Android Studio (v2.2 Preview 3) suddenly failed to update the tools. It keeps giving the error pasted below:
To install:
- LLDB 2.2 (lldb;2.2)
Preparing "Install LLDB 2.2".
Failed to read or create install properties file.
Failed packages:
- LLDB 2.2 (lldb;2.2)
I gave the folder full permissions. Ran android studio on administrator mode. End-tasked adb from task manager. Disabled antivirus. Deleted the folder and then ran the update again. But nothing works.
I also tried to create a new sdk location on my drive. But then that failed to, it gave the same error as above. -> Failed to read or create install properties file.
Any ideas?
I also encountered the same error when trying to update build tools after upgrading Android Studio. Unfortunately, in my case, removing .AndroidStudio2.x folder and re-opened studio with no config imported didn't work.
But then inspired by this answer, I go to Android Studio folder, then to bin folder, right-clicked on studio64.exe, choose Run as administrator. Then when I tried to update the build tools, it worked.
I'll just leave it here as an alternative way in case someone encountered the same problem.
For some reasons, this happens when you import the settings when upgrading Android Studio.
The fix is to delete the .AndroidStudio2.1 or .AndroidStudio2.2 folder in your profile directory. Open android studio and don't import any config.
This will however will ask to download the supporting libraries again.
In Windows 10, I pinned the application to my taskbar, and right-clicked on the icon and chose the option to run as administrator. Then I went through the steps to download my SDKs. Everything worked as it should.
Using Windows7: I unzipped the SDK under C:\Program Files\... but eventually discovered that security permissions in the "Program Files" area prevented sdkmanager.bat from creating folders and files.
It looks like you can give sdkmanager.bat permissions, but there are many complications, especially in cmd.
So I moved the SDK to C:\Users\[admin_name]\.android (or any folder) where it's easy for the sdkmanger to create folders and files and it finally worked !!
Hope this helps someone. Thank-you to all those who have helped me.
When using the sdkmanager command in Linux, you have to run it as root:
sudo sdkmanager --install emulator
On Linux, It's a permission issue. You can resolve the problem quickly by launching Android Studio as root :
gksudo <path_to_file_studio.sh>
If you want to fix this problem on long term and in more secure and better way you should find the right files / folder to alter and change their permissions. I didn't point it for now.
This solution was tested on Debian, but I guess it works on Unbuntu, Mint ...etc.
You cannot edit local.properties it is a generated file, right click your project and select 'Open Module Settings' under SDK Location put your location for your SDK.
paste in /Users/gururaj/Library/Android/sdk
Clean and rebuild your project
Update
Try to delete your local.properties file and create a new one, but do not check it into version control.
Right click top level of project and Create new file 'local.properties' then add: sdk.dir=/Users/gururaj/Library/Android/sdk
Clean and build
It worked for me to uninstall everything, delete the directories created in Program Files and Program Files (x86) and reinstall in another directory.
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I'm having problems uninstalling Android Studio in Win10, I can't find the uninstall.exe file. I installed it, but I'm not going to use it, after all, so I went to Control Panel>Programs and Features, but when I tried from there it said it couldn't find the uninstall.exe and removed it from the list, I have the Android Studio folders in Program Files and all, but that's it.
I already removed the SDK from the user folder. All that's left is in Program Files. I tried reinstalling but only creates another installation folder under 'Android Studio1'.
Thanks in advance!
A comment by Flot2011 answered this question.
Flot2011's comment:
Go to C:\Users%username%, and delete .android,
.AndroidStudio(#version-number), .gradle and AndroidStudioProjects
directories if they exist. After that go to
C:\Users%username%\AppData\Roaming and delete the JetBrains
directory.
Just follow Flot2011's directions and restart your PC, and Android Studio is no more on your computer.
This is what I did to resolve this exact issue:
Launch Android Studio.
Upgrade Android Studio to the latest version when prompted.
Delete C:\Program Files\Android\
Download the latest Android Studio installer.
Install the latest Android Studio. This will replace the files removed in step 3, and install a functioning uninstaller.
Run the uninstaller from the Settings app. Make sure to check the user preferences box so that it deletes the files in %userprofile%.
I prefer this approach to manually removing directories because the installers and updaters should get all of them and also address any registry changes that need to be made.
I have just downloaded the Android SDK Command Line tools for Windows (26.0.2). I am attempting to download selected SDK components using \tools\bin\sdkmanager.bat, as well as updating \tools. The installation fails with the following message:
Warning: An error occurred during installation: Failed to move away or delete existing target file: C:\testinstall\sdk\tools
Move it away manually and try again..
I don't see how I can remove \tools manually because it contains \bin\sdkmanager.bat.
Screenshot of the sdkmanager command:
All other components appear to install without error. See below for the components specified in my package file:
Yeah that's quite funny. A way to do that is to copy the tools folder to another place (let's say C:\temp\). Then direct into the C:\temp\tools\bin\, open the cmd prompt there and run your update commands as such:
sdkmanager.bat --sdk_root=sdkRootPath --command
Where sdkRootPath is path to your original SDK folder (C:\testinstall\sdk\). Once that is done, delete the C:\temp\tools\ copied folder.
You could temporarily rename to tools.old, run it to install new version in tools and then remove the old one.
cd YOUR-ANDROID-SDK-LOCATION
ren tools tools.old
tools.old\bin\sdkmanager.bat "tools"
dir tools*
del tools.old /q /s
tools\bin\sdkmanager.bat --list
it might be permission issue.Can you try doing sudo or if you on windows try to run terminal as administrator.
I have seen issues where the program is not able to delete the folder either due to lock or some weird reason.
Run cmd in root c:.
c:\>testinstall\sdk\tools\bin\sdkmanager --package_file=c:\testinstall\packx.txt
I've had the same issue on windows, I couldn't even rename the directory that is causing the issue.
I found out that adb was still running and ended the process and update/install worked fine without workarounds.
The below command helped me to extract the SDK
sdkmanager "platform-tools" "platforms;android-28" --sdk_root=C:\AndroidSDK_RootLocation
It may not be the answer to your question but now, i can't exactly remeber the version, you can't update SDK tools directly or using Eclipse, sdk Manager, sdk.bat or android.bat, only way is to update them using Android Studio. It's Google's new policy, i read it somewhere, if i find the link i will share it
My solution was as following:
Delete the Android SDK Tools via Android Studio (although it might complain it failed).
Close Android Studio
Manually delete tools folder from C:\Users\<MyUsername>\AppData\Local\Android\sdk folder
Start Android Studio and then do the install of the Android SDK Tools via Android Studio.
After installing the Android studio and launching it I am getting this error.
I cannot specify the path to the SDK. I have tried giving the path as :C:\Development\Android\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools\" but the path is invalid
Try this:
close this box then
Tools -> Android -> SDK Manager
I encountered this problem when installing Android Studio 3.0.
There was in fact no folder named C:\Users\Your Name\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk after I installed Android Studio. I tried installing the Android command line tools at this location, but android studio did not accept this. (Turns out, the command line tools are not the SDK.)
Managed to fix it by doing a complete uninstall of Android Studio, deleting the C:\Users\Your Name\AppData\Local\Android folder, deleting any Android Studio settings folders (in my case C:\Users\Your Name\.AndroidStudio2.3 and C:\Users\Your Name\.AndroidStudio2.3). After reinstalling and opening Android Studio, it gave me a dialog to download the SDK.
I can think of 2 possible explanations why this worked for me:
Originally, Android Studio was opening a project straight away, which didn't trigger the "download your sdk" dialog. (This no longer occurred since I deleted my Android Studio settings.)
There was some kind of setting that made Android Studio think I already had the SDK downloaded.
Try this - C:\Users\Your Name\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk
Replace Your Name with the name of your PC.
This problem is usual after you update, or reinstall the Android Studio.. Follow these steps-
* Close all the opened project which is opened by default after you started the Android Studio.. and again open the Android Studio, it will direct you towards re-downloading of SDK components from the net (So be sure to have net connectivity at this point)..
* If above step doesn't work, then restart the PC and open Android Studio again..
Hope it will help..
C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk
Hope this will work.
I was also stuck with this...i tried everything mentioned above, but could not get through.
Then I was about to uninstall and reinstall the IDE as mentioned above.
When I was about to uninstall, to my surprise, I found Android SDK Tools in control Panel -> Programs and Features, which was the thing I was looking for!
Android SDK Tools in Control Panel -> Programs and features
I didn't know how to find the path of that, because even after searching in my computer, I didn't get it. So, I went on further and clicked on uninstall.
There, I found the path of Android SDK Tools "C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\". I did not uninstall anything.
I linked this path in the dialogue box, the error was gone!
Whoever encounters the same error, should look for the "Android SDK Tools" in the programs and features in control panel, and then go for uninstalling the same.
There you will find the path of the tools folder.
Copy and paste that path, and you shall get through.
When installing Android Studio on my Mac I accidentally cancelled the dialog box that would normally have installed the SDK. To fix this I deleted Android Studio from /Applications, and deleted the following folders:
% cd $HOME
% rm -rf Preferences/AndroidStudio3.4
% rm -rf Logs/AndroidStudio3.4
% rm -rf Caches/AndroidStudio3.4
% rm -rf Application\ Support/AndroidStudio3.4
(Adjust the version number for your version.) I then reinstalled Android Studio and let it guide me through the SDK installation process.
In case anyone get to experience the same weird situation as me:
I had installed Android Studio, had projects saved, but for some reason I had to do reinstall Windows (and during that I deleted my "Android-folder" in ".../local". When you do that, you will encounter the exact same pop up.
No worries, close it and even though it says that it is needed, it's not. You just don't have access to the prior projects. When saving the new one, then everything will be OK.
The problem was solved by downloading the SDK again, in my case I had deleted the SDK folder that was in C:\Users\george\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk, because I deleted it then I had to download the SDK
I just reinstalled Android Studio (everything) C:/user/yourName/.androidStudio.4 and C:/user/yourName/.androidStudio.4.
You dont have to delete your projects folder!
In my case, going to the Settings menu in Android Studio, there I could download the SDK (none were installed) through the "edit" button
I got this error when moving a project from one computer to antother, even though it wasn't an Android project and didn't need an Android SDK.
The solution for me was to open the file local.properties and remove the line that says sdk.dir. Hope this can help someone.
All you need to do is close the project opened in android studio. This error occurs when you reinstall Android Studio. The previous project that you have been working on will be opened by default. Select that folder from file explorer and move into different location and then again launch Android Studio. The SDK installation will begin thereafter.
The Reason that why Android Studio can't install/find SDK automatically:
As I tried many times for reinstalling Android Studio, but each time I faced with this SDK popup. I figured out that after installing, Android Studio seeks for project folder automatically (usually located in C:\Users\Username\AppData\AndroidStudioProject) to syn previous settings, gradle, SDK path, Android Studio Settings etc. When I deleted this folder (if you need your previous projects copy it somewhere for latter replacement) the usual installation has been started after clicking on install.
I just encountered this issue when updating my Android Studio after a couple of years of not using it, and the solution ended up very easy:
I exited the window with the SDK prompt and closed the old project it was trying to open. Once the project was closed, the IDE was able to prompt me with the download window, and there SDK download worked!
I'm using the most recent Android Studio and today my Mac crashed. After rebooting, I opened Android Studio and now all of my projects are erroring out with the Android URI not being found. They won't build, won't make, nothing. If I create a new Project, Android project is not one of my options, just all the rest of the options.
Is there anything I can do besides remove and reinstall?
I recommend you to Reset your Android Studio instead of fresh installation(At least give a try).
On Windows:
Go to your User Profile Folder - on Windows 7/8 this would be:
[SYSDRIVE]:\Users\[your username] (ex. C:\Users\pyus13)
Inside this there will be a folder named .AndroidStudioPreview (It can be hidden so please check ).
Delete this folder (Better to take a backup before deletion).
This will reset your AS to defaults.
Now Start your Android Studio you will see the start dialog with settings.
Do the following to set your Android sdk path :
Go into Configure → Project Defaults → Project Structure → Project
Add new SDK and referencing to the SDK Folder that you have and then click apply and ok.
Try to open any of your earlier project or create new one and check. try syncing with Gradle after opening project.
For Linux
Depending on your AndroidStudio version, the settings are stored in ~/.AndroidStudio, ~/.AndroidStudio1.1 or ~/.AndroidStudio1.2.
Open a terminal and run the following code:
ls -a | grep Android # See which of those three folders above you have. Then rename each of the settings folders you have with the appropriate mv command:
mv .AndroidStudio .AndroidStudio.bak
mv .AndroidStudio1.1 .AndroidStudio1.1.bak
mv .AndroidStudio1.2 .AndroidStudio1.2.bak
Go to preference > Plugins uncheck the plugins which appear in red colour and recheck it again.
Do apply
Now the issue will get resolved
Resetting Android Studio worked for me!
You can reset studio by deleting .AndroidStudio directory from Users directory.
C:\Users\Abc\\.AndroidStudio
Thanks.
I'd recommend you do a uninstall of Android Studio and then do a clean install. It might be that there are corrupted or locked system files that are causing the issue. Make sure you backup your Android projects onto a USB first - just in case.
I have solved this problem for my latest android studio
Method I ( Unhide the AppData ) :-
1) Show your hidden files from view -> hidden items(check it)
you will see hidden folders & files as light color.
2) Then go to C:\Users\john (instead of john, it should be your user name).
3) Right click on "AppData"
4) Just uncheck the Hidden box
5) Move "sdk" folder from C:\Users\john\AppData\Local\Android to C:\Users\varad\AppData
6) Open android studio, goto Configure-> Project defaults ->Project structure
7) update new path of SDK like C:\Users\john\AppData\sdk
Restart Android Studio.
Method II ( Move your SDK to another location) :-
1) Move "sdk" folder from C:\Users\john\AppData\Local\Android to any folder you want.
2) Then update the SDK path in Android Studio from goto Configure-> Project defaults ->Project structure
3)Restart Android Studio.
:-) Enjoy Android Development.
I go this path:
C:\Users\...YOUR-USER-NAME...\.AndroidStudio3.2\config\disabled_plugins.txt
remove this line:
org.jetbrains.android
then refresh SDK in settings. Works fine now :)
This morning I downloaded android studio 2.1, and tried to create new project unfortunately I can't create new project, and I found this post #pyus13 suggests that to reset android studio, but it can't solve this problem.
And I checked android sdk in \AppData\Local\Android\sdk, saw android-23 in platform folder, with my previous experience with eclipse it is ready for running. A couple of hour I found a way to solve this problem, I download android 6.0, api 23 (SDK platform) with android SDK Manager. Do again for creating new project, it is ok.
Thank
For MAC User
All plugins, SDK setting was correct still faced the problem.
Applied following solution - on MAC
Give read write permission to .android folder
sudo chmod -R 777 .android
When I try to open up the SDK Manager in eclipse it says opening shortly, but never opens. I've tried to open the exe file but it displays an error message saying:
Failed to execute tools\android:bat the system cannot find the file specified
My path environment variable leads it to the tools folder.
This is the path:
C:\Users\Shan\Documents\Computer Science - YEAR 2\Android App Development\adt-bundle-windows-x86-20130917\sdk\tools
In my case the Tools directory just disappear.
..\sdk\tools
To solve it:
1) Just go to SDK zip -> adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20131030.zip
2) Unzip the Tools Directory only.
3) copy it under ../sdk/
I had a similar problem today. Press the Windows button and Search for android.bat(in the search programs and files text field)
Then copy the file to your android SDK folder (C:\Users\Shan\Documents\Computer Science - YEAR 2\Android App Development\adt-bundle-windows-x86-20130917\sdk\tools\).
After that don't run SDK manager but run the android.bat file.
Hope this helps
-Zaniar
I had to move the AVD manager from /sdk/tools/lib to the root folder /sdk
Copy the AVD Manager.exe and SDK Manager.exe from
SDK_ROOT_FOLDER/tools/lib/
into
SDK_ROOT_FOLDER
I've been working with this problem for three days and finally was able to run SDK Manager by
==> Running the android.bat file as administrator
Note: I did not have to make any changes to the .bat file (such as setting the java_exe path) in order for the manager to run.
I saw this as a comment on the top answer but can't upvote yet, so confirming it here!
I cancelled an update to Android Tools and it seems there's a bug with unzipping the old (or new?) version back into {android_sdk}/tools. The zip is located in {android_sdk}/temp. Just unzip it into the right location and it should work again.
If the accepted answer doesn't help anyone, it also might be a permission issue (if the SDK is installed in Program Files (x86), for example, so try running android.bat as Administrator,
I had the same issue when updating the Android SDK Tools and SDK Platform-tools from the SDK Manager. I had to replace the tools folder with one located in a zip folder inside the temp folder.
In My case, While I installed visual studio 2015, The SDK files were missed and I am getting an error window shown below.
So I manually downloaded the tools from the following URL.
tools_r24.0.2-windows
Then extract the zip file and copy the tools folder in the following location.
C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk
It worked for me.
I think current Android SDK only works with JDK x86 version. I search so much but when installed JDK x86 version Android SDK manager worked without problem.
Copy your android.bat file to C:\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20140702\sdk\tools folder or copy all files to C:\.
If you are seeing this error, it may be an issue with your COMSPEC environment variable.
Please see https://stackoverflow.com/a/27284746/3866013 for more details.
I had the same problem. Caused it myself because while runing Android SDK Manager i hit UNINSTALL SDK Tools.
I fixed the issue by running the installation of the Android SDK again. The installation folder had to be the same as previously. After the installation, everything was back again as it was.
This is how I solved the problem on Windows 7:
I was going to update the SDK using Android SDK Manager but android.bat was not found because previously it uninstall the older one and then installs new. In my case my SDK Update was interrupted i.e. in other words, could not install after the SDK Manager uninstalled the tools, so my machine was not able to find android.bat. What I did was just downloaded the standalone SDK tools to the same folder where my SDK were from :
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html#Other
https://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html#Other
Here are two options for downloading the Android SDK for Windows users. One in recommended option and the other is .zip file. Zip file worked well.
Another option may also work. Try searching android.bat with windows search engine. If you find the one, copy it and paste in SDK tools folder.
open Sdk Manager.exe, then i deleted first Android Sdk tools, so, I also appeared such a mistake, then I downloaded installer_r24.3.2-windows.exe, installing, copy C:\Users\Super Man\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\tools folder to my Sdk path,run My Sdk Path\android.bat ,ok!!
I did the following :
I created a folder SDK right below my C-drive
I unzipped tools_r25.2.3-windows.zip to C:\SDK
I moved SDK Manager.exe from C:\SDK\tools\lib to C:\SDK
I first ran SDK Manager.exe in 'normal mode',but this gave me the error, but when I ran SDK Manager.exe as ADMINISTRATOR it didn't return the error.
The reg command exists but for unknown reason my path variable was corrupted during some installation.
So some basic element were missing:
C:\WINDOWS\system32;
C:\WINDOWS;
C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem