You want to disable the automatic Update of Spotify, it does not work, unfortunately, via a simple setting. Spotify wants to always update to the latest Version, so you'll have to prevent the Software only with a little Trick to it. We will show you how to do it.
Leonardo, Thu 26, 2020
Does it work?
John, Thu 25, 2020
The .txt extension is not easy to remove, you "need to the file extensions under Windows display." I'm sorry what? I feel like I'm having a stroke trying to read that section.
Brayan, Thu 02, 2020
Thanks for the stroke I guess.
Agung, Fri 03, 2020
it works, I also remove inheritance access, so theres no way to access that file
Technical Tips doesn't work, Thu 23, 2020
I tried the method and it didn't work at all and still told me to update it.
Hero, Mon 05, 2020
Yea this does not work. I followed the guide to a tee and doesn't work it just keeps reinstalling if you shut down the program.
If you have it running all the time then its fine but the moment you close it, its a wrap.
Hero, Fri 09, 2020
Hey original poster of this topic,
You gonna reply back or is this topic dead in the water?
Maybe someone else might know of a proper work around?
kyle foley, Tue 10, 2020
do you know how to do this for macos iphone/ipod?
boycottspotify, Thu 03, 2020
Closing and openening didn't cause the program to update for me (yet). Will changing the file attributes to a "System" file with Total Commander prevent that? Might be worth a shot..
Solved it, Wed 21, 2021
Right, close Spotify completely (right-click on the taskbar and exit). Open up a file explorer window, and navigate to: "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Spotify". Create a new folder in there called "Update". Change the permissions of the new "Update" directory, so that only the administrator account can modify it (right-click the folder -> properties -> Security -> Advanced... -> Remove every entry under the "Permission Entries" field).
Now Spotify won't be able to download the updates to install it, it'll try, and think it has, but the update will fail, and you'll just be loaded in to your current version forever... Unless your current Spotify content has the ability to change the update directory, which, at present, no version seems to do.
doesn't work, Thu 29, 2021
I've tried this method multiple times to no avail. Still updates once the program is shut down.
James Bond, Sat 01, 2021
This no longer works.. Don't let the date fool you, it's pretending it's last updated but it's actually today's date...
Jan, Thu 06, 2021
Solved It did actually solve it for me, thanks!
jake, Sat 08, 2021
Yeah this creating an update folder doesn't work. I'm not sure how as one doesn't appear when spotify updates (*2021 MAY)
Jack, Mon 17, 2021
What the fuck are on you about, this is incomprehensible.
Solve it, Thu 10, 2021
It still works. Spotify utilises "Spotify" directories in both AppData/Local, and AppData/Roaming. It'll create the "Update" directory in AppData/Local only, and it'll delete it after the update has completed. The way this works is Spotify will trigger an update, it'll see that the Update folder already exists, so it'll proceed to download a bunch of randomly named files in to the AppData/Roaming/Spotify/temp directory. It'll then tell you that there's an update ready, and that you should restart the application. Spotify, on startup, will then notice that there are loads of files in this temp directory (so there must be an update it needs to install). It'll then try to move the files to the AppData/Local/Spotify/Update directory, but won't have the correct permissions (as we've restricted it to just Administrator access, which the Spotify process is [hopefully!!] not running as), so it'll delete the temp files, and continue to load.
Hope-it-works, Thu 24, 2021
Trying it, hope it works.
i will comment if it works, Wed 17, 2021
i will comment if it works
Still working! :))), Thu 17, 2022
Solved it's comment still works. I had to disable permission inheritance on the directory first before I could change the permissions, but after that it seems to be working a treat. Thanks!
FreddyFlintstone, Mon 30, 2023
Worked for me today
freebeille, Fri 02, 2023
Solved it's comment worked for me - June 2023
PartyTown, Thu 29, 2023
Had a bit of trouble understanding at first, but muddled through it. Works for now
medical pharmacy, Thu 19, 2023
I love it when people come together and share thoughts. Great site, stick with it!
does it still work?, Thu 04, 2024
just wanna know if this is still working on present date
RIP ENGLISH, Sat 10, 2025
WTF is this english bro, is broken AS SHIT!?!?!?! Ur whole blog sounds nonsense.
