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My windows is on a 128GB ssd hard drive and its running out of space. the folder C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Android has 2 folders android-sdk and sdk folders that use about 30GB of space.
Is it possible to move these folders to an external hard drive?
If it is possible what changes should I make in the android studio?
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Yep - Go into settings in android studio and you can select where you want the sdk to reside. would it just move these folders too? Nah, you'd have to copy-paste them yourself.
To set the Android SDK location, enter the full path of the Android SDK directory into the Android SDK Location box. You can navigate to the Android SDK location in File Explorer, copy the path from the address bar, and paste this path into the Android SDK Location box.
by default, the "Android Studio IDE" will be installed in " C:\Program Files\Android\Android Studio ", and the "Android SDK" in " c:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk ".
Each time the sdk package is downloaded, the entire folder is enumerated under your Android install directory ( \sdk , \sdk1 ...).
I do the same thing. In Android Studio go to Settings, select Appearance and Behaviour then System Settings then Android SDK
You can choose the SDK location at the top.
You'll need to copy/paste the files to that location to save yourself the downloading time.
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