C:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data\Spotify. 1. Make a new empy text file 2. Name it Spotify_new.exe 3. Right click the file and make the file read only 1. Make a new empty text file 2. Name it Spotify_new.exe.sig 3. Right click the file and make the file read only Spotify will not be able to update because it can't delete the files, because they are read only, all future upgrades will fail.