Spotify is a digital music service that gives you access to millions of songs. However, if for some reason you need to uninstall Spotify on your Mac, we recommend that you first learn how to do it correctly and completely. In this article, we will share two methods on how to remove Spotify from your Mac.
Contents:
- How to manually uninstall Spotify on Mac.
- The quickest way to completely uninstall Spotify from Mac.
- How to clear Spotify cache on Mac.
Before starting to write the uninstallation guide for Spotify, we first visited the official website of Spotify and checked their app removal tutorial. Spotify help page suggests the users that they first remove the application’s cache files and then remove the application’s executable file to Trash. However, we followed these steps and detected that there are more support files Spotify has created that are stored in your system. For complete Spotify uninstallation you have to find and remove absolutely all associated files of the app.
Please, carefully follow our step-by-step guide to completely uninstall Spotify from your Mac.
How to manually uninstall Spotify from Mac
The manual way of application uninstallation 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 and all its background processes. For this, go to the Menu bar, click on Spotify and select Quit Spotify. Also, you can open Activity Monitor and check for Spotify running processes on your Mac. If you find any, click to close them.
- Go to the Applications folder and remove Spotify into the Trash.
- 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+G key combination.
- In the search field type ~/Library and press Enter (Return).
- Here in the Library folder, find and remove all support files of the Spotify application. Check the following locations for those files:
- Once you have removed all Spotify files, empty your Trash to completely get rid of Spotify on your Mac.
~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
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. You can use a free application Funter to find hidden service files by the application’s name.
However, we recommend that you use a safe and professional tool that will automatically find all support files for each app and allow you to uninstall programs with just a few clicks. Keep reading to learn more about the easiest way of uninstalling Spotify on Mac.
Completely uninstall Spotify from Mac – easy way
The quickest way to completely remove Spotify from your Mac is to use App Cleaner & Uninstaller. It is an application that completely uninstalls other apps on Mac with all their service files.
To uninstall Spotify completely fro Mac, follow these steps:
- Launch App Cleaner & Uninstaller.
- Select the Spotify app from the list on the left.
- Click the Remove button and 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 Spotify 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.
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FAQs about Spotify
Why can’t I uninstall Spotify on Mac?
Before trying to uninstall Spotify from your Mac, close the app and all processes working in the background related to Spotify. You can use Activity Monitor to locate Spotify processes 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 App Cleaner & Uninstaller, you can also reset Spotify or delete Spotify cache files only.
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 Spotify 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 Spotify.
Is there a Spotify app for Mac?
Yes. You can download the Spotify application for macOS from the Spotify 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 Spotify on your Mac, download Spotify from the Spotify website at https://www.spotify.com/download/mac/.
