This part of the message is directed at the folks who work at Spotify -Please turn off the auto-update madness for customers using Mac OS X 10.5. All you are doing is breaking their already running Spotify installations.Frankly, it's just gratuitous cruelty to force a version of the Spotify client on their computers when you know it won't run.You should make a version of Mac Spotify that runs on Mac OS X 10.5 and has auto-update disabled. It is a hassle for customers to download the old Mac client and manually disable the update. Let the Mac OS X 10.5 users download this special no-update Spotify for OS X 10.5 and enjoy your music service.- If you are Mac OS X 10.5 user and neet to get Spotify working again -As of the v0.8.8 client, Spotify no longer supports Mac OS X 10.5. So you will have to go back to an older version of the client and disable Spotify's auto-update mechanism. This process is tricky. Evelinder and fgmart and Peter all have contributed to getting Mac OS X users running on an older client version.
Kudos to them.As some of the links to the Mac instructions no longer work, try these (I've copied them below in case the link gets deleted like some previous ones I posted). Re: Spotify crashes as soon as it opensOK everyone, here's the deal. You have to prevent Spotify from auto-updating. The way you're going to do this is by sticking two files in the place where it will try to download its auto-update. You're going to configure these files as read-only and locked, so that when Spotify tries to auto-update it will fail.Then you will download and install an old version of Spotify that works.Because you've previously put these two blocking files in the right place, the newly-installed, old-working version of Spotify will silently try and fail its auto-update, and you'll be happy.Here we go.1. Create the two special files.Using TextEdit, create a blank file.
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Then, go into the Format menu, and choose 'Make Plain Text'.Choose File:Save, and uncheck the box that says 'If no extension is provided, use '.txt'.Enter filename as 'Spotifynew.archive', and save it in:Library:Application Support:Spotify.Make sure to uncheck the box that adds an extension. The file cannot have a.txt or.rtf extension!Now, choose File:Save As, and save it again, in the same folder, but with filename 'Spotifynew.archive.sig'.Yes, you are indeed saving blank files - that is correct!2. Make the files read-only and locked.Remember, the point of this is to prevent Spotify from replacing them with an actual update.Using the Finder, locate the Spotifynew.archive and Spotifynew.archive.sig files. They should be in:Library:Application Support:Spotify.One at a time, do a Get Info on them (Command-I), and then:2a. In the Sharing & Permissions tab, change access privileges to Read only.
This is at the bottom of the get-info dialog. You will have to click on the little lock icon at the very bottom-right of the dialog and authenticate before you can do this.2b. Check the box saying 'Locked' under the General tab.When you're done, the dialog should look like this:Do this for both the Spotifynew.archive and Spotifynew.archive.sig files.After you've done this, the files should look like this in your Application Support:Spotify folder:. Notice the little lock icon by the two files.3. Re-install an old/working version of Spotify.I have the version 0.8.3.222.g317ab79d from CNET, which works fine:ANFB: You can also download version 0.8.5.133 from here:4. Boot up Spotify and you should be all set.That's it!
I hope this works for you. Hi everyone,Many of you have had problems with Spotify for Mac OS X 10.5.
We no longer support Spotify on this operating system which as a 'heads up'.However, we've noticed that many folks have been updating regardless which should not be the case. Our intention was to let anyone using Mac OS X10.5 continue using a 'legacy' version of Spotify. In any case, the folks who were using 10.5 were updated, and in many cases these customers have experienced crashes with the newest version of the application (Spotify version 0.8.8. At the time of writing).To make a long story short, we messed up in updating folks who should not have been updated and we're sorry. We plan on fixing the problem of Spotify updating to the latest version for Mac OSX 10.5 users and we're working on it as I write this. If you're a person who has already upgraded and the application is crashing, we're looking into a solution and we hope to have an update shortly.Warm regards from your humble community manager,Rorey. Wrote:Thank you so much for posting this. It's worked for me.
I've been furious trying to figure out how to use a program I'm paying for. I feel like you are entitled to a settlement from Spotify for fixing a problem they are profiting from.Peace and Blessings to youYou are welcome. It is really mvelinder, fgmart, and peter that figured out the answers. I'm just trying to make sure people know there is a solution available and, hopefully, get Spotify to be better about these sorts of things in the future.Cheers. @ConstanzeScheSpotify should give you a month's credit.
They knew for 6-7 months that they were going to break Mac OS X 10.5 compatibility but didn't communicate with their customers and didn't do anything about not breaking existing customer installs of Spotify. You should email Spotify support at '[email protected]' and ask them for a one month credit.I think the only way to keep track of what's going in the Spotify world is to visit these forums occasionally. There is no other place where you can find honest communication about what's really happening and what really works or doesn't work. Thank you so much for the advice. I emailed them right away and - instead of money - i receivend a code for the next subscription. One month for free.
But the support team also said, that the problem might not be fixed before may.I will look into this every once in a while. But it's a) annoying and b) not easy for a non-native speaker to follow all the updates, especially when technical terms are used. There is no Community Help in my language. That is something Spotify should start working on, too.But again, thanks for the help. I will spread the word among my friends.Greetings from Germany.
OS X 10.7 Lion was released on July 20, 2011 and made some huge changes to the Mac. Some of these changes were to make it easier for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch users to adapt to the Mac, some to make the two platforms work better together, and some to keep making the Mac better and better.Lion was only available by purchase and download from the Mac App Store, where it retailed for US$29.99. You must have installed to purchase, download, or install Lion, and the 4 GB download could take some time with slower DSL connections (we don’t even want to think about how long it would take with dial-up).
As a convenience, Apple allowed users to bring their Macs to a nearby Apple Store and use Apple’s WiFi to make the download.Like OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Lion requires an Intel-based Mac, but it goes two steps beyond that. First of all, Lion is a 64-bit operating system, so it won’t work on those 2006 Macs built around 32-bit Core Solo and Core Duo processors. It requires Core 2 Duo or newer, which leaves the following Macs behind unless you update the firmware and install a Core 2 Duo CPU:.Additionally, Lion is the first version of OS X with no support for PowerPC software. Apple introduced, which lets Intel CPUs run PowerPC apps, with for the first Intel Macs in 2006, and it had been part of OS X until now.The last version of Lion, OS X 10.7.5, was released on October 4, 2012. It was the first version of Mac OS X to be part of the annual upgrade program – ever since Lion, Apple has released a new macOS version every year.Lion was replaced by on July 25, 2012, just a year after Lion first became available. Lion is no longer available for purchase through normal App Store channels, although you may be able to acquire access to it through Apple Support.Lion is the oldest version of OS X impacted by the “goto fail” bug.
See for information on securing Lion. Installation TipYou can’t just install Lion on any old Mac that support it. The installer’s certificate has expired, so you need to set your Mac to think it’s operating in the past. Using trial and error, I found that setting a date in 2012 will let the installer function. To change your Mac’s date:.
Open System Preferences. Open Date & Time. If your Mac is set to Set date and time automatically, which is usually the case, disable it.
Click on the year and use the down arrow to the right of it to change the year to 2012. Install Lion and make several rounds of updates.After you complete the process, be sure to set your Mac to the current date and time. Enabling the Set date and time automatically setting is the easiest way to do it. Lion Links., Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 2011.05.09. Rosetta lets PowerPC apps run on Intel Macs, but losing Rosetta means that some installers and updaters will no longer run., Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 2011.06.07. As I read about Resume, Auto Save, and Versions, one thought kept coming to my mind: Lisa lives!., Austin Leeds, Apple Everywhere, 2011.07.21.
After just a few hours use, iPad user Austin Leeds says there’s a lot to love with OS X 10.7 Lion on his MacBook Pro., Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 2012.03.05. While OS X and Lion are gaining market share, OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard is also making a bit of a comeback.Downloadable UpdatesStandalone updates let you update to a newer version of Mac OS X from your hard drive instead of using Software Update, which requires an Internet connection. This can be especially helpful if you have more than one Mac that need to have the update installed, since you only have to download it once. Download the one(s) you need and install them after mounting the disk image and launching the Installer program.There are two types of Standalone Updates: Individual (or Delta) and Combo. Individual Updates update one version of Mac OS X to the next version.
For example, the Mac OS X 10.7.4 Update updates Mac OS X 10.7.3 to version 10.7.4. Individual Updates are also known as Delta Updates. Combo Updates update the base version of a Mac OS X release to the version specified in the Combo Update, including all intermediate updates. For example, the Mac OS X 10.7.4 Combo Update updates any earlier version of Mac OS X 10.7 to Mac OS X 10.7.4 using a single installer, as opposed to installing the individual Mac OS X 10.7.1, 10.7.2, 10.7.3, and 10.7.4 updates.Standalone Updates are generally available 24 to 48 hours after the Update is available through Software Update.If you burn a Standalone Update to CD, its disk image must be copied to your desktop or another location on your Mac OS X startup disk in order to be installed. OS X 10.7.1.OS X 10.7.2.OS X 10.7.3.OS X 10.7.4.OS X 10.7.5.Keywords: #osxlion #macosxlionShort link: osxlion.
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