Why do some folders automatically appear in the Documents folder?

My Documents folder often fills up with folders of type "0e" "03" "da" "e7" for no apparent reason. I delete them but others appear after a while, what is the reason and how can I fix it (using Sonoma 14.1.1 Apple M2 2022 and latest version for MacBook Air 2017, it happens in both).

MacBook Air, macOS 14.1

Posted on Nov 8, 2023 05:02 AM

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Posted on Nov 9, 2023 12:10 PM

It is due to the Spotify app using that folder for its cache. You need to modify the Spotify app's Settings/Preferences to have another folder designated for the Spotify cache. See this thread on the Spotify forums:

https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Mac/Spotify-created-a-bunch-of-mostly-empty-folders-on-my-external/m-p/4397473/highlight/true#M530143


This issue has been occurring for years now. I would suggest you contact Spotify and tell them to fix their broken app and point them to the post on their forum I just linked.

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Nov 9, 2023 12:10 PM in response to Natorp90

It is due to the Spotify app using that folder for its cache. You need to modify the Spotify app's Settings/Preferences to have another folder designated for the Spotify cache. See this thread on the Spotify forums:

https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Mac/Spotify-created-a-bunch-of-mostly-empty-folders-on-my-external/m-p/4397473/highlight/true#M530143


This issue has been occurring for years now. I would suggest you contact Spotify and tell them to fix their broken app and point them to the post on their forum I just linked.

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