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henrip
henrip

Reputation: 190

Is it safe to delete .android folder in my home folder?

I am trying to free up some space on my hard drive. I've noticed that i have .android folder in my home folder on my mac. Does anyone know is it safe to delete this folder? And what exactly is it? It's 10Gb in size. I did use Android Studio on a school project but I don't use it anymore and I've uninstalled Android Studio since then. I don't have any android devices eighter.

Upvotes: 14

Views: 38265

Answers (3)

tom-pratt
tom-pratt

Reputation: 382

You can safely delete this folder at any time (except maybe while Android Studio is still running!)

All that will happen is that next time you use Android Studio:

  • it will need to re-download some stuff.
  • you might have to uninstall dev builds of apps on your phone and reinstall them again due to a change in keys.
  • you will lose any data and save states of emulators you were using.

Upvotes: 6

Ismail Omar
Ismail Omar

Reputation: 595

Please don`t delete .android because this folder contain some setting that enable app to be installed and run on android emulator or device.

If you delete this folder, apk installation will be rejected during installation in the android device or emulator.

That is what I experienced after delete this folder.

Upvotes: 1

Arritmic
Arritmic

Reputation: 509

Normally, it is created when you plug an Android device to your computer, and also it is the default location for the AVD as pointed by Gabriele in the comments. Find some insights in the next links:

Cheers!

Upvotes: 0

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