The selected directory is not a valid home for Android SDK

Question

I am an android programmer, i use eclipse. i want to try android studio, thus, i download it and tried to open it.

it says that i have to put the sdk path.

what i have tried

i tried to set it to my the android-sdk which eclipse is working on it. that sdk is up to date and have all the supports, apis ...etc.

also

i found a question here in the stackoverflow about my problem: Android-studio Selected directory is not valid home for Android SDK The solution was to open the android studio and then press f4 and then go to platform setting and the press the plus green sign then select the sdk then select the path to my android-sdk, i did all of that but android studio keeps telling me that the

The selected directory is not a valid home for Android SDK

any help would be appreciated

Answer 1

I found the solution myself, the answer was to run android studio as an administrator :P