Android Dex: Unable to execute DX (IntelliJ)

Question

I follow the steps from https://stackoverflow.com/a/5271194/1973953 this link.

But when i run an application i am getting these errors

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i have only one line in my project.properties file "target=android-11"

And this is my AndroidManifest.xml

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So my question is why i am getting these errors and how to solve them...

From my point of view I would assume that you found a bug in the Dexifyer dx.jar (part of Android SDK). — Robert, Feb 12 '14 at 13:45
Create a bug tracker entry in the [android project](http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/list) so that Google can fix this bug in the next version. — Robert, Feb 12 '14 at 15:50
Have you checked that you installed the compatible version of built tools? — Ajay George, Mar 14 '14 at 10:23

score 23 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 16 '14 at 06:31

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When I had this problem it was because the ActionBarSherlock library I added to my project defined the android-support-v4.jar as a compile dependency and this jar was already included in my project so there were multiple copies/version of DEX at compile time.

The solution was to change the ActionBarSherlock module dependency for this jar to be Runtime instead of compile, as my project was already providing it.

answered Apr 16 '14 at 06:31

TimT

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Or just remove one of two jars which repeats – Volodymyr Nov 17 '14 at 13:44
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Setting it to `Runtime` doesn't work for me as my apps code also use android-support-v4.jar, so I set it to `Provided` and it works. – null Dec 13 '14 at 20:27

score 2 · Answer 2 · edited Mar 15 '14 at 08:47

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I just changed the android SDK version in project settings (Intellij) and the error was resolved. I was using API-14 but according to SDK manager only API-19 was installed on my system. so I recommend have a look at SDK manager and see what API versions do you have and choose the right API/android version.

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Balaji Kandasamy

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answered Mar 15 '14 at 08:22

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score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 16 '14 at 08:42

You cant build using an API that is not installed on your computer.

Go to your project/module settings and select an API version that you have actually installed. Or install the API version you want in your SDK. (I would just comment on @hkazemi's downvoted answer to ask why it was downvoted, because that was the fix for me. but im so rep poor, im adding an answer.)

score 2 · Answer 4 · edited Apr 29 '14 at 13:25

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Check whether you added the same JAR file more than once.
If yes, remove any one of them from the libs folder and clean your project.

edited Apr 29 '14 at 13:25

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answered Apr 29 '14 at 13:00

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered May 03 '16 at 18:19

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in intellij idea: go to project structure and delete one of the repeated .jar libraries [worked for me]

answered May 03 '16 at 18:19

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Dec 07 '17 at 12:03

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I had same problem, I had added a jar to my project lib. I deleted it and problem solved. You can check your project, undo your last changes to find the problem.

answered Dec 07 '17 at 12:03

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Android Dex: Unable to execute DX (IntelliJ)

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