Gradle task ":app:dexBuilderDebug" fails with AccessDeniedException (Android Studio can't delete directories)

Question

I'm using Android Studio Arctic Fox (2020.3.1 Patch 3 | Build #AI-203.7717.56.2031.7784292, built on October 1, 2021). When I try to build my project, gradle task ":app:dexBuilderDebug" fails throwing AccessDeniedException. For a short time, the problem is solved only by manually deleting these directories. So how can I make Android Studio be able to delete these directories automatically again? (running as administrator didn't help). Thanks

Full exception message:

Execution failed for task ':app:dexBuilderDebug'.
> java.nio.file.AccessDeniedException: C:\Users\Roman\AndroidDevelopment\AndroidProjects\Project\app\build\intermediates\desugar_graph\debug\out\currentProject\dirs_bucket_0

Answer 1

The problem was that the project folder was syncing with Google Drive. One had only to remove it from the synchronized ones, and everything worked out right away. My advice is to use VCS, their functionality will certainly be enough