How to change the name of a project's root directory in Android Studio 0.9.9. I read the other solution here but nothing works for me. I can change/refactor the package name but not the name of the root directory. I found another solution here, which is to change the name in .idea/.name file, which didn't work. After I changed name, I tried cleaning, rebuilding etc. but nothing reflected the changes in Android Studio. There is no REFACTOR option for "PROJECT NAME / ROOT DIRECTORY NAME", many people here confused the module name with project name / root directory name.
Basically you can by changing the project's folder name and reopening it.
It is also recommended to change the name of the project in the Android Studio project structure by editing these files:
Change the project name in .idea/.name
Rename the [Name].iml file in the project root directory
Change the reference to this iml file in .idea\modules.xml
Change the rootProject.name in the project root settings.gradle
Close android studio
Change project root directory name
Open android studio
Open the project(not from local history but by browsing to it)
Worked for me # Studio 2.1.3
File->Close project
Change project root directory name
Delete .iml files (by searching for them using windows search then deleting them)
Delete .idea directory
Open the project
This needs to be done manually.
Can't understand why refactoring is not working..
Rename folder and then respective files
The easiest way I have found to do this is to copy the project and then change the root folder name on the copy. Then just open copy as a new project in Android Studio.
Right click on the root projects name.
Refactor -> Rename
Change the name.
Rename directory -> Ok.
Open settings.gradle and rename the :app from include ':app' with the new folder name including the :
My sure shot answer is :
To refactor the root name
a) Rename the folder
b) then please go in settings.gradle > just write rootProject.name = 'new name'
To avoid problems, use refactor: Change the left view from "Android" (where you see the files) to "Project". Right click on your project and select "Refactor/Copy". Now create your new project folder with windows explorer (otherwise you might get an IO Exception). After refactoring, be sure to select "Build/Clean Project" and then "Build/Make Project".
To change the name of the project's root directory, the following worked for me:
As the image bellow indicates, under the 'Project' tab,
go to setting.gradle
modify/include rootProject.name='put the name you want here'
Then go to build -> clean project
build -> rebuild project
I have already up-voted to #Gorcyn's answer. However, it became a bit old info. So I try to update based on my own experience with Android Studio from 4.1.3 to Arctic Fox:
Rename the project root directory name.
Update the rootProject.name parameter in the project root settings.gradle file.
Update fileurl and filepath attributes in the .idea/modules.xml file.
Rename each .iml filename under the .idea/modules (or project root) directory to correspond to the updated fileurl and filepath.
Update the external.linked.project.id attribute or the external.system.module.group attribute in each .iml file renamed above.
(Open an Existing Project)
My solution is:
close android studio
delete folders .gradel and .idea
then re open the project
Related
Why is Project's build.gradle not showing up in Android mode?
Just like the picture below, the .gradle file in the project root directory can also be displayed in Android mode.
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You need to change it at here. You choose to display the project instead the Android.
You changed the display mode. Notice that the first image, you configured to "Project Mode" and the second one is in "Android Mode". It's on the upper-left corner of the "project" tree view.
Your using project structure better to use android structure view
secound thing is if you want to use project structure then project->build.gradle is your project level gradle file for Ex. AndroidWeather/build.gradle
This can happen when the caches get messed up. Try this:
Close the project in Android Studio
Delete the .idea folder in the project folder:
In Android Studio, File / New / Import Project... and select the folder of the project
Note, to delete the folder:
cd /path/to/project
rm -rf .idea
Now you should see the project-level build.gradle in the Android scope.
How to rename root module in android studio? I have tried (right click the module then click refactor then click rename) but I got warning "can't rename root module"
I pressed Ctrl+Shift+F to search my current root module name and found the name to be in the settings.gradle file as rootProject.name=.... I renamed it and synced the project (File -> Sync Project with Gradle Files) and the root module name was updated.
In root of your project
open setting.gradle and change
rootProject.name='YOUR NEW NAME'
then close and restart android studio
Close the project. (File > Close)
Rename the root folder of the project.
At the welcome screen "Open an existing Android Studio project" and provide the new path.
On your link that's the second answer or see also here.
This is tested for a pure Java projects (without any C/C++ code):
close the project and make a copy of the folder containing it
rename the new copied folder to reflect new project name
delete all *.iml files
reopen the project: Android Studio will resync Gradle, rebuild iml files
review the modules.xml file to remove reference to old project name
new project renamed works exactly as previous one: you can run the app without completely reinstalling it (all previous app data/settings/cache will be preserved)
Video tutorial: https://youtu.be/7aQjiae2doU
Refactor the name to com.example.[NewFileName] in path:
app>java>com.example.[OldFileName]
Go to strings.xml and change code to <string name="app_name”>[NewFileName]</string> in path:
app>res>values>strings.xml
Go to build.gradle (Module: app) and change code to applicationId "com.example.[NewFileName]” in path:
Gradle Scripts>build.gradle (Module: app)
Go to settings.gradle (Project Settings) and change code to rootProject.name='[NewFileName]' in path:
Gradle Scripts>build.gradle (Project Settings)
Press Sync now prompt
Rename your folder to [NewFileName] outside Android Studio
Reopen your project and rebuild project in path:
Build>Rebuild Project
In your Project pane, click on the little gear icon ( setting icon at the right top)
Uncheck / De-select the Compact Empty Middle Packages option
Your package directory will now be broken up in individual directories
Individually select each directory you want to rename, and:
Right-click it
Select Refactor
Click on Rename
In the Pop-up dialog, click on Rename Package instead of Rename Directory
Enter the new name and hit Refactor
Allow a minute to let Android Studio update all changes
Note: When renaming com in Android Studio, it might give a warning. In such case, select Rename All
I picked the wrong name of a specific module which I imported to the Gradle project in Android Studio.
In this face I want to rename module Facebook1 to Facebook.
Is this possible in Gradle project and how to do it?
Android Studio >= 1.4.1
Right click the module -> Refactor -> Rename.
Enter the new name of the module, click OK.
Older versions of Android Studio
The following worked for me, tested in Android Studio (AS) 1.1 & 1.0.2, directly after importing a project.
Under the 'Android' tree view (ATV),
Right click the module name: app, Refactor -> Rename (to myApp, click ok)
Open settings.gradle
Change ':app' to ':myApp', and save
You will be prompted to 'Sync Now', do it (the prompt is a blue link above the file)
(Your project will disappear from ATV, but don't worry, just exit AS)
From a file manager (outside of Android Studio), open your project root directory, and rename the folder app to myApp
Re-open your project in AS, and you will see your module and Gradle scripts re-appear under ATV! :)
Congratulations - your module has now been renamed! (whew, time for some tea)
You can do it manually, with or without changing the folder structure (consider not change it for a minor impact on version controlling)
Changing folder name accordingly
1- open settings.gradle and change the name of your module (exemple from ':facebook1' to ':facebook')
2- change the folder name accordingly (from xxx/facebook1 to xxx/facebook)
3- If other Modules have dependencies on it: open the corresponding build.gradle and change dependency (from compile project(':facebook1') to compile project(':facebook') )
Without changing folder name
1- open settings.gradle and change the name of your module (exemple from ':facebook1' to ':facebook')
2- add a new line on "settings.gradle":
project(':facebook').projectDir = new File(settingsDir, '/facebook1')
3- If other Modules have dependencies on it: open the corresponding build.gradle and change dependency (from compile project(':facebook1') to compile project(':facebook') )
In the project view on the left in Android Studio,
right click on the module whose name you want to change
select 'refactor' -> 'rename'
choose the rename module option
follow step 1 - 2 and then rename the directory too
Android Studio 1.3.2,
1. switch Project view on the left in Android Studio
2. right click module which want to change -> Refactor -> Rename
3. do both "Rename directory" and "Rename module"
4. open settings.gradle, change module name
5. Build -> Clean Project
As of Android Studio 3.4.1
Rename module
In Project window, right-click module and select Refactor > Rename
Choose Rename module and press OK
Enter new module name and press OK
Important settings.gradle is updated automatically. However, you must manually update any build.gradle dependencies to reflect new module name:
dependencies {
// manually update this after renaming the module
implementation project(':newmodulename')
}
Rename package to reflect new module name
In Project window, right-click desired package and select Refactor > Rename
If there are other src sets with same package name (test or androidTest), a dialog will ask if you want to rename them as well. If so, select Rename package
Enter new package name and press Refactor
Select Do Refactor in the Refactoring Preview
Tip: Select File > Invalidate Caches / Restart to fix any unresolved resource references caused by renaming a module.
In AndroidStudio 2.2.2 renaming the module alone via refactor/rename worked for me. (32-bit linux Mint)
The rename dialog presents two options: "directory" or "module" (radio buttons so mutually exclusive, at least in one pass). I wasn't sure which to pick so I ended here looking for an answer. One answer said "do both" as two steps, another answer said "do module, then directory" as two steps. So I chose "module" first. To my surprise that was all that was needed, both module and directory were changed. settings.gradle was updated by the refactor/rename in the one step as well.
"gradle synce" and "clean build" were also triggered. Upon build to my tablet, no complaint about the name change.
just adding this answer in case someone else with 2.2.2 or later is unsure which to pick. Also to re-iterate what others have said, back up your project first.
Close Project and rename module folder oldName to newName then open Project and change module name include ':oldName' to include ':newName' in settings.gradle
This is working for me in Android Studio 1.2.1.1
Premise: I do NOT use the refactor function of Android Studio to rename the module
These are the steps I perform:
Rename the folder of the module (directly in the file system)
Modify the setting.gradle file accordingly (directly in the file system)
Open the project in Android Studio
That's all.
Different people seem to have success with different methods, but when I wanted to rename my project from:
com.example.myname.projectname
to
com.company.projectname
I tried everything and the only way I got it to work in the end was:
1) Exit Android Studio
2) back everything up! (find your project folder and make a copy of it)
3) Find and replace all instances of com.example.myname.projectname with com.company.projectname
Note that there are five places (actually it probably depends on your project, I had five) where you need to rename folders, as it creates subfolders called com\example\myname\projectname:
project\app\src\main\java
project\app\src\androidTest\java
project\app\build\generated\source\buildConfig\debug\
project\app\build\generated\source\buildConfig\test\
project\app\build\generated\source\r\debug\
Also, in project.idea\ there is a file called workspace.xml - in that file you'll need to find the text com\example\myname\projectname
Otherwise, do a search through the project directory to find "com.example.myname.projectname" and replace with "com.company.projectname"
4) Open Android Studio again. if the initial project directory name is the same (possibly if the project name itself is the same?) it will reopen if you had it open last time, otherwise you should be able to open as normal.
5) Go to File - Project Structure (CONTROL+ALT+SHIFT+S).
6) Under "Flavors", change the application ID to the new name.
7) Excit Android Studio and restart it.
8) Now you should be able to build your project.
9) Go have a drink, that was a lot more effort than it should have been!
One really important note, you can only have ASCII letters in your package name (you may be able to have numbers, but not as the first character). Java itself allows numbers to start a package name, but Android does not: Package names in Android studio when dev name starts with a number? I was trying to rename
My workaround (and from a look around the apps on my phone it seems to be what others are doing) is if you wanted a number at the start of either your company name or app name, write the word - instead of com.123company.55project perhaps use com.onetwothreecompany.fiftyfiveproject
I follow all the necessary steps for Android Studio installation. I also checked this question, but still facing the same issue.
But whenever I create any new project, following screen come. I couldn't found any project structure as I can see in Eclipse.
Here, I can't find any "src","res" or any file structure. Any idea, how to get proper Project Structure?
when I tried to add "New Module" following error comes to submit.
No message
java.lang.IllegalStateException:
at com.android.tools.idea.wizard.NewModuleWizard.onFailure(NewModuleWizard.java:159)
at com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.util.ExternalSystemUtil$3.execute(ExternalSystemUtil.java:340)
at com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.util.ExternalSystemUtil$4$1.run(ExternalSystemUtil.java:364)
at com.intellij.openapi.progress.impl.ProgressManagerImpl$TaskRunnable.run(ProgressManagerImpl.java:493)
at com.intellij.openapi.progress.impl.ProgressManagerImpl$6.run(ProgressManagerImpl.java:304)
at com.intellij.openapi.progress.impl.ProgressManagerImpl$2.run(ProgressManagerImpl.java:185)
at com.intellij.openapi.progress.impl.ProgressManagerImpl.executeProcessUnderProgress(ProgressManagerImpl.java:226)
at com.intellij.openapi.progress.impl.ProgressManagerImpl.runProcess(ProgressManagerImpl.java:175)
at com.intellij.openapi.application.impl.ApplicationImpl$10$1.run(ApplicationImpl.java:695)
at com.intellij.openapi.application.impl.ApplicationImpl$8.run(ApplicationImpl.java:458)
at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:471)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(FutureTask.java:334)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:166)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1110)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:603)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:722)
at com.intellij.openapi.application.impl.ApplicationImpl$1$1.run(ApplicationImpl.java:154)
When I go to Edit Configuration, can't create any module due to above error.
Go to File > Project Structure > Project Settings > Modules.
Click on the green colored + and add new module.
select Application module and set the content root to your project module.
Click next and then finish.
This should do the trick and the complete project structure will appear.
It worked for me.
Change the SDK to a level that you have installed in the SDK manager. The SDK manager can be accessed from Tools -> Android -> SDK Manager. For me, Android Studio was packaged with API Level 17 but the new project wizard tried to target API Level 18.
When something like that happens to me, to fix it, I go to
File -> Project Structure -> Modules, click (+) to add a module.
To import the main module you have to search for the IML extension file to load the project structure configuration again (for example app.iml), and thats all. I hope it helps.
Kip2's solution worked for me with a slight variation:
1.) File -> Invalidate Cached/Restart..
once android studio restarts:
2.) File -> Sync Project with Gradle Files
Just doing "File -> Sync Project with Gradle Files" (or doing "File -> Sync with File System"), did not correct the problem. I had to invalid the cache first, and then sync the project with gradle files for the project to display properly.
Finally find solution.
Whenever Android Studio starts, it search for "Gradle" installation. If not found, it will download new version of it and cache it here.
C:\Documents and Settings\user\.gradle\wrapper\dists\gradle-1.6-bin\72srdo3a5eb3bic159kar72vok
Here 72srdo3a5eb3bic159kar72vok directory name may be different.
What you need to do is, download gradle-1.6-bin.zip, place it in above directory. Then decompress it there. But make sure your path should like below.
C:\Documents and Settings\crathod.SOLUSOFTINDIA\.gradle\wrapper\dists\gradle-1.6-bin\72srdo3a5eb3bic159kar72vok\gradle-1.6\bin
Now, when you restart your Android Studio, Gradle will be initialized and Project will opened in Full Project Structure.
Modules or the project structure could also not appear because you're in a branch where *.iml files are missing. This happened for me when I was migrating from Eclipse and had decided to check back into the original branch that had the Eclipse-like project structure. What solved my problem:
Checkout the branch with Android Studio-like project structure
File -> Invalidate Cache & Restart
Also, make sure that the root iml file matches case with your root folder. Incorrectly named iml file will cause such problems.
Just delete the root iml file (you can backup if you like), close the project and re-open it. Android Studio will generate the correct iml file and the project structure will be restored.
This is tested on Android Studio 2.1
Before:
After:
I got the java folder (src folder) and others.
Solution:
File > Sync Project with Gradle Files
Android Studio Version: 3.2.1
Note: This case did not appear on the old version. For example, 1.5.1 (2016/03 before)
Keywords:
file explorer
file structure
file hierarchy
file system
folder & file list
project explorer
project structure
project hierarchy
disappear / gone / did not see
Android Studio bug / issue
simple way to restore
Delete the project hidden .idea file and .gradle file and restart your project this will fix your issue.
I deleted the app from the list of apps when you open Android Studio, then I reimported the project.
For Android Studio 2.2, you can simply click the left bottom and then select Project
In Android Studio 2.3.1, you don't have the Application module option if you wanted to add a module. The best solution is to right click your project and select "Jump to the source" from the menu. That solved my issue.
I am getting the following errors when I try to load an Android project in Eclipse that was working just fine last week.
Any ideas?
[2012-03-16 09:29:43 - MyProject] /MyProjectName/gen already exists but is not a source folder. Convert to a source folder or rename it
Note that I have tried to clean the project several times, even restarted but it still gives me this errors.
right click on project and go to project properties, then goto java build path, and then in source tab, click on add folder button and add gen folder.
just src and gen folders should be checked there if you haven't any library projects attached.
MyProject] /MyProjectName/gen already exists but is not a source folder. Convert to a source folder or rename it
This problem happens when eclipse does not able to find each linked contents in a project.
For example:
When we import a project to eclipse from a specific folder(suppose D://NewFolder), eclipse memorized and link each content with its appropriate path (which is D://NewFolder/project_library/src in our example).
But if we replaced(Here D://NewFolder To E://Another_Folder) or delete the library from its specific folder(Here D://NewFolder), eclipse unable to find its(project_library) original path
and give red error.
So when this problem happens, first we have to make sure that the imported project or library is its original folder and no changes has made to this.
Otherwise again replace the project to its specific folder to which eclipse has linked at the time of import i.e parent folder.
This happens because your .classpath file got wiped out somehow. This file contains all the information from the Java Build Path tab under Project Properties. You could add in all information manually but there's an easier way of fixing this problem.
If you have a copy of the .classpath file on your machine, you can just copy and paste it into your project directory.
Follow these steps in Eclipse :
Project -> Properties -> Select Java Build Path ->
Open Source tab -> Click Add Folder and check the gen