The IDE cannot create the directory. Possible reason: parent directory is read-only or the user lacks necessary permissions

Question

When I trying to install Android Studio on my PC so the error occurs it says:

The IDE cannot create the directory. Possible reason: parent directory is read-only or the user lacks necessary permissions.

If you have modified the idea.config.path property, please make sure it is correct, otherwise, please re-install the IDE.

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Location: C:\Users\Acer/.AndroidStudio4.0/config java.nio.file.AccessDeniedException: C:\Users\Acer.AndroidStudio4.0

Answer 1

I had a similar problem on Ubuntu. At first, I tried running ./studio.sh as root. However, I faced other issues down the line. So I cleaned the .cache directory that was created by the root user, also deleted the Google/AndroidStudio* and "Android Open Source Project" under .config. Then I was able to run ./studio.sh without any root permissions.

Answer 2

I just ran into this bug on a MacBook and to fix it I ran: sudo chmod 777 ~/Library/Application\ Support/Google in the terminal.