helper.plist
~Library/LaunchAgents/com.spotify.webhelper.plist

Spotify support files in the Library folder

Once you have removed all unneeded files, empty your Trash to completely get rid of Spotify on your Mac.

Please note that some apps may spread their service files all over your hard drive. It cannot be so easy to find all service files. That’s why it’s better to use a third-party tool that will automatically find all support files for each app and allow you to uninstall programs with just a few clicks.

Completely uninstall Spotify from Mac – easy way

The quickest way to completely remove Spotify from your Mac is to use App Cleaner & Uninstaller. Here’s how to use it:

Launch App Cleaner & Uninstaller.
Select Spotify from the list on the left.
Click the Remove button.
Confirm the removal.

That’s all.

Please note, if you have removed Spotify in a standard way by moving it into the Trash, with the app uninstaller you can find all its associated files. For this, switch to the appropriate section from the sidebar, and select and remove all app leftovers from your Mac.

How to clear Spotify caches on Mac

With App Cleaner & Uninstaller, you also can easily delete Spotify cache. Here is how:

Launch App Cleaner & Uninstaller.
Enable the Expert mode. For this, switch on the toggle button on the top of the window.
Select the Spotify app in the left panel.
Select caches in the right panel.
Click the Remove button and confirm the removal.

FAQs

Why can’t I uninstall Spotify on Mac?

Before trying to delete Spotify from your Mac, close the app and all related processes working in the background. You can use Activity Monitor to locate and quit them.

How do I reinstall Spotify on my MacBook?

The quickest way to cleanly reinstall Spotify on a MacBook is to remove the application using App Cleaner & Uninstaller and then download Spotify and install it again. With this tool, you can also reset Spotify or delete its cache files.

Why is my Spotify not working?

There could be several reasons why Spotify is not working on your Mac. Try the following to fix the issue:

Ensure that your software is up-to-date. Check macOS updates and Spotify updates.
Relogin to your account: Go to your Account Overview page and click the “Sign Out Everywhere” button.
This will sign you out of all of your devices. Open Spotify on your Mac and sign in again.
Clear Spotify cache. You can do this with App Cleaner & Uninstaller.
Reinstall the app.

Is there a Spotify app for Mac?

Yes. You can download the Spotify application for macOS from the developer’s website. Note that Spotify is not distributed on the Mac App Store.

How do I download the Spotify app?

For iOS devices, you can download Spotify from the App Store. If you want to install it on your Mac, download the installinon file from the website https://www.spotify.com/download/mac/.