Very long loading

[NJMike]

When I start up Spotify, it takes maybe three minutes until everything loads up, with those circular loading dots.

I am using version 1.0.1.1060.gc75ebdfd of Spotify, and my OS is Windows 7 Premium.

[pief · Accepted solution]

Thanks to zacharysettle for this quick & easy tutorial!

Windows:
1. Close Spotify
2. Go to "C:\Users\<Username>\AppData\Roaming\Spotify"
3. Delete Spotify_new.exe if existing
4. Create a empty text document, rename it to Spotify_new.exe (if you don't see .txt etc. activate file extension's first).
5. Right click on the Spotify_new.exe and go to the properties, set the attribute Read-only.
6. Download old Spotify (http://goo.gl/EKJkxb)
7. Install it.
8. Have fun.


Mac:
1. Go to your ~/Library folder - you can do this in Finder by doing shift+cmd+g and typing "~/Library" without the quotes and hitting enter
2. Go to Application Support/Spotify
3. Delete Spotify_new.archive and Spotify_new.archive.sig (if they are there)
4. Make two blank text documents and save them as "Spotify_new.archive" and "Spotify_new.archive.sig" - without the quotes, the same file names as the ones you deleted
5. Right click each file and go to "Get Info"
6. Check the "Locked" button on each and close the info window
7. Download old Spotify (http://goo.gl/TNY0xO)
8. Have fun

[NJMike]

Thank you! That seems to have worked. No wait time at all when I booted it up this time.

[taishou]

I have the same problem but unfortunatley I cannot see any of these files. This is very annoying because this problem exists for month on my Macs and no updates fixed this. Shall I give Apple Music a chance?!?

[pief]

You'll have to enable the option to view hidden files/folder. 

Oh, did I come late to the party? 2 year response gg