How do I remove an image-system for avd file in Android Studio?

Question

I want to remove the api 16 of jelly bean but there is not remove button how can I do that. image file is very big size file so I need don't many system image file

Distrain

are you able to find system image in the installed list – Navar

Answer 1

After selecting show hidden files option from windows explorer, go to the location where Android SDK is installed. Then open system-images folder. You will see a folder named as the api level same as jelly bean. Just remove that folder.

Triptych

/Users/myeongsic/Library/Android/sdk/system-image path. is that right? only this one remove folder? – Distrain

C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\system-images\ on Windows – Professorship

On mac: /Users/<USER_NAME>/Library/Android/sdk – Hyden

Delete Android system image with Tools / Android / SDK Manager is better. – Fromma

%userprofile%\appdata\Local\Android\Sdk\system-images for current user profile on Windows – Cantharides

Answer 2

• Go to Preferences / Appearance & Behaviour / System Settings / Android SDK

• Tick Show package details in the bottom right.

• Untick the version(s) of Android you want to uninstall and click Ok.

Madgemadhouse

This should be marked as the correct answer, as it is the built-in way to manage the AVD images. – Preeminent

This should be the right answer. Let Android Studio SDK Manager handle the system image deletion instead of manually deleting system folders. It's the safe option and guaranteed to work. I recovered 50+ GB of disk space using this approach immediately on an iMac. – Ozonolysis

In version 3.5.3 File -> Settings -> Appearance & Behavior -> System Settings -> Android SDK – Claytonclaytonia

Tools > SDK Manager in 3.6.3 – Thy

Thanks, this is the correct way to do it, not from the terminal. – Lamont

Answer 3

This is hidden now. to not delete your SDK along with the image. you need to

1. Tools->SDK manager
2. Select show package details,
3. then select the relevant system image only, leaving in your sdk

Zermatt

Answer 4

For Mac users:

rm -r ~/Library/Android/sdk/system-images/android-XX

Menard

Thank you. From above suggestion, I just select image in folder by: open Library/Android/sdk/system-images/ then delete desired image. – Avion

Answer 5

The Process is relatively simple and is as follows:

1. Select the image from Android SDK Manager
2. Remove the unnecessary system image by selecting the image and then clicking Delete package.
3. Install your image of choice.

Navar

sorry I don't understand. look at second image. there was already "not install" – Distrain

check if the same image is listed among Extras. Once, that happened to me. – Navar

check if intel x86 atom system image is listed in Extras – Navar

Answer 6

File -> Settings-> SDK
1. Check 'Show Package Details'
2. Uncheck the System Image you want to Delete
3. Click 'OK' and will Delete ARM Images.

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Bowen

Answer 7

For Android Studio Giraffe, using the new Android Studio ui

1. Go to Preferences -> Languages & Frameworks -> Android SDK
2. Tick Show package details in the bottom right.
3. Untick the version(s) of Android you want to uninstall and click Ok.

Extraterritorial

Answer 8

For Mac users is the same path Users > YourUserName > Library > Android > sdk > system-images

Feinleib

Answer 9

CLI solution for Linux/Mac users:

1. List all installed packages:

sdkmanager --list

Installed packages:
  Path                                    | Version | Description                    | Location
  -------                                 | ------- | -------                        | -------
  cmdline-tools;latest                    | 11.0.0  | PLACEHOLDER                    | cmdline-tools/latest
  emulator                                | 29.3.4  | PLACEHOLDER                    | emulator
  patcher;v4                              | 1       | SDK Patch Applier v4           | patcher/v4
  platform-tools                          | 34.0.4  | PLACEHOLDER                    | platform-tools
  platforms;android-27                    | 3       | Android SDK Platform 27, rev 3 | platforms/android-27
  system-images;android-27;default;x86_64 | 1       | Intel x86_64 Atom System Image | system-images/android-27/default/x86_64

2. Remove the desired packages, e.g.:

sudo sdkmanager --uninstall "system-images;android-27;default;x86_64

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As a side note, there may be more than a single sdkmanager in the system, e.g., under:

• /usr/bin/sdkmanager, and
• /opt/android-sdk/cmdline-tools/latest/bin/sdkmanager

Depending on which sdkmanager you use, you may see different packages!

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