Im new in android programming and wounder, how do make a copy of your android project in Android Studio?
I would like to save my project as a new version of my project for backup purpose. I tried just make a copy of the project in the finder and open the copied projectversion in Android Studio but it just seem to point to my old projectversion, not the new one.
How do I manage this simple and basic task?
I believe this is down to the workspace files in the .idea folder keeping absolute paths as I noticed this phenomenon when attempting to move a project.
Solution
When you have copied (or moved) the project, do not open with "Open an existing Android Studio Project", but instead open with "Import Non-Android Studio project" and select the main build.gradle file. This will fix the paths in the workspace.
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I foolishly changed the name of the root folder for my android studio project, using my Win10 PC's File Explorer, and now I can't seem to figure out how to re-open the project in Android Studio 2.2.2 .
I changed that folder name back to the original name, still can't figure out how to open it.
All 2000+ files seem to be intact, and back where they were before my misadventures, but not sure how to get the IDE to allow me to work on this project?
I am returning the programming, after more than a year off...and am pretty much a novice Android programmer.
Thanks!!!
start deleting the .idea folder in the root of your project. Then, open your Android Studio select "Open an existing Android Studio project" (or File > Open...) and select your project's folder.
I'm using Android Studio 2, after migrating from Eclipse I pushed the project to a new repository. Now when I try to clone it ,it doesn't work.
After cloning it asks me :
Would you like to create a Studio project for the sources you have checked out to ?
I hit 'yes' and then "Import project from external model".
I can see then the project but I can't run it. I can't even sync with gradle files. This option is not existent.
Here is the official documentation to migrate an Eclipse project to an Android Studio: Migrating from Eclipse ADT. You should follow the step if you want your project to be usable under Android Studio since the project structure is a bit different betwwen the two environment.
You have to mantein this structure, with .idea and app directories directly in the root folder of your project, without any other wrapping folder.
I have been trying to understand how Android Studio IDE works by trying out a few things. I imported one of the sample projects –– Android DataLayer –– from Google repo, and it came with a few configured modules. Then I deleted the .idea folder and wanted to open the project again, but in the sidebar panel, all I see is emptiness.
What can I do to recreate the project?
Try syncing the project with "Tools" > "Android" > "Sync Project with Gradle Files".
If nothing changes when that process seems to be completed, then close and reopen the IDE.
If that still does not help:
Close the project via "File" > "Close Project"
Go into the project directory and delete the file .iml
(using your development machine's file manager e.g., Nautilus in Ubuntu, Finder in OS X).
Then, import the project using "Import Non-Android Studio Project" from the welcome dialog that appeared when you closed the project earlier.
Try creating a new project with exactly the same name, packageName etc. and then copy the folder from the new project into your old one
I have my project in eclipse on my old computer. I now have a new one I put android studio on. Can anyone tell me how to get my project onto my new laptop with android studio from eclipse on my old computer?
My new computer has android studio not eclipse.
First of all, you need to move the files to your new computer ;) then you have two possible approaches:
Importing the Eclipse project directly into Studio (inside Studio, via File > Import Project, and then selecting the directory containing your Eclipse ADT project).
Exporting the Eclipse project from Eclipse as a Gradle project (may need a recent version of Eclipse).
Check this tutorial for further help.
Just copy your project folder and pass it to your new computer. That's it.
Eclipse keeps all project settings in a file inside the project folder.
However, you might need to change a few paths when starting the project on your new PC if you have been using absolute paths.
I am creating an Android Application with a team of others. Typically I use netbeans, and I have never had trouble with netbeans or svn. But as eclipse has the android plugins, we are using eclipse.
What I need to do is check in my current a android application, so that then my team members can all check it out(as an android project) and continue to develop and test on their own computers.
Current when we check out a project from SVN, eclipse does not recognized the project as an android project.
I recently had this problem too. The thing is that the ".project" file was not imported in SVN; because of this Eclipse will add a new ".project" file whenever and however you check out the project from SVN; the other part of the problem is the poorly designed "Android Project from Existing Code" option.
Solution:
- delete the .project file from your working copy
- ["optional"] move the project folder somewhere else (because the "Android Project from Existing Code" option will not work if you try to create the project in the same place)
- create new project and select "Android Project from Existing Code"
After creating the project commit the newly generated .project file to SVN; this way the others will be able to simply click "Check Out" and start working :)
Note: Make sure to also commit the other android related files (e.g. project.properties)