How to reset Android Studio

W

18

140

I want to reset Android Studio 0.2.13 to the default state. That means reset all settings, remove all projects, all gradle files so that it would act like a fresh installation. What steps do I have to follow to achieve this?

Whiteley answered 15/10, 2013 at 14:39 Comment(2)

It sounds like you really just want to uninstall and reinstall it. – Gourmandise 15/10, 2013 at 14:43

@Tanis.7x Expensive bandwidth.. :( – Whiteley 15/10, 2013 at 14:48

M

170

I only know how to do this on Windows (but it should be similar on any OS, you will just need to find the correct location yourself - google search would help with that).

On Windows:

Go to your User Folder - on Windows 7/8 this would be:

[SYSDRIVE]:\Users\[your username] (ex. C:\Users\JohnDoe\)

In this folder there should be a folder called .AndroidStudioBeta or .AndroidStudio (notice the period at the start - so on some OSes it would be hidden).

Update

Now, Android Studio settings is at:

C:\Users\<Your User>\AppData\Roaming\Google\.AndroidStudio4.X

Delete this folder (or better yet, move it to a backup location - so you can return it if something goes wrong).

This should reset your Android Studio settings to default.

Murillo answered 16/10, 2013 at 7:35 Comment(5)

Even though I've done this, it still shows the same projects in the recent projects. I want to reset it since it has issues importing from Github (fails in a split of a second, without showing any warning). – Hospitaler 18/11, 2014 at 23:37

@androiddeveloper have you tried clearing recent files from within windows? On windows 7/8, while the app is running (or if it is pinned to the taskbar) simply right click (or click and drag up) the icon on the taskbar to see the list of recent projects. Now right click the item you want to remove and select Remove from list (repeat for all items to remove). – Murillo 19/11, 2014 at 7:24

@Murillo Never mind. I've forgot to install Git. Now it works fine. Not sure though what I did in order to remove the recently opened projects. Thank you for trying to help me. Here, get a +1 . – Hospitaler 19/11, 2014 at 7:41

in windows i just removed the ".AndroidStudio2.2\config\port.lock" file, no need to reset if some one facing crash in studio or unable load the recent projects – Marcenemarcescent 8/2, 2017 at 12:34

Any alternative to reset the UI and toolbars, without deleting the folder and plugins and repositories will also take off from this deletion? – Duero 10/3, 2017 at 11:11

G

135

On Mac OS X

Remove these directories:

~/Library/Application Support/AndroidStudioBeta  
~/Library/Caches/AndroidStudioBeta
~/Library/Logs/AndroidStudioBeta  
~/Library/Preferences/AndroidStudioBeta

Ginger answered 19/10, 2013 at 15:7 Comment(5)

this answer solved my problem that android studio can not recognize type String. – Brigandine 27/5, 2014 at 21:56

As of 0.8 release, replace AndroidStudioPreview with AndroidStudioBeta – Othilie 1/7, 2014 at 13:5

I can confirm this works for version 1.1.0. just replace AndroidStudioPreview for AndroidStudio – Lou 20/2, 2015 at 21:38

Or just use an app like AppCleaner and select everything except of AndroidStudio.app. It just removed about 4 GB from old Android Studio configs on my machine. – Immateriality 11/12, 2015 at 10:24

Also: ~/Library/Application Support/Google/AndroidStudio* – Merc 7/6, 2022 at 10:25

K

61

For MaxOSX:

rm -rfv ~/Library/Application\ Support/AndroidStudio*
rm -rfv ~/Library/Preferences/AndroidStudio*
rm -rfv ~/Library/Caches/AndroidStudio*
rm -rfv ~/Library/Logs/AndroidStudio*
rm -rfv ~/.AndroidStudio*

For Android Studio 1.2.2 version, config path is ~/Library/Application\ Support/AndroidStudio1.2/ and ~/Library/Preferences/AndroidStudio1.2, so it's better to rm matching prefix.

Kernel answered 1/7, 2015 at 2:42 Comment(2)

@cesarferreira For android 1.1, directory names are AndroidStudio without version name. Add * to cover all cases. – Kernel 21/8, 2015 at 11:0

worked for me Mac OS Catalina 10.15.5 Android Studio 4.0.1 – Pantoja 15/8, 2020 at 3:41

C

52

You can reset it via menu: File > Manage IDE Settings > Restore Default Settings

Chuch answered 27/11, 2020 at 23:26 Comment(2)

Best and simplest option out of my view – Towns 11/8, 2021 at 10:41

Straight to the point. Well done 👏👏👏 – Myca 25/3, 2023 at 12:14

L

35

On Mac OS X with Android Studio >= 1.0.0

Run these lines:

rm -rf ~/Library/Application Support/AndroidStudio
rm -rf ~/Library/Caches/AndroidStudio 
rm -rf ~/Library/Logs/AndroidStudio
rm -rf ~/Library/Preferences/AndroidStudio

Lazor answered 16/1, 2015 at 15:58 Comment(0)

G

29

close project if not done earlier or working on a new project. Now open android studio and click on the configure settings button available at the bottom of the small window of android studio, there you will see restore settings to default option. The safe way to do it.

configure settings -> restore settings to default

Genitalia answered 27/11, 2020 at 13:2 Comment(0)

T

16

From Linux this is what I did:

Remove the .AndroidStudioBeta folder:

rm -r ~/.AndroidStudioBeta

Remove the project folder. For example:

rm -r ~/AndroidStudioProjects

I needed to do both or stuff kept hanging around.

Hope this helps.

Teletypesetter answered 14/5, 2014 at 22:32 Comment(1)

DON'T RUN THE SECOND COMMAND WITHOUT BACKING UP YOUR PROJECT.... UNLESS ALL YOUR PROJECT WILL BE GONE BEWARE – Segmental 30/4, 2020 at 16:56

M

13

Linux

Android Studio 4.2:

rm -rf ~/.config/Google/AndroidStudio*
rm -rf ~/.local/share/Google/AndroidStudio*
rm -rf ~/.cache/Google/AndroidStudio*

Android Studio 1.0.0:

rm -R ~/.AndroidStudio/config/

Android Studio 0.8.6:

rm -R ~/.AndroidStudioBeta/config/

Molest answered 21/8, 2014 at 18:46 Comment(0)

S

12

On a Mac

Delete these using the terminal (usage: rm -rf folderpath):

~/Library/Preferences/AndroidStudioBeta
~/Library/Application Support/AndroidStudioBeta
~/Library/Caches/AndroidStudioBeta
~/Library/Logs/AndroidStudioBeta

Sells answered 19/6, 2018 at 5:57 Comment(0)

B

7

On MAC delete this folder:

~/Library/Application Support/Google/AndroidStudio4.1

Brinkmanship answered 19/1, 2021 at 10:50 Comment(1)

This answer worked for me on 4.2, except, of course, that the name of the folder ended in 4.2 instead of 4.1 – Vivianna 7/7, 2021 at 15:13

S

4

We can no longer reset android studio to it's default state by the answers/methods given in this question from android studio 3.2.0 Here is the updated new method to do it (It consumes less time as it does not require any update/installation).

For Windows/Mac

Open my computer
Go to C:\Users\Username\.android\build-cache
Delete the cache/files found inside the folder build-cache
Note: do not delete the folder named as "3.2.0" and "3.2.1" which will be inside the build-cache
Restart Android studio.

and that would completely reset your android studio settings from Android studio 3.2.0 and up.

Sacken answered 22/10, 2018 at 12:5 Comment(2)

This solution fixed my issues on a mac for me ~/username/.android/build-cache – Versicolor 21/12, 2018 at 16:25

Working solution for Android Studio version 3.3.0 – Halford 23/7, 2019 at 9:9

C

4

for ( Android Studio Version >= 3.0.0 & macOS)

mine( Android Studio Dolphin | 2021.3.1 Patch 1 & macOS 12.6)

To reset Android Studio back to its default:

Open Android Studio and click on "File," located in the lower left-hand corner of your screen.
From the list of settings that appears, locate the option for "Restore Default Settings."

Resetting Android Studio to its default settings removes any changes and caches you have made to your settings and allows you to start fresh as if Android Studio was a brand-new installation.

Carbarn answered 18/10, 2022 at 8:2 Comment(0)

E

2

Open Home
Press Ctrl+H (to show hidden files)
Delete AndroidStudio setting folder (like image below)
Restart Android Studio

Elka answered 29/6, 2018 at 4:13 Comment(1)

Not valid for Android Studio 3.6.3 and above – Sesquicentennial 15/10, 2020 at 10:57

B

2

If you are using Windows and Android Studio 4 and above, the location to the directory is C:\Users(your name)\AppData\Roaming\Google\

Simple delete the Google folder to reset all settings. Open Android Studio and do not import settings when asked

Beulabeulah answered 6/11, 2020 at 12:20 Comment(0)

H

2

Open Android Studio > Configure > Restore default settings ...

Hoodoo answered 15/6, 2021 at 8:3 Comment(0)

S

1

Build - Clean project. Basically, this is a problem with studio 3.0. https://developer.android.com/studio/build/gradle-plugin-3-0-0.html (authorized link).

Selfexecuting answered 14/11, 2017 at 16:44 Comment(0)

B

1

Windows Users: Look for C:->Users->YourUserName->.AndroidStudio or .AndroidStudioBeta folder. Delete that.

Mac Users: Delete these using the terminal (usage: rm -rf folderpath): ~/Library/Preferences/AndroidStudioBeta ~/Library/Application Support/AndroidStudioBeta ~/Library/Caches/AndroidStudioBeta ~/Library/Logs/AndroidStudioBeta

Linus Users: Delete these using the terminal (usage: rm -r folderpath): ~/.AndroidStudioBeta/config or ~/.AndroidStudio/config

Binucleate answered 28/12, 2017 at 10:20 Comment(0)

Q

0

Linux AnddroidStudio 1.1.0

rm -r ~/.AndroidStudio

Queeniequeenly answered 10/4, 2015 at 22:24 Comment(1)

It may also be located under ~/.config/Google/ – Horseleech 24/12, 2020 at 19:31

Recommended topics

Hot tags