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Android Build a Simple Android App (2014) Getting Started with Android Setting Up an Android Development Environment for Mac

Emanuel Burgess
Emanuel Burgess
149 Points
Posted by Emanuel Burgess
Emanuel Burgess
149 Points

When I open up android studio after creating my app I get the message: "Gradle "fun facts" project refresh failed.

I then get the message error: Cause: error in opening zip file

1 Answer

Harry James
Harry James
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Harry James
Harry James
14,780 Points

Hey Emanuel!

I would guess this to be that when Gradle was downloading itself, something went wrong and the zip file went corrupt, causing you to not be able to open it.

Before you continue, close down Android Studio

You can force Gradle to redownload itself by deleting the .gradle file from your project (Please use Windows Explorer, Finder or a similar program to do this).

If that doesn't work, try also deleting Gradle from the root level. This is usually found under your user directory.

Hopefully this should help you out but, if not, give me a shout. Also, if you are unable to find the gradle directories, tell me what your Operating System is and I'll try and find the default gradle installation location for you :)