Can't locate Android SDK installation directory for the AVD .ini file

Question

I am getting this error when trying to create a new AVD:

This is the idea log file:

2022-04-05 14:01:12,132 [ 207201] WARN - vdmanager.AvdManagerConnection - com.android.prefs.AndroidLocationsException: Can't locate Android SDK installation directory for the AVD .ini file.

My Environment Variables are the following:

ANDROID_AVD_HOME=E:\AndroidStudioSDK

ANDROID_SDK_HOME=E:\AndroidStudioSDK

ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=E:\AndroidStudioSDK

I don´t know which .ini file is looking for.

These are the SDK platforms installed:

This is what I have in SDK Tools:

I tried uninstalling and installing Android studio again with no different results.

How to fix this error?

by the way: I am not running any project, I simply want to create the Virtual Device.

Yhvh

What SDK Platforms do you already have installed? – Jacalynjacamar

@Jacalynjacamar I updated my question showing the SDK platforms installed. – Yhvh

Thanks. Have you tried creating a new AVD by using any other SDK Platform? For example, S or Pie – Jacalynjacamar

Thank you, I just tried Pie and S, I got the same error message. – Yhvh

Okay. Is proper Android SDK location shown in a Project Structure window? (cmd+; on Mac) – Jacalynjacamar

Yes, It says E:\AndroidStudioSDK. – Yhvh

Let us continue this discussion in chat. – Jacalynjacamar

Answer 1

I get same alert because set error environment variables, setting ANDROID_SDK_HOME to the .android directory may be useful, these are my environment variables:

ANDROID_AVD_HOME=D:\Android\.android\avd

ANDROID_SDK_HOME=D:\Android\.android

ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=D:\Android\Sdk

Ellissa

This answer works, If anyone needs more info, please check the chat where we solve it here: chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/243626/… – Yhvh

This really wroks, thank you. Just a reminder - don't do programming in Windows (if you can) – Slink

There is a typo in the value for ANDROID_AVD_HOME ("andorid"). – Samoyedic

The SDK_HOME and SDK_ROOT variables are deprecated. Only set the AVD_HOME. If you have problems with other variables, check this answer stackoverflow.com/a/46976475 – Rifkin

Answer 2

There are some of if's and but's here. This applies if you have uninstalled an old version of android studio and the accepted solution doesn't work; try deleting $HOME\AppData\Local\Google\AndroidStudio20XX.X

All but the latest could be deleted.

Keniakenilworth

Answer 3

I resolved this issue just by deleting the path related to plat-form-tools of my Android Studio SDK tools and the issue was resolved.

So if you have faced this issue, you can also try to remove all paths added related to the SDK folder from Environment Variables.

Justice

Answer 4

z.houbin answer works, thanks, I have added these environment variables:

ANDROID_AVD_HOME=C:\Users\Roman\.android\avd
ANDROID_SDK_HOME=C:\Users\Roman\.android
ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=C:\Users\Roman\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk

Nursery