How to reset Android Studio
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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?
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Solution 1 - Android
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.
Solution 2 - Android
On Mac OS X
Remove these directories:
~/Library/Application Support/AndroidStudioBeta
~/Library/Caches/AndroidStudioBeta
~/Library/Logs/AndroidStudioBeta
~/Library/Preferences/AndroidStudioBeta
Solution 3 - Android
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.
Solution 4 - Android
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
Solution 5 - Android
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.
Solution 6 - Android
You can reset it via menu:
File > Manage IDE Settings > Restore Default Settings
Solution 7 - Android
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.
Solution 8 - Android
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
Solution 9 - Android
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/
Solution 10 - Android
On MAC delete this folder:
~/Library/Application Support/Google/AndroidStudio4.1
Solution 11 - Android
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
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Open my computer
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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.
Solution 12 - Android
- Open Home
- Press Ctrl+H (to show hidden files)
- Delete AndroidStudio setting folder (like image below)
- Restart Android Studio
Solution 13 - Android
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
Solution 14 - Android
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).
Solution 15 - Android
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
Solution 16 - Android
Open Android Studio > Configure > Restore default settings ...
Solution 17 - Android
Linux AnddroidStudio 1.1.0
rm -r ~/.AndroidStudio