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Yarh
Yarh

Reputation: 4617

How to move ".android" folder in win 10 to another place?

.android folder is keeping recteating inside user folder.
I saw tip about setting AnDROID_SDK_HOME but it is deprecated and variable is removed as soon as I start studio.
Sdk is located at E:\programms\androidsdk

Upvotes: 1

Views: 2337

Answers (1)

concision
concision

Reputation: 6387

ANDROID_HOME is supposed to be deprecated, not ANDROID_SDK_HOME. Testing on Android Studio 4.0.1, the environment variable ANDROID_SDK_HOME is honored and works correctly.

Ensure you are setting the environment variable properly as a user variable on Windows 10:
Start -> Edit the system environment variables -> Environment Variables -> User variables for <username>

An alternative solution (if the above is not working) is to use symbolic links, of which there are two methods (both accomplishing the same goal):

  • CMD: Using Windows Command Prompt, which may require Administrator privileges
mklink /D E:\Android\.android C:\Users\<username>\.android

This will effectively enable you to store your .android folder at E:\Android\.android, but still support applications referencing C:\Users\<username>\.android. Note that some applications may encounter issues with symbolic links; your mileage may vary.

Upvotes: 3

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