android studio not starting java.lang.NoSuchMethodError

Question

i get this error when starting android studio

java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: com.intellij.ide.plugins.PluginManagerCore.loadDescriptors()[Lcom/intellij/ide/plugins/IdeaPluginDescriptorImpl;
at com.a.a.b.b.ar.a(ar.java:121)
at com.a.a.b.b.ar.a(ar.java:71)
at com.intellij.idea.MainImpl.start(MainImpl.java:19)
at com.intellij.idea.StartupUtil.startApp(StartupUtil.java:303)
at com.intellij.idea.StartupUtil.prepareApp(StartupUtil.java:245)
at com.intellij.ide.plugins.MainRunner.lambda$start$0(MainRunner.java:47)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748) .... JRE 1.8.0_242 release-1644-b3-6222593 amd64 by JetBrains s.r.o ***/opt/android-studio-ide-201.6858069-linux/android-studio/jre/jre 

my operating system is ubuntu 20.04 LTS 64bit

Answer 1

I first encountered this issue after updating my Android Studio to 4.0.1 allbeit on a MacOS. To fix this issue, please take the following steps:

1. Go to the directory ~/Library/Application Support/AndroidStudio
2. You would find marketplace folder in this location.
3. Rename this folder and attempt starting Android Studio again.
4. When Android Studio starts up again, go to Android Studio -> Preferences
5. Goto Plugins and click installed.
6. The incompatible plugins would surface at this stage. Click delete/uninstall for these plugins.
7. Restart the IDE and all should be perfect.

Answer 2

That error indicates an issue in IDE plugins.

Remove the Android Studio folder in ~/.local/share/Google/.

This should fix your issue.