Reputation: 3434

Installation failed with message Invalid File

Installation failed with message Invalid File: K:\project\app\build\intermediates\split-apk\with_ImageProcessor\debug\slices\slice_0.apk. It is possible that this issue is resolved by uninstalling an existing version of the apk if it is present, and then re-installing.

WARNING: Uninstalling will remove the application data!

Do you want to uninstall the existing application?

i am running my project in android studio 2.3 beta 3 .

Upvotes: 184

Answers (24)

Assad khan

Reputation: 241

The solution that worked for me was:

1 -> Build -> Clean Project.
2 -> Build -> Rebuild Project 
3 -> File -> Invalidate Caches and restart.

Upvotes: 0

abhi

Reputation: 1126

Just Invalidate Cache and Restart !!! 🙌🏻

Upvotes: 1

Shahrear Bin Amin

Reputation: 1115

If none of those solutions work for you just close the Android Studio and open it. It worked for me on Mac.

Upvotes: 0

Mr-IDE

Reputation: 7641

The path may be invalid, if Android Studio is pointing to the wrong version of the file. This can happen if you make gradle automatically rename your built APK, using setProperty(), like:

defaultConfig {
    applicationId "com.company.app"
    versionName "1.2.0"
    // Rename the built apk file
    setProperty("archivesBaseName", "MyApp-$versionName")
    ...
}

Sometimes, an updated versionName is not properly "refreshed" to Android Studio, so it can point to an old versionName in the file name. In this case, just do a Gradle sync then Build, to ensure the versionName matches the built file path. Gradle sync is either:

Android Studio 4.x ➔ Toolbar at the far right ➔ Press the 'elephant + down arrow' icon, which has the tooltip "Sync Project with Gradle Files" ➔ Build ➔ Make Project

Android Studio 4.x ➔ Help ➔ Find Action ➔ search for "sync" ➔ "Sync Project with Gradle Files" ➔ Build ➔ Make Project

Upvotes: 0

Computer's Guy

Reputation: 5353

None of the answers here worked, I had to:

Close android studio
rm -rf ./android/.idea
Build -> Build Bundle/APK(s) -> Build APK(s)

Upvotes: 0

Devansh Maurya

Reputation: 1012

Invalidate cache/restart
Clean Project
Rebuild Project
Run your app / Build APK

These steps are enough to solve most of the problems related to Gradle build in any way. These steps helped me solve this problem too.

Upvotes: 1

mobibob

Reputation: 8794

My issue was with my Android Studio install.

I am building out a new CI server and although I installed Android Studio and hooked up the SDK, etc., I did not open the studio with the project -- instead just went to the command line to build. When I subsequently opened the project in the studio, it started prompting for all sorts of updates. Followed the bouncing-ball and then I was able to reach my USB tethered device.

Hopefully, this is helpful for Build Master and DevOps as a "got-cha" to avoid.

Upvotes: 0

Leonid Ivankin

Reputation: 667

Work for me:

Delete these folders
Run app

Upvotes: 2

Shahadat Hossain

Reputation: 543

follow some steps:

Clean Project
Rebuild Project
Invalidate Caches / Restart

Now run your project. Hope it will work.

It's work for me.

Upvotes: 5

Fathurrahman Amin

Reputation: 161

I found its work by restarting my phone :)

Upvotes: 1

Mohammad Naim Dahee

Reputation: 939

Hopefully, this should solve your problem.

Do follow the following steps.

1. Clean your Project

2. Rebuild your project

3. Finally Build and Run your project

Upvotes: 24

Vahid

Reputation: 1758

In my case , there was a single qutation ' in project directory and after removing it resolved

Upvotes: 1

Sunder Negi

Reputation: 67

Delete the Intermediate folder after then run the project is working fine actually that APK builds to another system. Go to app/build/intermediates.

Upvotes: 1

fazil

Reputation: 1155

Just follow two steps

Step 1 : Build---> Clean

Step 2 : Build--> Build APK

Hope it works. Good luck guys

Upvotes: 78

tech.mohit.garg

Reputation: 680

Please follow the below steps File > Settings > Build,Execution,Deployment > Instant Run > Un-check (Enable Instant Run to hot swap code)

this is working for me

thanks

Upvotes: 15

Dev

Reputation: 139

Try cleaning the project and rebuild, if doesn't work try disabling the Instant Run from Settings>Build>Instant Run in case you are running someone else's code.

Upvotes: 0

Mdeh

Reputation: 451

I solved it this way:

Click Build tab ---> Clean Project

Click Build tab ---> Rebuild Project

Click Build tab ---> Build APK

Run.

Upvotes: 26

Saif Hakeem

Reputation: 1085

In my case, I had the same issue when the name of my project contains a "&" sign.The solution is to rename the project name,from file browser, so it doesn't contain any "&" signs and then from: