JAVA_HOME is set to an invalid directory: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_202\bin

Question

I am trying to run a React native app with this command

npx react-native run-android --variant=stagingDebug --appId com.ursafe_staging

But getting this wrong environment path error

ERROR: JAVA_HOME is set to an invalid directory: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_202\bin

Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
location of your Java installation.

error Failed to install the app. Make sure you have the Android development environment set up: https://reactnative.dev/docs/environment-setup.
Error: Command failed: gradlew.bat app:installStagingDebug -PreactNativeDevServerPort=8081

Here is my environment path looks like

and this one

Still getting the error when I run the command.

@Auvee that doesn't prove the directory exists. It only proves you have a `java.exe` executable in your path — Federico klez Culloca, Aug 30 '22 at 17:25
`java --version` tells you that the `java` command exists somewhere, but it doesn't tell you where. You need to check that the folder exists. — Code-Apprentice, Aug 30 '22 at 17:25
Also, since you have %JAVA_HOME%\bin in the list you don't need to also include the full path to the jdk's \bin directory that you have listed above it (nor the full path to the jre), as that's redundant. — Woodchuck, Aug 30 '22 at 17:32
hit windows+R, then enter that path (C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_202\bin). Does it open a folder? — f1sh, Aug 30 '22 at 17:36

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 30 '22 at 17:25

JAVA_HOME shouldn’t point to the bin directory. It should point to the JDK installation path.

It should be: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_202, also you don't need JRE if you already have %JAVA_HOME%\bin, see https://www.baeldung.com/java-home-on-windows-7-8-10-mac-os-x-linux

JAVA_HOME is set to an invalid directory: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_202\bin

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