I am trying to free up some space on my hard drive. I've noticed that i have .android folder in my home folder on my mac. Does anyone know is it safe to delete this folder? And what exactly is it? It's 10Gb in size. I did use Android Studio on a school project but I don't use it anymore and I've uninstalled Android Studio since then. I don't have any android devices eighter.
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Please don`t delete .android because this folder contain some setting that enable app to be installed and run on android emulator or device.
If you delete this folder, apk installation will be rejected during installation in the android device or emulator.
That is what I experienced after delete this folder.
Normally, it is created when you plug an Android device to your computer, and also it is the default location for the AVD as pointed by Gabriele in the comments. Find some insights in the next links:
- https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator-commandline#data-filedir
- https://askubuntu.com/questions/617912/what-are-the-android-folders-and-adbkey-files-on-my-computer
Cheers!
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