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Android

Parse sdk wont move to Lib folder in android studio. (screenshot included) ?

3 Answers

Hi Ricky!

I had this issue before! Instead of dragging in the file, right click on it and copy it. Then, right click on your libs folder and press paste.

I'm not sure why this happens but, this should fix your problem :)


If it does not work, there are a few alternative methods:

1) Navigate to where you saved your file and copy it. Then, paste it straight into C:\Users\yourusername\AndroidStudioProjects\yourprojectname** replacing yourusername and yourprojectname with the appropriate values. Note that for the changes to appear in your IDE, you must right click on the file section of your IDE and press **Refresh.

2) Check if the jar file is in fact read-only. To do this, you must be an Administrator on Windows. Navigate to your file in Windows Explorer, right-click on it and press Properties. Then, navigate to the Security tab. After that, click Advanced. Then, Change Permissions for both SYSTEM and yourusername (Do one at a time). Next, press Edit on the corresponding user and make sure all checkboxes are ticked. If you are still having problems, on the Advanced tab after Security, navigate to Auditing and press Continue. Then, press Add and type in your username. Then, press Check Names and if you don't get an error message, press OK.

Try holding ctrl while dragging it (then you'll copy the library, not move it, what's the actual problem), or just move it to the directory using explorer.

I tried copy and paste but it didn't work?

Hello Ricky. Please try one of the alternate methods I included in my answer.