Adb.Exe Not Found After Installing Android Studio

adb.exe not found after installing Android Studio

The adb.exe file will be located at your Android SDK folder, inside platform-tools

...\android-sdk-path\platform-tools\adb.exe

The default location where Android SDK is installed is:

C:\Users\<insert username here>\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\

So adb will be located at:

C:\Users\<insert username here>\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe

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To access it on a command line, open cmd.exe and type:

cd C:\Users\<insert username here>\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\platform-tools\

and then your normal command

adb <insert parameters here>

Android-studio: Unable to locate adb

I started getting this error after updating Android Studio from version 3.6.3 to 4.0. It didn't stop the emulator working, but it was vaguely annoying.

I checked that adb.exe was in the folder C:\Users[username]\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools. I also ran it in a command-line to prove that the exe worked OK.

Finally after a bit of a struggle I found a solution:

Start the SDK Manager, File menu -> Settings -> Appearance & Behavior -> System Settings -> Android SDK, SDK Tools tab (Or click the cube with blue down arrow icon in the toolbar).

Firstly I updated the Android SDK Platform-Tools (now v30.0.2). This didn't fix the problem. I also tried manually deleting the platform tools folder and reinstalling.

Eventually I decided to click the "Edit" link next to the "Android SDK Location" box. This opens a new dialog for SDK Components Setup. How well hidden is that?!?! I had always assumed it was to edit the SDK path!

You should now see that Android SDK - (installed) has a tick in the checkbox, as do any SDK Platforms you have. Click on the Next button and your SDK will update.
Problem solved.

HTH

android studio platform-tools missing adb.exe

The problem is solved. The issue I have is I upgraded the SDK platform-tools to 25.0.6. But My SDK Build-Tools is 25.0.3. (25.0.6 is not yet provided) I guess the version did not match which cause this problem.

I downgrade my SDK platform-tools to 25.0.3 and it is working as usual.

adb has stopped working in android studio

I think you miss a .dll file, this file api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll from your Windows 32-Bit system, just download that file according to your system and Copy/Paste the file to C:\Windows\System32

You can download it from here:
https://www.sts-tutorial.com/sites/downloadCenter.php?api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0

Error:Unable to locate adb within SDK in Android Studio

The ADB is now located in the Android SDK platform-tools.

1. Check your [sdk directory]/platform-tools directory and if it does not exist, then open the SDK manager in the Android Studio (a button somewhere in the top menu, android logo with a down arrow), switch to SDK tools tab and and select/install the Android SDK Platform-tools.

2. Alternatively, you can try the standalone SDK Manager: Open the SDK manager and you should see a "Launch Standalone SDK manager" link somewhere at the bottom of the settings window. Click and open the standalone SDK manager, then install/update the

"Tools > Android SDK platform tools".

3. If the above does not solve the problem, try reinstalling the tools: open the "Standalone SDK manager" and uninstall the Android SDK platform-tools, delete the [your sdk directory]/platform-tools directory completely and install it again using the SDK manager.

4. Check your antivirus chest. Sometimes the Antivirus program thinks adb.exe is a virus. If you find it there please restore the file and it will start working. You can also put adb.exe as a safe file in you Antivirus program.

Hope this helps!

Where is adb.exe in windows 10 located?

It is located in the AppData hidden folder

C:\Users\[user]\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\platform-tools

From l33t's comment below you may use the following shortcut:

%LOCALAPPDATA%\Android\sdk\platform-tools

To use it in PowerShell you can do: $env:LOCALAPPDATA\Android\sdk\platform-tools

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