SDK Location not found in android studio

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I have just imported my eclipse project in android studio. it keeps my saying that

Error:SDK location not found. Define location with sdk.dir in the local.properties file or with an ANDROID_HOME environment variable.

I have seen some tutorials of editing local.properties files but it didnt work. here is my project.properties file:

sdk.dir=E:\\Mod Eclipse\\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20130219\\sdk

Actual directory of my folder is :

E:\Mod Eclipse\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20130219\sdk

[SDK location not found. Define location with sdk.dir in the local.properties file or with an ANDROID_HOME environment variable](https://stackoverflow.com/a/37365254/6521116) — LF00, Jul 11 '17 at 05:30

score 35 · Answer 1 · edited Jan 28 '15 at 11:44

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A quick note about this if trying to run a Facebook sample and this error pops up, make sure you select the build.gradle file in the root of Facebook sdk, for all the samples when 'opening an existing project'. I got this error when I tried to open the gradle for just the Scrumptious sample from the 3.22 SDK

edited Jan 28 '15 at 11:44

letroll

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answered Jan 07 '15 at 15:52

Daniel Wilson

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I was not opening a Facebook sample but in my case I was trying to open the folder containing the sample. When I opened the gradle file itself the error went away. – nasch Jun 30 '15 at 22:46
Same with the [CoRedux sample](https://github.com/freeletics/CoRedux/tree/master/sample), I had to open the CoRedux project in Android Studio and run the sample project from there rather than opening the sample project directly in Android Studio. – Michael Osofsky Nov 18 '19 at 20:43

score 25 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 18 '18 at 08:43

My problem was:

I cloned a project from github
I clicked open existing Android Studio project
I chose the path of the inner sample app instead of the containing folder.

So what you should do is:

close the project.
click open existing Android Studio project
select the parent folder instead of the sample app.

score 23 · Answer 3 · answered May 14 '15 at 04:39

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If you are sure that you have assigned correct SDK path in project settings, and you can see it in local.properties as well, but still getting this error then there are chances that you are missing something in you project.

I was getting the same error after looking in to my project I found settings.gradle was missing. enter image description here and then add following script to your apps build.gradle You will not face this error any more. It worked for me may be gradle set up was the blocking issue

answered May 14 '15 at 04:39

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I now have a new different problem, but thanks, this indeed got rid of the SDK location not found error. – Alyoshak Apr 28 '17 at 19:22
it solved my porblem but has started another problem saying 'plugin with id' com.android.application not found. Do you have any idea – Abdul Waheed Oct 09 '17 at 06:12
@AbdulWaheed google that issue I think it has some gradle version compatibility issue look here https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24795079/error1-0-plugin-with-id-com-android-application-not-found – DeltaCap019 Oct 09 '17 at 07:44
@DeltaCap I have solved buddy :) it was gradle file issue – Abdul Waheed Oct 09 '17 at 07:45

score 14 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 06 '16 at 15:14

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You should also change it on Project Structure.

Close the current project and you'll see pop up with dialog which will then proceed to Configure option.

Configure -> Project Defaults -> Project Structure -> SDKs on left column -> Android SDK Home Path -> give the exact path as you did on local.properties and select Valid Target.

There you go.

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answered Aug 31 '14 at 21:19

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This is in my local.properties sdk.dir=E\:\\Mod Eclipse\\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20130219\\sdk – BST Kaal Aug 31 '14 at 21:27
and this one is the exact location E:\Mod Eclipse\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20130219\sdk – BST Kaal Aug 31 '14 at 21:28
it should be single slash not double so in your case not E\:\\Mod Eclipse\\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20130219\\sdk, correct: E:\Mod Eclipse\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20130219\sdk – Onur A. Sep 01 '14 at 06:28

score 14 · Answer 5 · answered Aug 11 '17 at 14:29

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The simplest solution sometimes is just do the File -> Invalidate Cache / Restart.

If it does not help then go for the more complicated stuff, as suggested in other answers

answered Aug 11 '17 at 14:29

Andriy

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Yes, you are right it worked for me at least. – Abdul Waheed Oct 03 '22 at 20:25
Nice this worked for me, thanks! – JMK Jul 20 '23 at 12:16

LF00 · Answer 6 · 2017-07-11T05:50:31.687

You can add a local.properties with to set the sdk.dir like sdk.dir=/Users/roofe/Library/Android/sdk.

But please note below, which is very important,

add the local.properties to the uppermost path of the project. Here the uppermost have some difference with root path of a project.

For example in the below project, I just use the ijkplayer-example, but this module also used other module with different cpu architecture.

If I only add local.properties to ijkplayer-example will not work. Here will get sdk location issue for other module.

While I can add the local.properties to the ijkplayer directory, then when I try to open the ijkplayer-example project, there will auto create a local.properties for ijkplayer-example, and everything works well.

score 3 · Answer 7 · answered Oct 20 '17 at 21:17

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In my case, it was a fresh install with checkout from github.

Just close the checkout window.
Create a new project (not from git, just a fresh one).
exit the project.
checkout whatever you like

Its just the fastest way that I found.

answered Oct 20 '17 at 21:17

Idan Magled

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This is actually, very intuitive and stupid at the same time. Shame AS devs! – Sevastyan Savanyuk Dec 11 '18 at 15:26
I don't know if I should say thanks or be offended :) – Idan Magled Dec 12 '18 at 07:13
Same thing happened to me! thanks for the heads up! – JoeGalind Aug 08 '20 at 00:01

score 2 · Answer 8 · answered Sep 07 '20 at 20:12

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Sync project with Gradle files, It will modify the project's local.properties file.

answered Sep 07 '20 at 20:12

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score 1 · Answer 9 · answered Oct 25 '15 at 21:27

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So I had the same issue, and none of the answers given previously helped me. What I did was check for new API updates (in my case, I updated to API level 23) and the problem was fixed.

answered Oct 25 '15 at 21:27

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score 1 · Answer 10 · edited Sep 23 '21 at 14:07

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I add just local.properties file where my project is located. In local.properties:

sdk.dir=C\:\\Users\\dglig\\AppData\\Local\\Android\\Sdk

such kind of path is there which is our Sdk path.

So just create local.properties file manually and inside this just copy the Sdk file location.

edited Sep 23 '21 at 14:07

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answered Sep 23 '21 at 13:59

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score 1 · Answer 11 · edited Jul 08 '22 at 17:46

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In Android Studio, I just clicked on File and then Choose Project Structure or Ctrl-Alt-Shift+S. This'll clearly show you the Android SDK location and an input box where you can browse to the correct one if it is not correct.

edited Jul 08 '22 at 17:46

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answered Jul 07 '22 at 19:23

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score 0 · Answer 12 · answered Mar 11 '22 at 05:20

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Probably local.properties file missing.

Copy a local.properties from an existing file and add it to your current project. That worked for me.

answered Mar 11 '22 at 05:20

Shafi

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When answering old questions, make sure that your solution is either *novel* or *unique* – Abhishek Dutt Mar 15 '22 at 05:40

score 0 · Answer 13 · answered Mar 28 '22 at 10:04

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I installed the SDK again (from here for example :

https://www.mediafire.com/file/azbsqg6dmg7z7np/Sdk+tools+for+android+studio.rar/file

& it created the directory & the packages, after installation.

Now I open android studio & everything is normal.

answered Mar 28 '22 at 10:04

Jkarhani

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You shouldn't install SDK from 3rd party URLs, they can contain viruses or backdoors. – qwerty May 04 '22 at 15:49

score 0 · Answer 14 · answered Feb 23 '23 at 21:05

Everything posted so far was helpful in an overall learning capacity. However, most of the time, fixing one problem created others. What ended up working for me was completely deleting the GitHub project .zip file and any unzipped files. Then I made sure the correct .zip file was re-downloaded and unzipped. When it came time to open it in Android studio, I noticed there were 2 folders with identical project file names, one being contained in the other. The first (or upper) one is actually the .zip file. Open the other one!

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