Eclipse has multiple copies of same Android Device

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I've been programming for Android devices for some time now and just recently came across this: Multiple devices with same name in Eclipse..

There is a single one in the list online, but I can't run/debug my programs because it reports "ADB rejected install command with: device offline" since every other device has the same ID.

A reset fixes this, but is there any other options? Why is this happening?

Never came up with an answer for this one, Just restart it and it works.. — steve-gregory, Sep 26 '11 at 15:48
ya.Just faced this issue.so executed command adb kill-server and restared eclipse.Didnt get the reason for this!! — iRunner, Sep 12 '12 at 07:14

score 11 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 15 '11 at 16:34

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Exit eclipse, kill adb and restart eclipse

answered Oct 15 '11 at 16:34

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Jayesh, esteve has already explained how to fix this. What he is asking is why does this happen. He looking for expertise on the subject rather than a quick solution. – Fuzzical Logic Oct 15 '11 at 21:01
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You can do `adb kill-server` then `adb start-server` and not have to restart eclipse. – Squeazer Apr 11 '14 at 13:33

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 18 '12 at 11:51

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I find that the issue is often with a bad cable or connection. Try and insert it into another USB slot or try with a different cable, worked for me.

answered Jul 18 '12 at 11:51

Muz

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score 0 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:48

I had to remind myself how to call the commands, so I thought I'd write an answer for other people that don't remember how.

Find the location of adb.exe.
Open up command prompt.
In command line, change the directory to the directory from step 1.
- For me, the command and directory is: cd C:\ADT\sdk\platform-tools
Run: adb kill-server from the command prompt
Run: adb start-server from the command prompt

Credits to Squeazer for the commands.

Eclipse has multiple copies of same Android Device

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