Invalid Keystore problem?

Question

Recently I published my new app, and this morning I decided to make a little changes to this app. However, every time I import any of my app folders on Eclipse, this error always showing up "Error generating final archive java.io.IOException: Invalid keystore format", even when I create a new Android file, this error keep showing up. Please, help me! I have created several apps and I don't want to create a new keystore.

Here is the Image of the error!

http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/5/5/14780/error.png

I already tried to clean the folder and restart but it didn't work.

Please help me, I would really appreciate it a lot thanks!

Solution 1

I had the same problem a while ago, when I changed the pass for the default.keystore

Check if the keystore that you are using as "debug.keystore" has the same pass as the default one. The following are the default:

Keystore name: "debug.keystore" Keystore password: "android" Key alias: "androiddebugkey" Key password: "android"

Android app signing

Solution 2

Delete .android folder in your work space then try with step by step process.

Also, be careful while creating key stores and passwords and alias.

Solution 3

Try deleting your trusted.certs file.

If the keystore has actually been corrupted, you won't be able to regenerate the same one and update your app... this is why it's very, very important to back up your keystore.

If the error pops up when you're importing a project rather than keysigning your app, though, I suspect it's a problem with Eclipse or your Java setup... not a problem with the keystore you created.

Comments

[Ciprian Radu]

-storepasswd -v -new <new_storepass> -keystore <keystore full path> -storepass <storepass> this should be run from the bin folder of your installed java distribution

[user739375]

This should be found in the bin folder of each of my application?

[Ciprian Radu]

usually the default path is C:\Users\YOUR_USER\.android\debug.keystore (this is on win7)

[user739375]

Hold on for sec I'm going to try it

[Ciprian Radu]

no ... the keytool.exe is found in the bin folder of the jre or jdk distribution

[user739375]

You mean in ".android" folder?

[Ciprian Radu]

try running this in the cmd window "C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\"keytool.exe -storepasswd -v -new <new_storepass> -keystore <keystore full path> -storepass <current storepass>

[user739375]

When I clicked the keytool.exe, the command Prompt shows up, but it dissapeared too quick

[Turnsole]

It looks from your screenshot that you're on Windows 7, so try around here (but with your username): <user>\application data\sun\java\deployment\security

[Turnsole]

Is it my imagination, or did this question get mangled with another one?

[MSpeed]

@user739375 Go to the directory it's in from the command line and run keytool.exe from there. (I know this was ages ago, just posting for anyone else reading)

[Shraddha]

Thanks Ciprian, you saved me.

[MFarooqi]

worked for me.. i opened (in mac).. /Users/myusername/ and deleted .android. .. and it started working smoothly.

[MFarooqi]

instead of INTEL use your own user account.