How to fully uninstall Spotify on Mac

What Spotify leaves behind

Spotify stores offline music in Application Support — this cache alone can consume 1–10 GB depending on how many songs you've downloaded. Beyond that, Spotify scatters caches, preferences, and helper process files across at least 8 Library directories:

Manual removal (step-by-step)

1. 1. Quit Spotify completelyRight-click the Spotify icon in the menu bar and choose Quit, or press ⌘Q while Spotify is focused.
2. 2. Delete the app bundleOpen /Applications in Finder, drag Spotify.app to Trash.
3. 3. Open Library in FinderPress ⌘ Shift G in Finder and type ~/Library.
4. 4. Delete these folders/filesNavigate to each location in the table above and delete the Spotify files. Use ⌘ Delete to move to Trash.
5. 5. Check for the helper process cacheDon't forget ~/Library/Caches/com.spotify.client.helper/ — this is a separate Chromium-based helper that maintains its own cache.
6. 6. Empty TrashOnce you're confident, empty the Trash to reclaim disk space.

Automated removal with Zapper

Instead of hunting through 8+ directories manually, Zapper finds everything in seconds:

1. Before deleting Spotify, drop Spotify.app onto Zapper's window.
2. Zapper scans all 11 Library directories and shows every leftover file with its path and size.
3. Review the list, check the files you want to remove, and click Zap.
4. Files move to Trash — including offline music caches. Restore with ⌘Z if needed.

Why Spotify uses so much space

Spotify's biggest space consumer is its offline music cache. When you download songs, albums, or playlists for offline listening, Spotify stores them in ~/Library/Application Support/Spotify/. Depending on your library size, this can easily reach 5–10 GB.

On top of that, Spotify caches album art, streamed audio data, and UI assets in its Caches directory. The com.spotify.client.helper is a separate Chromium-based helper process that powers Spotify's embedded web views and maintains its own independent cache.