Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
A Step-by-Step video guide to stop Spotify Cache from filling your disk on Linux.
What you will learn:
1. How to stop Spotify's cache from filling your disk
2. How to fix if Spotify's cache is taking too much space by moving it into a tmpfs, a temporary filesystem stored in memory (RAM)
3. How to Move the Spotify cache to RAM using tmpfs
4. How to Control Spotify cache size by setting cache limits
5. How to Keep your Linux system clean and fast while enjoying Spotif
6. Step 1: Limit Spotify's Cache Size
a. How to tell Spotify not to store so much cached data
b. How to open spotify configuration file
c. How to limits the cache to around 512 MB
7. Step 2: Move Spotify's Cache into RAM
a. How to move the cache folder into RAM using a tmpfs mount
b. How to Edit your /etc/fstab file
c. How to mounts the folder in RAM
d. How to prevents write operations when reading files
e. How to sets a 1GB memory cap
f. How to keeps it private to your user
8. Step 3: Clean and Mount the Directory
a. How to Clear out the old cache and mount the new tmpfs volume
#computereverywhere #Spotify #Linux #Ubuntu #Debian #Tmpfs #SpotifyCache #LinuxTutorial #SpotifyFix #LinuxTips #RAMDisk #UbuntuLinux #DebianLinux #LinuxOptimization
A Step-by-Step video guide to stop Spotify Cache from filling your disk on Linux.
What you will learn:
1. How to stop Spotify's cache from filling your disk
2. How to fix if Spotify's cache is taking too much space by moving it into a tmpfs, a temporary filesystem stored in memory (RAM)
3. How to Move the Spotify cache to RAM using tmpfs
4. How to Control Spotify cache size by setting cache limits
5. How to Keep your Linux system clean and fast while enjoying Spotif
6. Step 1: Limit Spotify's Cache Size
a. How to tell Spotify not to store so much cached data
b. How to open spotify configuration file
c. How to limits the cache to around 512 MB
7. Step 2: Move Spotify's Cache into RAM
a. How to move the cache folder into RAM using a tmpfs mount
b. How to Edit your /etc/fstab file
c. How to mounts the folder in RAM
d. How to prevents write operations when reading files
e. How to sets a 1GB memory cap
f. How to keeps it private to your user
8. Step 3: Clean and Mount the Directory
a. How to Clear out the old cache and mount the new tmpfs volume
#computereverywhere #Spotify #Linux #Ubuntu #Debian #Tmpfs #SpotifyCache #LinuxTutorial #SpotifyFix #LinuxTips #RAMDisk #UbuntuLinux #DebianLinux #LinuxOptimization










