topic Re: Linux Cache Location not being respected in Desktop (Linux)

Linux Cache Location not being respected

Leon — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 16:36:38 GMT

Hi,

I'm running Spotify 1.0.19.106.gb8a7150f on a Lubuntu machine 14.04

In settings, I have

Cache > Location: /media/storage/spotify_cache

I've checked in $HOME/.config/spotify/prefs and the correct location is set there:
storage.location="/media/storage/spotify_cache"

However these setting aren't being respected by spotify, instead it seems to be using $HOME/.cache/spotify instead?

Anyone else seeing this? Is there are fix?

Re: Linux Cache Location not being respected

Dreadlord — Sun, 03 Jan 2016 00:38:03 GMT

Hey @Leon,

Here is a simple workaround, but you will need to delete the existing cache folder.

rm -rf $HOME/.cache/spotify
ln -s /media/storage/spotify_cache $HOME/.cache/spotify

Now $HOME/.cache/spotify will contain what /media/storage/spotify_cache have and vice-versa.

Re: Linux Cache Location not being respected

Leon — Sun, 03 Jan 2016 09:16:55 GMT

Many thanks - that seems to work well 🙂

Re: Linux Cache Location not being respected

renatocron — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 18:38:50 GMT

This is option is better/more reliable than using the included option on settings ("offline songs storage"), that was not really working for downloaded songs

No need to wast nvme space for spotify!

Re: Linux Cache Location not being respected

Francisco-Reyes — Sat, 17 Oct 2020 01:33:33 GMT

Don't see why this was marked solved. Using a symbolic link to work around the bug doesn't change the fact the bug still exists. It is now four years and this bug still persists.

Re: Linux Cache Location not being respected

teasesTheBear — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 12:03:58 GMT

This is a workaround, albeit a good and reliable one, IMO.

It is _not_ a solution in the sense of a bugfix. The configuration option is still misleading and contributing to cluttered home directories in 2020.