Android build error "Can't read shrinkedAndroid.jar"

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So I'm getting the following error

Error:Execution failed for task ':app:transformClassesWithMultidexlistForHrmultipluscardPrerelease'.

java.io.IOException: Can't read [/Users/posao/Library/Android/sdk/build-tools/21.0.0/multidex/shrinkedAndroid.jar] (No such file or directory)

I've tried different devices, emulators, different versions of the SDK. I've also tried switching to the default gradle wrapper (It gives me the same error then)

Googling for shrinkedAndroid.jar doesn't give any benificial results

The file does not exist in the directory at all. So it can't be gradle — Mislav Javor, Dec 14 '15 at 11:51
This is caused by having multiDexEnabled set to true. Removing it will stop the error, but it will not be solving the problem. My application needs MultiDex to work at this point, and I can't get past the error Mislav is facing. — Shadoninja, Jan 10 '16 at 05:22
No it was my fault... One of my other project's exported jar file was compiled using Java 8 which was a big no from Android. Very cryptic error messages led me to hours down the wrong paths. Here is the link to my problem and the solution to what I did wrong. Thanks for replying. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/34703059/unable-to-fix-parseexception-bad-class-file-magic-cafebabe-or-version-0034?noredirect=1#comment57152088_34703059 — Shadoninja, Jan 12 '16 at 21:46

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Jan 08 '16 at 14:21

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You have multiDexEnable:true, try removing that.

edited Jan 08 '16 at 14:21

Chewpers

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answered Jan 08 '16 at 13:39

Debasish Sen

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It is not a solution for projects exceeding 64K in dex files. We have to use multiDexEnable:true – Egemen Hamutçu Jul 29 '16 at 06:26
If you want multiDexEnable:true, then try dexOptions { javaMaxHeapSize "4g" } – Debasish Sen Aug 17 '16 at 09:19

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 29 '16 at 06:28

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In your app/build.gradle

android {
    buildToolsVersion "23.0.3"
}

Or use a later build tool version.

answered Jul 29 '16 at 06:28

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 12 '16 at 13:46

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In the end, the problem was that the Android SDK was corrupted somehow. Deleting the entire SDK and re-downloading and re-installing solved the problem

answered Jan 12 '16 at 13:46

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 08 '17 at 09:02

I encounter the same problem as you,The reason maybe AndroidSDK corrupted somehow and delete the target file shrinkedAndroid.jar.

I just delete the target buildToolsVersion lib dir here: ~/Downloads/android-sdk/build-tools/23.0.2 Then the AndroidStudio prompt me to 'Install Build Tools 23.0.2' when I sync Gradle. Redownload it and I build the project success.

Android build error "Can't read shrinkedAndroid.jar"

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