Spotify app issue- mac desktop

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I keep getting "You can’t open the application “Spotify” because PowerPC applications are no longer supported." error message on my macbook pro when I try to open the app. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the app, but the issue continues. Everything is up to date on my computer so I first assumed that Spotify just needed to updated their desktop app when Apple came out with the new system update. It's been months now and nothing has changed.

[Bittencourt · Accepted solution]

Hi, welcome to the community!

Try following these steps:

First you have to remove all spotify apps via finder, delete, empty trash.

Then download and install

http://download.spotify.com/Spotify.dmg

Let me know if it works!

[troutbuesser]

It worked!  Thanks

[Bittencourt]

Great!
Please don't forget to give kudos and accept as solution 🙂

[Cmmeyer]

This may just be on my machine but it no longer seems to be working. I am still getting the powerpc is not supported error message.

[danbrett]

I've got the situation too.

[mygganmyggan]

Same here, did not help. Anyone got a solution?

[nielsjonker]

I have this issue too. Yesterday night all was well. Played songs until sun came up again.

iMac computer was never shut down, now this afternoon: "You can’t open the application “Spotify.app” because PowerPC applications are no longer supported"..... I didn't even turn of the machine in the meantime. So must be something on Spotify side.

Downloading again or the suggested dmg does not solve the problem!

[pj48north]

This solution does not work on my computer. 2009 macbook running with 6 GB memory and running the most current version of El Capitan, 10.11.6. Odd that I have been running this operating system for many months and Spotify just stopped working now.

Is it somthing else, like an update of JAVA or Flash?

[goktenuzuner]

same here.. i do everything,i cant run app..

[j_rrit]

deleted everything and trashed the bin... new install but still error message: "You can’t open the application “Spotify” because PowerPC applications are no longer supported."

installer version 1.0.34.146.g28f9eda2

I can get it running with this workaround.... If I open the package and run the Unix exec in /Applications/Spotify.app/Contents/MacOS/Spotify

[knnwulf · Accepted solution]

Yes, that is a good workaround. Only type this in your terminal:

/Applications/Spotify.app/Contents/MacOS/Spotify

[iRoland]

Same issue here... 

@Spotify: please provide guidance and an update asap.

[jasonpoindexter]

Worked for me but still cant open it any other way. :'(

[iRoland]

@Spotify Support: Please jump in here and provide a solution! This issue keeps anoying...