Android SDK missing with Android Studio 3
Solution 1
Apparently, the problem was that Android Studio 3.0 had already been installed and uninstalled before this. The SDK got removed, but Android Studio's config didn't.
Removing the config from a previous install (C:\Users\<user>\.AndroidStudio3.0 folder) did the trick. When Android Studio started up, it opened a dialog about which parts of the SDK to download, and then proceeded as expected.
Solution 2
This happened with me on Windows 10 with Android Studio 3.1. The SDK was missing & I couldn't download or install it with the IDE. Android Studio wasn't downloading or installing the SDK properly, despite going through the steps. An error would appear at the end of the SDK configuration wizard telling me the SDK hadn't been installed b/c the sdk/tools directory didn't exist (no sh1t sherlock). I had not previously downloaded or installed Android Studio or the SDK.
It turns out that Android Studio 3.1 didn't have option checked for 'Enable embedded Maven repository' in the IDE Preferences.
After enabling the embedded Maven repo & restarting Android Studio, the SDK configuration wizard started up & successfully downloaded/installed the SDK.
Solution 3
It's simple:
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Select
SDK Managerfrom theToolsmenu in Android Studio.
It will open a window called "Settings for New Projects".
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Click on
Android SDKthen select the Android SDK you want to download.
This will definitely work.
Solution 4
try to reinstall it and download(automatically downloaded) the required file after restart, but follow the steps
1 go to your main drive(consider 'c') then c/user//androidstudioproject and copy it to some other location(save your old projects to safe location)
2 uninstall android studio from control panel
3 delete following file
a c/user/<your system name>/androidstudioproject
b c/user/<your system name>/.android
c 'c/user/<your system name>/AppData/Local/Android (keep hidden files on)'
4 now install your androidstudio from its setup
these will automatically download the required files after installation (always connect to internet while installing)
Solution 5
I uninstalled Android Studio from Control Pannel.
Save in a safe place the folder and subfolders below C:\USERS\MYNAME\ANDROIDSTUDIOPROJECTS
After I deleted c:\users\MYNAME\.ANDROIDSTUDIO3.1 AND c:\users\MYNAME\.ANDROID
After all I installed android studio. Take a long time but it resolved the problem.
Attila Tanyi
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Updated on January 11, 2022Comments
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Attila Tanyi over 2 years
I've just downloaded Android Studio 3 for Windows from the official website, but when it starts, it displays an error message about a missing Android SDK:
When I click that link, it just redirects to the same official website. There isn't a separate link there for SDK download.
Where could I get it from? Shouldn't the Android SDK be installed during Android Studio 3 setup?