The specified Gradle distribution 'https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.6-all.zip' does not appear to contain a Gradle distribution

Question

I have two projects. One project is working without any issues. It was downloaded from gitlab. The other project was downloaded from github. github project has this issue. I want to use default gradle distribution. I want to know what wrong I did. Using local gradle distribution builds the project. But i get other issue - Precondition class not found. This issue is not my question here. Also I dont know if the gradle (local distribution or default) is causing the issue. Those things aside. I just want to know why I am getting - The specified Gradle distribution 'https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.6-all.zip' does not appear to contain a Gradle distribution.

My team mates are not having any problem. They are running the project without any issues. The project which is building correctly used gradle 4.10.1. This project uses 4.6.

The specified Gradle distribution 'https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.6-all.zip' does not appear to contain a Gradle distribution.

see [how to clean up the gradle caches](https://stackoverflow.com/a/54586472/8034839) — shizhen, May 16 '19 at 06:35

score 47 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 06 '19 at 13:20

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I was able to solve this issue by upgrading the Gradle Version (not the Android Gradle Plugin Version). Go to Project Structure -> Project

After this, Gradle re-downloaded all dependencies and the build was successful.

answered Sep 06 '19 at 13:20

miguelarc

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For anyone that still has issues, or wants to keep the same version, try deleting the Gradle-wrapper at `$HOME/.gradle/wrapper/dists/`. After that, try syncing the project. NOTE: while deleting the Gradle-wrapper, you will need to close AS. – miguelarc Sep 06 '19 at 13:48
thanks for your answer. but i solved it by adding multidex support – Vijai Gunasekar Sep 13 '19 at 09:46
thanks @miguelarc, your suggestion working on my case.. i think that's other solution.. – Nurkartiko Dec 13 '19 at 07:42
@VijaiGunasekar Since this answer is working for most people facing this particular error, you may want to consider it as one possible correct (even if it didn't apply for your specific case). Don't know if SO allows for multiple correct answers. – miguelarc Jan 29 '20 at 14:30
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I copied the gradle number from working project and paste at the above specified location in the project which has problem , now resolve the issues. – Vishwa Pratap Mar 29 '20 at 00:16
Does anybody know why this happens though? It's a shame that a project that worked before without any local changes would suddenly stopped being able to build itself a couple of months later. – Andrew Lim May 18 '20 at 07:03
@miguelarc thanks so much! That worked great. I was in the same boat as Andrew, where a working project suddenly wouldn't build... – You'reAGitForNotUsingGit Jul 03 '20 at 14:03
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@AndrewLim my guess is certain Gradle references won't get updated when Gradle is updated. Once a new version is installed, Gradle is still looking for old references, hence the errors. It has happened to me in different versions in the past. – miguelarc Feb 19 '21 at 14:52

score 16 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 01 '19 at 12:16

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I managed to fix this by updating the gradle version number in Project Structure in Android Studio 3.4.1

File -> Project Structure -> Project -> Gradle Version

answered Jul 01 '19 at 12:16

Amin Keshavarzian

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thanks for your answer. but i solved it by adding multidex support – Vijai Gunasekar Jul 31 '19 at 16:01

score 8 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 11 '20 at 14:59

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The only think that works for me was:

Click on the error link to download the gradle zip.
Then go to C:\Users\YourUsername\.gradle\native and drop the content of the zip.
Open AndroidStudio, go to File->Settings->Build,Execution,Deployment->Gradle
Change "Use Gradle from:" to "Specified location" and paste the direction C:\Users\YourUsername\.gradle\native\NameOfTheZipContent
Apply, Ok
Sometimes needs to open/close AndroidStudio

answered Aug 11 '20 at 14:59

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thanks for your answer. but i solved it by adding multidex support – Vijai Gunasekar Sep 23 '20 at 07:11
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Did not work for me. Only starting AS as administrator is working for me. Do you have any other solution? – Shweta Jan 25 '22 at 06:40
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@Shweta never, ever, run Android Studio as administrator. If this "fixes" it is a permission issue, you should fix the permission issue instead – Daniele Segato Oct 05 '22 at 07:04

score 6 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 27 '21 at 09:37

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Well, I tried all of the above solutions except for miguelarc's second solution, then I closed it and 'run android studio as administrator'(by right clicking on the icon), and it auto downloaded the gradle files just fine. No messing around with the files or change in settings were required for me.

answered Apr 27 '21 at 09:37

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thanks for your answer. but i solved it by adding multidex support – Vijai Gunasekar Jun 16 '21 at 06:54
That's what worked for me too. Windows sometimes is a pain in the as*. – Smaily Carrilho Aug 24 '21 at 01:31
never, ever, run Android Studio as administrator. If this "fixes" it is a permission issue, you should fix the permission issue instead – Daniele Segato Oct 05 '22 at 07:04

score 3 · Answer 5 · answered Sep 07 '21 at 08:43

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I have resolved the same problem. Try to exit Android Studio. Then, open again with "Run as administrator"

answered Sep 07 '21 at 08:43

Thào A Vảng

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never, ever, run Android Studio as administrator. If this "fixes" it is a permission issue, you should fix the permission issue instead – Daniele Segato Oct 05 '22 at 07:04

The specified Gradle distribution 'https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.6-all.zip' does not appear to contain a Gradle distribution

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