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Android Build a Self-Destructing Message Android App Starting the App Setting Up the Project

James N
James N
17,864 Points
Posted by James N
James N
17,864 Points

i can't start a new app!

i can't start a new project! i am trying to start the "ribbit" project, i also tried (a while back) to start a new blank activity but i got the same error! my error is:

5:48:10 PM IllegalArgumentException: Argument 0 for @NotNull parameter of com/intellij/openapi/vfs/VfsUtilCore.virtualToIoFile must not be null: Argument 0 for @NotNull parameter of com/intellij/openapi/vfs/VfsUtilCore.virtualToIoFile must not be null

as you can tell, i am using android studio. PLEASE HELP ME!!!!

2 Answers

James N
James N
17,864 Points
James N
James N
17,864 Points

i solved this on my own, by importing the settings on my old pc to my new one.

Lauchlan Heath
Lauchlan Heath
737 Points
Lauchlan Heath
Lauchlan Heath
737 Points

Go to the AndroidStudio projects folder and delete the old/ original 'Ribbit' app. That will allow you to now create a new 'Ribbit' app. Hope this works, it does for me :) Good luck! Oh and you can also delete any old activities that you do not wish to continue