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Plan — Premium
Country — New Zealand
Device — MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)
Operating System — macOS 10.x.x, and 11.1
Spotify Version — 1.1.51.382.g8e3b11ed
My Question or Issue
After Spotify has been open for a couple of minutes, reliably every time, CPU usage jumps to 100%. This was happening on macOS Catalina, and it is still happening after upgrading to macOS Big Sur.
I have uninstalled, and reinstalled from a fresh download to ensure latest version.
I have restarted macOS many times, including upgrading major versions.
I have deleted cache folders, and the Application Support/Spotify folder and restarted the app.
I have disabled all the various features as workarounds suggest, e.g. cross fade, volume normalisation and so on.
Still, I open the app, wait 2 minutes, even if no music is playing, 100%+ CPU
See video: https://d.pr/v/k6J716
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