Any improvement in last four years?

[NeilN]

I'm still using the fast and problem-free v0.9.15.27 client from 2014. Do the latest clients approach its speed or are they still a dog's breakfast when it comes to performance and handling local files?

[user-removed]

Hey @NeilN,

Spotify is working great for me personally. It's highly recommended that you stay up-to-date in order to receieve the best experience and support with Spotify.

Thanks!

[DennyEMufc]

Any main diffs between your older version and the New ones? As far as staying up to date, there ARE too many updates too frequently, if we do get a decent build it's gone in a matter of days!

[NeilN]

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@user-removedIt's highly recommended that you stay up-to-date in order to receieve the best experience and support with Spotify.

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Anyone who's been around for more than a couple years knows that staying up to date "in order to receive the best experience" is a total joke. Have you actually used pre-1.0 versions and/or have a fairly large library of local tracks?

[NeilN]

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@DennyEMufc wrote:

Any main diffs between your older version and the New ones? As far as staying up to date, there ARE too many updates too frequently, if we do get a decent build it's gone in a matter of days!

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Any discovery (genres, moods, discover playlists) and social functions don't work. The basic stuff that Spotify should get right - playlists, navigation through the catalog, integration of local files - is fast and seamless. For example, loading a thousand track playlist consisting of both local and streamed tracks is instantaneous.

[DennyEMufc]

Looking through the old versions I can't see the actual build you mention, are you sure it's the right numbers? 091413 Is close to it?

[DennyEMufc]

Just found it, does it let you change the offline cache location? I need that! Does it still have STARRED tracks option? Thanks

[NeilN]

It's 0.9.15.27.g87efe634.   I thinks it's the last version before they converted to a web-based framework and tossed speed and functionality out the window.

[NeilN]

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@DennyEMufc wrote:

Just found it, does it let you change the offline cache location? I need that! Does it still have STARRED tracks option? Thanks

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Starring does not work. v0.85 had that but they broke playlist syncing last year (changes to playlists would only occur on the PC) so I had to upgrade. Yes, you can specify the cache location.

[NeilN]

By the way, if all you're looking for is to change your cache location, have you considered creating a junction in Explorer?

[DennyEMufc]

Awesome, I will deffo Try it out, I did Try an older version (not this one) but when u changed cache it changed back again the next time you opened it? This version definitely holds the location you pick?

[DennyEMufc]

It's a must yes but the older versions we're less RAM hungry and more responsive, so I'd love to get that back!

[NeilN]

I just changed the cache location, exited, and re-opened and the cache location stuck. Don't forget to block auto-updates if you "upgrade" to the four year old version. And keep in mind what is broken. If I want to access those features, I just use my tablet/mobile and set it to play through the desktop client.

[DennyEMufc]

Thanks for that, I will swap it out soon!