How to fix Spotify Keeps Stopping at 10 Seconds
Method 1: Update the Spotify app
On Mobile, you should head over to the app store and check if a new update is available On Desktop, if there is a new version of the Spotify for the desktop app available, you should click the Chevron down icon and see the Update Spotify Now button Update the app and restart it to see if the issue is resolved
Method 2: Clear app data
On Mobile, you should head over to Settings -> Storage -> Delete Cache On Desktop, use the Chevron down icon -> Storage -> Remove all downloads or Clear Cache
Method 3: Log out and log back in
On Mobile, you should head over to Your Library -> Settings icon -> Log Out On Desktop, there are two methods for logging into the Spotify app –
Go to “More” -> File -> Log Out or log out via the Chevron down icon. If you’ve connected the account to multiple devices, click on the Sign Out Everywhere option on the Account Overview page
Method 4: Uninstall the app and delete the data
On Android smartphones, head over to Settings -> Storage -> Spotify -> Clear Data to ensure that the Data section shows “0” before returning to Settings -> Storage -> Android -> Data -> com.spotify.spotify.music for deleting the related folder
On Desktop, go to More or Chevron down icon for getting to Edit -> Preferences or Settings -> Storage -> Offline storage location. Use the Windows Manager (for Windows) or Finder (for Mac) and go to that location for deleting the related files. On the device you’re using, perform a CUSTOM uninstall of the app. Aside from the storage location, there are other files or folders to be deleted after a CUSTOM uninstall of the desktop app. On Windows devices, go to the Start menu -> %AppData% -> App/Data/Roaming -> AppData\Local or C:\Users*USERNAME*\AppData\Local before deleting the related folders. On Mac devices, go to Finder -> Go -> Library -> Caches -> com.spotify.client -> com.spotify.client.helper before deleting the related folders Also Read: Spotify Wrapped 2022: How to Fix the Missing or Not Working Issue
Method 5: Reinstall the app from the Web
For reinstalling the app after a CLEAN uninstall, you should use a browser to Download Spotify for your device from the download page. On your device, log into the Spotify account once more to access the same songs that were stopping after 10 seconds.
