How do I remove an image-system for avd file in Android Studio?

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I want to remove the api 16 of jelly bean but there is not remove button how can I do that. image file is very big size file so I need don't many system image file

are you able to find system image in the installed list – Cijo Nov 20 '16 at 10:39 — Cijo, Nov 20 '16 at 10:39

score 334 · Answer 1 · edited Sep 14 '21 at 13:05

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Go to Preferences / Appearance & Behaviour / System Settings / Android SDK
Tick Show package details in the bottom right.
Untick the version(s) of Android you want to uninstall and click Ok.

edited Sep 14 '21 at 13:05

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answered Feb 22 '18 at 01:09

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This should be marked as the correct answer, as it is the built-in way to manage the AVD images. – DanielH May 24 '18 at 08:28
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This should be the right answer. Let Android Studio SDK Manager handle the system image deletion instead of manually deleting system folders. It's the safe option and guaranteed to work. I recovered 50+ GB of disk space using this approach immediately on an iMac. – BenJaminSila May 30 '18 at 05:41
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In version 3.5.3 `File` -> `Settings` -> `Appearance & Behavior` -> `System Settings` -> `Android SDK` – colin Dec 13 '19 at 02:07
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Tools > SDK Manager in 3.6.3 – Jonny May 26 '20 at 12:52
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Thanks, this is the correct way to do it, not from the terminal. – Toufic Batache Mar 27 '21 at 09:35

score 74 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 20 '16 at 10:41

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After selecting show hidden files option from windows explorer, go to the location where Android SDK is installed. Then open system-images folder. You will see a folder named as the api level same as jelly bean. Just remove that folder.

answered Nov 20 '16 at 10:41

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/Users/myeongsic/Library/Android/sdk/system-image path. is that right? only this one remove folder? – You.Brighton Nov 20 '16 at 17:26
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C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\system-images\ on Windows – I.G. Pascual Jun 19 '17 at 19:03
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On mac: /Users//Library/Android/sdk – DoruChidean Jan 29 '20 at 08:26
Delete Android system image with Tools / Android / SDK Manager is better. – Jason Zhou Jun 26 '21 at 06:55
%userprofile%\appdata\Local\Android\Sdk\system-images for current user profile on Windows – jacktrader Jul 16 '21 at 03:44

ir2pid · Answer 3 · 2020-07-15T16:17:41.260

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This is hidden now. to not delete your SDK along with the image. you need to

Tools->SDK manager
Select show package details,
then select the relevant system image only, leaving in your sdk

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score 18 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 22 '17 at 14:46

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For Mac users:

rm -r ~/Library/Android/sdk/system-images/android-XX

answered Jul 22 '17 at 14:46

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Thank you. From above suggestion, I just select image in folder by: `open Library/Android/sdk/system-images/` then delete desired image. – wanjijul Jul 30 '18 at 02:28

score 3 · Answer 5 · answered Nov 20 '16 at 10:36

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The Process is relatively simple and is as follows:

Select the image from Android SDK Manager
Remove the unnecessary system image by selecting the image and then clicking Delete package.
Install your image of choice.

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sorry I don't understand. look at second image. there was already "not install" – You.Brighton Nov 20 '16 at 17:17
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check if the same image is listed among Extras. Once, that happened to me. – Cijo Nov 20 '16 at 17:34
check if intel x86 atom system image is listed in Extras – Cijo Nov 20 '16 at 17:38

score 3 · Answer 6 · edited Dec 25 '19 at 09:46

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File -> Settings-> SDK
1. Check 'Show Package Details'
2. Uncheck the System Image you want to Delete
3. Click 'OK' and will Delete ARM Images.

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edited Dec 25 '19 at 09:46

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answered Sep 30 '19 at 03:27

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score 1 · Answer 7 · answered Mar 29 '18 at 08:09

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For Mac users is the same path Users > YourUserName > Library > Android > sdk > system-images

answered Mar 29 '18 at 08:09

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score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Aug 30 '23 at 15:10

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For Android Studio Giraffe, using the new Android Studio ui

Go to Preferences -> Languages & Frameworks -> Android SDK
Tick Show package details in the bottom right.
Untick the version(s) of Android you want to uninstall and click Ok.

answered Aug 30 '23 at 15:10

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How do I remove an image-system for avd file in Android Studio?

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