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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?
Solved! Go to Solution.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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