How to solve unable to locate adb(IllegalArgumentE

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Error:Unable to locate adb within SDK in Android Studio (26 answers)

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I am not able to run my project using android studio after an update from 2.2 to 2.3. I always getting an error like "unable to locate adb" while i try to run my project.

Shoot me a proper solution to fix this. I tried many ways but i couldn't solve this.

Answer 1

(I am using Android Studio 3.0.1)

1. I downloaded "SDK Platform-Tools" from
   https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools
2. Copied 'adb.exe' to C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools.

3. Then I got no errors when running the app.

4. I also added C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe to the exception list of my anti-virus tool

Answer 2

Goto inside the Tools:

Tools --> Android --> SDK Manager --> Launch Standalone Sdk manager

Thre you can see which platform tools are missing. Just install that and your adb will works.

Answer 3

Also had this error. It turns out my anti-virus had quarantined the adb. So i simply went to the virus chest and added adb to the list of antivirus exclusions. It worked perfectly after that.