'The selected AVD is currently running in the Emulator
I keep seeing the error message below in andriod studio. I am aware there are already posts that deal with this error. They specify that I go to the location C:\Users\XXXX.android\avd\ and delete the folder Pixel_API_25.avd and Pixel_API_25.ini. However I cannot delete these files as it says they are currently in use. I can't see where though?
The selected AVD is currently running in the Emulator. Please exit the emulator instance and try deleting again.
Solution 1:[1]
AVD Pixel_3a_API_29 is already running. If that is not the case, delete the files at
- In my case
- Go to C:\Users\xxxxx(system name)\.android\avd\Pixel_3a_API_29(emulator name folder)
- Delete folder hardware-qemu.ini.lock
- Go to Android Studio -> AVD Manager -> Relaunch emulator
Solution 2:[2]
For Windows
- Go to FileManager.
- Go to
C://Users/nameOfYourSystem/.android/.avd - delete corresponding (selected AVD) configuration setting file.
- Go to Android Studio -> AVD Manager. Your AVD should not listed here
For MacOS
- Open
YOUR_USERNAME/.android/avd - Delete the corresponding configuration setting file.
Solution 3:[3]
Same as @Kalai answer for MacOS
- In your terminal:
open YOUR_USERNAME/.android/avd - Delete corresponding configuration setting File.
Solution 4:[4]
On Windows you can stop the AVD by ending the "qemu-system-x86_64.exe" process in the task-manager. After that you should be able to delete the files.
Solution 5:[5]
For Linux:
- Go to: YOUR_USERNAME/.android/avd/NAME_OF_EMULATED_DEVICE (to show .hidefiles just press CTRL+H)
- Delete all files with .lock extension
- Relaunch emulator in Android Studio
Sources
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| Solution | Source |
|---|---|
| Solution 1 | vaibhav gupta |
| Solution 2 | Thibault Walterspieler |
| Solution 3 | Matt Walterspieler |
| Solution 4 | qwertz |
| Solution 5 | ifrit |