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user3847577
user3847577

Reputation: 21

Starting emulator for AVD 'AVD_for_Nexus_5_by_Google' NAND: could not write file /tmp/android-ehdg/emulator-xxjXQs, File exists

When I try to run an android emulator I get the error "NAND: Could not write file...file exists". When searching on this error on answer said I needed to free up some space on my hard drive. I have since freed up a few Gig from the hard drive but I still get the same error. I get this error whether I am running the avd manager form Eclipse or from the command line. Does anyone know Why I am getting the NAND: Could not write file...file exists error or why I always get the message about the emulator running.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1676

Answers (1)

Amir Reza Adib
Amir Reza Adib

Reputation: 11

It's a real disturbing situation when error can't completely describe problem in detail! finally I figured out all this kind of error messages ("File Exists" and "There is no space") are due to small amount of mounted space on /tmp folder. in Linux try mount and you'll see specified parameters of tmpfs and /tmp

changing $ANDROID_TMP value is not a proper solution and even doesn't work at all.

try editing fstab

sudo gedit /etc/fstab

and increase /tmp size to a larger value that makes sense to you (like:1500M) then reboot system

PS: It's not IDE-dependent (Eclipse or Android-Studio) but something that deal with AVD Emulator

Upvotes: 1

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