Android Studio not starting: Fatal error initializ

Question

I just installed Android Studio, and now when I am starting it is giving me this error. Can anyone please help me resolve it.

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java.lang.RuntimeException: com.intellij.ide.plugins.PluginManager$StartupAbortedException: Fatal error initializing 'com.intellij.util.indexing.FileBasedIndex'
    at com.intellij.idea.IdeaApplication.run(IdeaApplication.java:159)
    at com.intellij.idea.MainImpl$1$1$1.run(MainImpl.java:46)
    at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(InvocationEvent.java:311)
    at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:744)
    at java.awt.EventQueue.access$400(EventQueue.java:97)
    at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:697)
    at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:691)
    at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
    at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:75)
    at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:714)
    at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.defaultDispatchEvent(IdeEventQueue.java:697)
    at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue._dispatchEvent(IdeEventQueue.java:524)
    at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.dispatchEvent(IdeEventQueue.java:335)
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:201)
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:116)
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:105)
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:101)
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:93)
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:82)
Caused by: com.intellij.ide.plugins.PluginManager$StartupAbortedException: Fatal error initializing 'com.intellij.util.indexing.FileBasedIndex'
    at com.intellij.ide.plugins.PluginManager.handleComponentError(PluginManager.java:244)
    at com.intellij.openapi.components.impl.PlatformComponentManagerImpl.handleInitComponentError(PlatformComponentManagerImpl.java:39)
    at com.intellij.openapi.components.impl.ComponentManagerImpl$ComponentConfigComponentAdapter$1.getComponentInstance(ComponentManagerImpl.java:570)
    at com.intellij.openapi.components.impl.ComponentManagerImpl$ComponentConfigComponentAdapter.getComponentInstance(ComponentManagerImpl.java:590)
    at com.intellij.util.pico.DefaultPicoContainer.getLocalInstance(DefaultPicoContainer.java:225)
    at com.intellij.util.pico.DefaultPicoContainer.getInstance(DefaultPicoContainer.java:212)
    at com.intellij.util.pico.DefaultPicoContainer.getComponentInstance(DefaultPicoContainer.java:199)
    at org.picocontainer.alternatives.AbstractDelegatingMutablePicoContainer.getComponentInstance(AbstractDelegatingMutablePicoContainer.java:75)
    at com.intellij.openapi.components.impl.ComponentManagerImpl.createComponent(ComponentManagerImpl.java:121)
    at com.intellij.openapi.application.impl.ApplicationImpl.createComponent(ApplicationImpl.java:371)
    at com.intellij.openapi.components.impl.ComponentManagerImpl.createComponents(ComponentManagerImpl.java:112)
    at com.intellij.openapi.components.impl.ComponentManagerImpl.init(ComponentManagerImpl.java:89)
    at com.intellij.openapi.components.impl.stores.ApplicationStoreImpl.load(ApplicationStoreImpl.java:87)
    at com.intellij.openapi.application.impl.ApplicationImpl.load(ApplicationImpl.java:508)
    at com.intellij.idea.IdeaApplication.run(IdeaApplication.java:151)
    ... 18 more
Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: java.io.FileNotFoundException: C:\Users\UserName\.AndroidStudio\system\index\todoindex\TodoIndex.ver (The system cannot find the path specified)
    at com.intellij.util.indexing.FileBasedIndexImpl.initExtensions(FileBasedIndexImpl.java:332)
    at com.intellij.util.indexing.FileBasedIndexImpl.initComponent(FileBasedIndexImpl.java:359)
    at com.intellij.openapi.components.impl.ComponentManagerImpl$ComponentConfigComponentAdapter$1.getComponentInstance(ComponentManagerImpl.java:548)
    ... 30 more
Caused by: java.io.FileNotFoundException: C:\Users\UserName\.AndroidStudio\system\index\todoindex\TodoIndex.ver (The system cannot find the path specified)
    at java.io.FileOutputStream.open(Native Method)
    at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:213)
    at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:162)
    at com.intellij.util.indexing.IndexInfrastructure$1.execute(IndexInfrastructure.java:95)
    at com.intellij.util.indexing.IndexInfrastructure$1.execute(IndexInfrastructure.java:90)
    at com.intellij.openapi.util.io.FileUtilRt.doIOOperation(FileUtilRt.java:517)
    at com.intellij.util.indexing.IndexInfrastructure.rewriteVersion(IndexInfrastructure.java:90)
    at com.intellij.util.indexing.FileBasedIndexImpl.registerIndexer(FileBasedIndexImpl.java:390)
    at com.intellij.util.indexing.FileBasedIndexImpl.initExtensions(FileBasedIndexImpl.java:290)
    ... 32 more

Answer 1

Solved this problem.

For me, all above methods are useless.

Then I guess maybe the plugin installed newly cause the error .

I empty the plugins at the directory of C:\Users\...\.AndroidStudio\config\plugins and it work normally.

Answer 2

I just encountered this after the upgrade to 2.2 (on Windows 7 Pro). I tried all of the solutions above, and combinations, including going back to an earlier config (.AndroidStudio2.1 and .AndroidStudio2.0 in my Users directory) and specifying no earlier config to import. Nothing fixed it. So here's what did: I reinstalled Android Studio from a fresh download. I let it de-install the previous install, but did NOT let it reinstall the SDK, pointing it to the existing SDK install instead (I did NOT want to redownload the various system images I use on my slowish internet). That fixed the problem.

Answer 3

As of 15/01/2018 Intellij doesn't start with Java9 and throws this error. Set JAVA_HOME to java8.

Answer 4

This works without the loss any settings or project. It will take you to your previous state at the time of editing an open file.

1. Go to your home directory. ie /home/XXXXXX/.AndroidStudio.X.X
2. Rename the .AndroidStudio.X.X to any thing else i.e. back_up
3. Run your android studio.
4. It will prompt you to import current setting or create a new version
5. choose the import setting and select the back_up directory.
6. Bravo you are good to go.

Answer 5

Just go to ~\system\caches make backup of caches delete all the files in caches folder

Restart Android Studio and it will work like butter.

Tried it on Windows.

Answer 6

For me,

I just uninstalled the Android Studio and again reinstalled.

And then some dependencies had to add.

Then it work like a charm