I have followed this instruction to make use of the facebook sdk:
using facebook sdk in android studio
but now I don't want to use the sdk anymore. I have removed the entire facebook map from the libraries map. And I removed everything what said "facebook". But still there is a folder in the libraries folder with a file that is called libraries.iml that is coming back when I start Android Studio or while it is active. Could someone explain me how I could get the facebook folder away? Thanks!
You're hitting some known bugs in deleting modules: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=61528 https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=64720 (this is most closely related to what you're seeing even though the description seems quite different) and https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=61529
They'll be fixed for 0.4.5, and possibly 0.4.4, depending on how things go.
Sorry about the bugs, I know it's kind of a pain.
In the meantime, I'd suggest the following:
Exit Android Studio
Back up your project directory
Make sure the offending library's directory is deleted in the filesystem, and that it's gone from settings.gradle
Delete all your .iml files, and delete the .idea folder from the root of your project
Re-launch Android Studio and re-import your project
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I have an odd problem with Android Studio.
Here is how my class file looks like on Android Studio
And here is what it looks like on a text editor.
Any ideas why it is happening? I have tried closing then reimporting the project, invalidate caches and restart, clean project, build project, delete .idea folder and .iml files. All of my files are broken when opening in AS but looks fine on text editors.
UPDATE: Quicker solution by the user Hong given below:
Delete the caches folder: C:\Users\my_user_name\.AndroidStudio3.3\system\caches
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Here's what worked for me.
Close Android Studio
Go to C:\Users*your username*
Locate the Android Studio settings directory named .AndroidStudioX.X (X.X being the version)
Rename it to something like old.AndroidStudioX.X
Start Android Studio, and when it asks if you want to import settings, choose the old directory
This should fix the issue.
Thanks to the Answer of Asim, I found deleting folder caches fixed the problem for my case (all gradle files in Android Studio show contents that have nothing to do with the actual contents of these files):
C:\Users\my_user_name\.AndroidStudio3.3\system\caches
Edit[2020-07-17]:
This is still happening with Android Studio 4.0, so I have to delete the following folder to fix this problem:
C:\Users\my_user_name\.AndroidStudio4.0\system\caches
Edit[2021-11-08]:
This solution no longer works for Android Studio Arctic Fox. Please see the new answer by Nikunj Paradva. I have used the new solution and it works.
Solution for Android studio Arctic Fox and Higher Versions
Steps
Exit Android Studio
Delete caches folder from
C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\AndroidStudio2020.3 // For Arctic Fox
Open Android Studio and your code has being Perfect
Check your Android studio version and Target that version folder at below location
C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google
Note : AppData folder is Hidden in Windows
Does this situation warrant a bug report?
Yes! In fact this problem has been reported to the Android Studio team, and anyone willing to help us investigate is welcome to contribute there. Thanks!
You can also try the workaround in Hong's answer.
Close Android studio and then delete the caches folder: C:\Users\user_name\.AndroidStudio3.4\system\caches
Try to delete the Android Studio IDE cache data listed below per your platform:
Windows:
%USER%\.AndroidStudio[Preview]_X.Y_
Mac:
~/Library/Preferences/AndroidStudio[Preview]_X.Y_
~/Library/Caches/AndroidStudio[Preview]_X.Y_
~/Library/Logs/AndroidStudio[Preview]_X.Y_
~/Library/Application Support/AndroidStudio[Preview]_X.Y_
Linux:
~/.AndroidStudio[Preview]_X.Y_
See: https://developer.android.com/studio/releases#delete-unused
Updated my android studio days ago and was faced with the same problem. Solved it by uninstalling android studio and reinstalling the previous version set up I had left the SDK intact so I didn't have to re-download them working perfectly guess I won't be updating again soon.
Thanks to #Henry for confirming, by several similarly observed whacko problems the past two days, that my problem is indeed caused by a bug in AS. Follow his links to become convinced yourself. I'll let Henry file the bug report.
So there's no fixing my problem in situ without great effort--wait for bug fix.... which could take awhile.
So here's what I did to work around it and get back to work (it took less than 10 minutes):
create new project with no activity
(Do the rest inside the IDE, not using Windows or DOS.)
copy all .java files into the java folder in the IDE (it's ...\app\src\main\java\)
copy all res folders into the res folder (...\app\src\main\res\)
copy all asset files into main folder (...\app\src\main\assets\)
copy androidmanifest.xml into main folder (...\app\src\main)
do a global replace of old project name to new project name
I didn't change any of the files in the new project's ...\app\ folder because compilation was normal.
(I'll tell you this: when I saw what I THOUGHT were mangled FILES and looked at the History and saw nothing resembling what should have been there, I got a sick feeling, but I immediately opened Windows Explorer, selected all of the project's java files, and opened them, en masse, with Notepad++. Whew. No problems seen. (I didn't really think AS could actually mangle the files and I doubt it ever could. But it did wake me up at 5am!))
copy your android project to another location then open it from android studio
I changed my projects location and it solved my problem. This happened when my system was accidently shut down due to power failure.
Ever since i upgraded to android studio 3.4 and going forth to 3.5.3 and i been experiencing projects that i used to work on earlier in the day suddenly fail to load and modules can't be read and opening any files .xml , .gradle all i see is the something like below:
I tried :
resetting the encoding to UTF8 from android studio settings > editor
invalidating the cache and restart
delete the .idea folder and reloading project
Nothing works, unless i have a copy of the same project or have it on Github and clone it again and re open it.
Note:
while the files look like the image you see in android studio, opening any of them in an editor like VScode shows the correct contents of the file
Anyone have a clue, because this is really frustrating
TL;DR
disable Dart and flutter plugins in File > settings > plugins menu,
reopen your project like you usually do.
Extra steps that could help:
clear cache
delete the .idea folder
delete all .iml files from you project as suggested by #Max Shwed
How i got there:
The issue mentioned above kept happening in a number of android projects old and new.
before uninstalling AS an reinstall i thought i give it one last try, i cleared the cache, delted all the the .iml files manually along with the .idea folder.
After that i imported the project and let AS regenerate the deleted files, one weird thing happened is that my build.gralde file was looking totally different there was Dart code inside it and package import from dart, while the file was completely unaltered when opened in any text editor (thankfully AS didn't re-write the file) it was simply built differently in AS view.
Suspecting Dart plugin to be the problem since i have some demo Flutter apps i been working on , i disabled the Dart plugin and just re-opened my project and Voila everything looks fine and project built successfully and run.
i think it's flutter framework issue
but i have a solution that i tried and fixed this
just make right click in your distributed file -> local history -> show history -> and revert one step
it will get your original code without any formatting
and wait for the next flutter plugins to update
I am facing an issue that I can see a suggestion someone made on a blog that supposedly helped them solve the same issue. The suggestion was to delete all content on .Gradle and .idea folder, followed by gradle re-sync and rebuild all.
I am fairly a beginner and I've never done anything like that, so I am scared of any destructive actions I don't know the results of. Is there anything to be afraid of by this action, or would these files just be regenerated again?
If all good, how is it done properly? Via the explorer? Or via Android Studio?
Thanks!
.gradle/ and .idea/ are safe to delete, though I would have the IDE not be open on that project while you do it. If that is your only project, close Android Studio, then delete those directories using your OS file explorer or the command line. Then, reopen Android Studio, and it will recreate and re-populate those directories.
On top of the other answers be sure to save the content already in the files. For instance, in your app/build.gradle file be sure to save content like your SDK version and dependencies. When your app is rebuilt and synced you may have to find code relying on a certain SDK Version or dependency.
Using 3.6.2. When I choose to create a new Android Project, I enter a name, 'FirstProject' but the Finish button remains hollow and I cannot get past creating the project.
I did a little Google research and found a common cause of this is that the support folder that exists in the SDK's extras folder needs to be duplicated and the duplicate named to compatibility. I've done this now, and restarted Eclipse, but this still hasn't fixed the issue.
I also read that Juno causes this problem, but I'm not using Juno.
Has anyone experienced this problem before? Very eager to start an Android App!!
EDIT: A screen of the error:
You need to choose a Build SDK. If there is nothing in that drop-down, please visit the SDK Manager (Window > Android SDK Manager) and download one or more SDK platforms and associated emulators.
Make sure you add the SDK in Eclipse otherwise you will download them all and scratch your head on why they are not working.If you launch SDK manager form SDK folder and not from Eclipse it does not seem to register in Eclipse that you have downloaded these files. Took me several hours for something that should have taken only one or so.
After several years with Eclipse and Android development this combination is driving me nuts.
On every start of Eclipse the lib settings I've configured on the page 'Project/Properties/Android' section 'Lib' need to be re-applied.
After a Eclipse restart all existing projects are marked in red. For every project I have to select that project, change to the page described above, remove all Libs, hit Apply, re-enter the same Libs and hit apply again. .classpath and .project look ok. It's the latest Android SDK and the latest Helios Eclipse release. MotoDEV is installed as plugin.
This is a stupid and time-consuming process. Please, has anybody an idea what's wrong with Eclipse (or the Android SDK) or my configuration?
Many thanks in advance.
Which OS are you using and is it 32- or 64-bit? Are you logged in as root/administrator or as a regular user? This sounds suspiciously like the ~/.eclipse folder isn't getting written correctly. We can look at this in MOTODEV Studio and see if it's something unique to us, but it definitely is strange behavior.
Update: one of the MOTODEV Studio team says this is a known bug in ADT when using linked folders. http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=14217