android studio gradle refresh failed (The system cannot find the file specified)

Question

Error:Could not open initscript class cache for initialization script 'C:\Users\Subash\AppData\Local\Temp\asLocalRepo2.gradle' (C:\Users\Subash.gradle\caches\2.2.1\scripts\asLocalRepo2_cd0g6mnzdabuvxgeqlhhrxv0q\InitScript\initscript). java.io.FileNotFoundException: C:\Users\Subash.gradle\caches\2.2.1\scripts\asLocalRepo2_cd0g6mnzdabuvxgeqlhhrxv0q\InitScript\initscript\cache.properties (The system cannot find the file specified)

Answer 1

UPDATE: Check my answer here for full details

I have the latest version of Android Studio and I faced that problem, the only thing that worked for me is to:

1-Navigate to C:\Users\user.gradle\caches\2.4\

2-Copy the folder "scripts" and paste it somewhere safe just in case anything went wrong you will place it back

3-Delete this folder "scripts" from the directory C:\Users\user.gradle\caches\2.4\

4- Sync Project with Gradle Files and you are done.

When you sync your project Android Studio will generate new cash files.

It worked for me I hope it will work for you...

Answer 2

I don't know why a great developer as Google can't manage this issue by them selves it is very easy to delete the cached folder and regenerate it programmatically. Any way just navigate to C:\Users\user.gradle\caches\ and open the latest version folder, then delete the scripts folder. Go to android studio and sync project, that should do it.

Answer 3

Exit Android Studio, remove the Gradle cache folder which path is in the error message, and restart.