How to clear Spotify cache?

If you listen to a lot of different music on Spotify, you may notice your free space is shrinking quite fast. Spotify caches your playlist in the local hard disk so it can quickly playback the songs without having to stream from Spotify server again, however it would make your hard drive filled up rapidly. If you are in such a condition, you’d better to clear these cache files to free up space, helping your computer run smoother, especially if you have not cleared the cache for a extended period. Right now, the Spotify desktop client doesn’t come with a way to clear the cache, here we'll guide you to clear Spotify cache on Windows and Mac.

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How to remove Spotify cache and "Local File" cache on Mac?

The folder is probably great because Spotify saves more information about the songs you listen to, which includes album covers and other things. There is no harm in erasing it.

Spotify keeps its cache files and the local cache file within its home folder in the following locations:

1. Clear Spotify cache
Mac OS X: /Users/USERNAME*/Library/Caches/com.spotify.client/Storage/

2. Clear "Local Files" cache
Mac OS X: ~/Library/Application Support/Spotify/watch-sources.bnk

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How to Delete Spotify Cache on Windows?

In some situations, even when you uninstall the Spotify application, not all traces of the application are removed. And removing the cache manually can be useful or necessary to eliminate the remaining traces.

Spotify keeps its cache files and the local cache file within its home folder in the following locations:

1. Clear Spotify cache:
Windows: C: \Users\* USERNAME *\AppData\Local\Spotify\Storage

2. Clear cache of "Local Files"
Windows: C: \Users\* USERNAME *\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\Users\username-user\local-files.bnk

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How to download music from Spotify to your computer?

Sometimes, we may have to download music from Spotify to our computer and then transfer it to our portable devices such as iPod, iPhone, Zune, PSP, etc. Therefore, you need a powerful Spotify music converter. Here we recommend Spotify Music Converter, which can quickly convert and download any song or Spotify playlists to MP3, AAC, FLAC or WAV audio formats with the best audio quality. Also, keep the original ID3 tags after the conversion.