[Desktop] Restore Cache Location Specification

I run on a machine with a small SSD for my OS and critical applications.
In previous versions of Spotify I have set my cache to my larger hard drive. Now this is no longer possible.
Now I am constantly having to manually clear my cache and am unable to specify where I want the files to be kept.
This needs to be restored.

Spotify "1.0": That was the facepalm of the year for me. "Thanks" Spotify. A hard link to the rescue! Hard link your Data-Folder in C:\Users\[User Name]\AppData\Local\Spotify. As an example: C:\Users\Foobar\AppData\Local\Spotify\Data <==> D:\Music\Spotify You can use the following batch script within the AppData\Local\Spotify-Folder: cd C:\Users\Foobar\AppData\Local\Spotifymyscript.cmd D:\Music\Spotify --- @echo off if %1.==. goto :usageecho %~dp0Data == %~f1 set CHOICE=nothing
echo (Q)uit, (Return) hardlink this folder
set /P CHOICE=
if /i "%CHOICE%"=="Q" goto :quitmklink /d "%~dp0Data\" "%1\"
pause :quitexit :usage
echo No parameters given. Pass the new Spotify data-folder as the first parameter.

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