Android Studio corrupt installation

Question

I must have installed android studio a 100 times and I've never had to many issues. I'm using ubuntu 18.04.2 and this is a fresh installation. I've installed java oracle 8 and was just getting the the android installation part and I can't even install or open android studio. After I run ./bin/studio.sh in the terminal I get these two errors:

// This is on the interface
Missing essential plugin:

  org.jetbrains.android

Please reinstall Android Studio from scratch.

// this is the error in the terminal
Corrupted Installation: Missing essential plugin:

  org.jetbrains.android

Please reinstall Android Studio from scratch.

Java version:

java version "1.8.0_201"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_201-b09)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.201-b09, mixed mode)

Any ideas?

Answer 1

For me it worked by deleting the disabled_plugins.txt file from path:

C:\Users\{yourUser}\AppData\Roaming\Google\AndroidStudio2020.3

Answer 2

Remove the plugin from disabled_plugins file Path : C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Google\AndroidStudio2021.3

Screenshot

Answer 3

For macOS:

Cmd + Space then type Terminal run cd ~/Library/Application Support/Google run ls run rm -rf AndroidStudio* Open Android Studio then woala!

Answer 4

For Ubuntu try this

1. Go to "/.config/Google/AndroidStudioX"
2. Delete the file named disabled_plugins.txt

This works for me

Answer 5

after i uninstalled but it didnt solve the problem. The error '...reinstall from scartch' still exist. Then i tried to delete all files* related update at the day. Sort them by data modified to knowing them.

Windows 10 folder:

1. C:\Users\DELL\AppData\Roaming\Google\AndroidStudio2020 (just updated files on that day, or last update files)
2. C:\Users\DELL\AppData\Roaming\JetBrains

Answer 6

For those who are searching for MacOS :

Open Terminal from Launchpad, type

cd ~/Library/Application Support/Google

If the above one didn't work, try this,

cd ~/Library/Application\ Support/Google

(Try to use cd command and Tab key more to check the directories)

Then type,

rm -rf AndroidStudio2020.3

If it didn't work, change the AndroidStudio version according to yours. Again try to use the Tab key.

Open AndroidStudio app now

Congrats! Keep developing

Answer 7

For those that come accross this much later, like I did, on Windows, there may be a Local, and a Roaming version of your profile.

You will need delete both:

Windows: C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Roaming\Google\AndroidStudioPreview4.1

AND

Windows: C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Local\Google\AndroidStudioPreview4.1

I hope that saves someone the frustration in the future!

~BlackXanthus

Answer 8

edit file studio.exe.vmoptions which locate \bin folder , remove line :

-Dkotlinx.coroutines.debug=off

Answer 9

for MacOs:

• Cmd + Space then type Terminal
• run cd ~/Library/Application Support/Google
• run ls
• run rm -rf AndroidStudio*

Open Android Studio then woala!

Answer 10

head over to

.config/Google/AndroidStudio4.1/disabled_plugins.txt

in your files directory, if you are in Linux os and delete the last line in the .txt file, where you have disabled the kotlin plugin. Save the file and restart your android studio.

Answer 11

Delete the file named disabled_plugins.txt.

Answer 12

This problem occurs when you disable the kotlin plugin in Android Studio

On Mac, access the repository /Users/USERNAME/Library/Application Support/Google/AndroidStudio4.(your_version)

Then look for the file disabled_plugins.txt normally the last line will be pointed as Kotlin plugin, remove that line.

Restart Android Studio

Answer 13

I've encountered the same issue by disabling the kotlin plugin (was looking if it would fix another issue) and got the "missing essential plugin" error.

I could start Android studio again by editing the file "disabled_plugins.txt" inside /Users/MAC_USERNAME/Library/Application Support/Google/AndroidStudio4.1 and removing the kotlin plugin name at the end of file.

Answer 14

C:\Program Files\Android\Android Studio\bin\studio.exe.vmoptions - delete this file 100% work

Answer 15

Removing Android Studio's Config folder saves me.

For Android Studio 4.0 of Mac, path of the folder is:

/Users/YOURNAME/Library/Preferences/AndroidStudio4.0

Answer 16

On windows, I had to delete: C:\Users\USER\AppData\Local\Google\.AndroidStudio4

I did it after a complete uninstall and reinstall didn't solve the issue

Answer 17

https://developer.android.com/studio/preview/features#4.1-ki-missing-kotlin-plugin

In Android Studio 4.1 Canary 9, you may see the following error when first launching Android Studio after upgrading:

missing essential plugin org.jetbrains.android

This can happen when you import your settings from a previous version of Android Studio. Typically, this means you have a locally installed Kotlin plugin that is not compatible with the new IDE.

To fix this issue, remove the Kotlin directory from the following locations:

Linux: ~/.local/share/Google/AndroidStudioPreview4.1

Windows: C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Roaming\Google\AndroidStudioPreview4.1

MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Google/AndroidStudioPreview4.1

Because there is no Kotlin plugin compatible with Canary 9 currently available from JetBrains, we have bundled our own Kotlin plugin with the Canary 9 update, so you don't need to manually install a Kotlin plugin.

Answer 18

I think it was caused by importing configurations from an earlier version of Android Studio.

I had to do the following to make it launch: rm -rf ~/.local/share/Google/AndroidStudioPreview4.1

Answer 19

There is a file called disabled_plugins.txt which lists which all plugins are disabled for Android studio. You can find this file here

/Users/vihaan/Library/Preferences/AndroidStudioPreview4.0

If by mistake you disable an essential plugin and your ide fails to start you can edit this file and enable the plugin again by removing it from it

Answer 20

I just had this happen as well. For some reason, the install did not include either the 'gradle' or 'plugins' folder in the installation root folder. Luckily, I had an older installation available, and I copied those two folders to the new installation's location. That allowed me to successfully start Android Studio.

Not sure why the install didn't include those folders in the first place.