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Simon
Simon

Reputation: 312

How to remove/delete an emulator?

I have multiple emulators and need to delete some of these.

How do I delete an emulator?

I found this:
https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line/avdmanager

I executed the command "flutter emulator" and got:

> Pixel_2_API_29     • Pixel 2 API 29     • Google • android  
Pixel_2_API_29_2   • Pixel 2 API 29 2   • Google • android  
flutter_emulator   • flutter emulator   • Google • android  
flutter_emulator_2 • flutter emulator 2 • Google • android

I then tried:

android delete avd -n Pixel_2_API_29

And other combinations, but got the errors:

Could not find a command named "android".

or:

Could not find a command named "delete".

Upvotes: 3

Views: 14707

Answers (5)

luzede
luzede

Reputation: 165

I found a manual but very simple solution

cd ~/.android/avd
rm -f DEVICE_NAME.ini
rm -rf DEVICE_NAME.avd

For windows, use the equivalent commands. I usually use git bash for things like this on Windows.

Upvotes: 0

Asile34
Asile34

Reputation: 457

On the new version of android studio (22.x) AVD Manager has been removed from the "Tools" area. Go to:

Tools > Devices Manager > Click on your device > Triple dots > Wipe Data

Upvotes: 0

web analyse
web analyse

Reputation: 31

The user guide avdmanager page you hyperlinked specifies how to delete avds.
If you don't know the name of the emulator you want to get rid of you can do a first

avdmanager list

then after

avdmanager delete avd -n emulator_name

Upvotes: 3

jswolf19
jswolf19

Reputation: 2303

You can (now?) delete the emulator using the avdmanager provided in the android SDK command-line tools. It requires the name of the emulator to delete (usually flutter_emulator, flutter_emulator_2, etc. if you don't specify a name on creation). You can check the id by executing flutter emulator. Then use the command below to delete the emulator you no longer need.

path_to_android_sdk\tools\bin\avdmanager delete avd -n emulator_id

Upvotes: 2

Matt List
Matt List

Reputation: 1963

You will need to remove these using the Android Virtual Device Manager (AVD). Open Android Studio and select Tools > AVD Manager

This will display a list of emulators you have set up. You will then be able to click the down pointing arrow on the right side which will then give you a delete option.

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Upvotes: 13

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