Android studio path error in Mac

Question

I am getting this error when I open Android Studio:

System path '/Users/username/Library/Caches/AndroidStudio2.1' is invalid. If you have modified the 'idea.system.path' property please make sure it is correct, otherwise please re-install the IDE.

How can I fix it?

Answer 1

I fixed this issue by doing the following:

• Open your "Applications" folder

• Right click on Android Studio then choose "Show Package Contents"

• Navigate to the "bin" folder

• Open the "idea.properties" file with a text edit tool and add this property to the bottom of the file:

  idea.system.path='/Users/MacName/Library/Caches/AndroidStudio3.1'

  then save the file.

Run Android Studio again and it should work.

Answer 2

I fixed on my mac like this instead and it works:

Open your "Applications" folder Right click on Android Studio then choose "Show Package Contents" Navigate to the "bin" folder Open the "idea.properties" file with a text edit tool and add this property to the bottom of the file: idea.log.path=/Users/macUser/Library/Cache/AndroidStudio3.1

then save the file.

Run Android Studio again and it should work.