Reduce Android Studio Project Size

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I want to reduce Android Studio project size to save it for after use

In MS Visual Studio, we can delete *.ipch, *.sdf and Debug files to reduce the project size

I see app/build/intermediates folder is really large, can I delete this folder?

Do you mean reducing the size of the project on your hard drive or reduze the size of the outcome apk file? — fweigl, Aug 09 '15 at 08:10

score 51 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 09 '15 at 08:38

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Yes, you can safely delete the intermediates folder. You can even delete the whole build folder that contains intermediates. The build folder and it's contents will be re-generated the next time you run/build your project though.

answered Aug 09 '15 at 08:38

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Now i can safely delete build folder! Thanks – Oct 27 '15 at 05:56
That's fake *Steve Ballmer* you can't fool me. But __+1 for this answer. – Plain_Dude_Sleeping_Alone Dec 15 '16 at 12:21

score 11 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 28 '17 at 08:45

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In Android Studio, go to the Terminal window. If you did not go to a different directory since you opened the IDE, you should find yourself on the top level of your project folder (something like ../Android Studio/projectname). There you simply type

./gradlew clean

That's it. I just reduced my project folder size from 589 MB to 21 MB.

answered Jul 28 '17 at 08:45

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thanks a lot.. this command work great. project size reduced to 1:10 – Dinith Rukshan Kumara Feb 26 '18 at 12:21
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You have to have priviledges to execute the gradlew file, under Ubuntu, for example: `sudo chmod u+x gradlew`. – kalabalik Mar 25 '19 at 19:22

score 5 · Answer 3 · answered May 30 '17 at 12:58

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The file .gitignore containted in the project created by AndroidStudio lists all files / patterns not to be stored in the git repository, i.e. those files that are not required for building the project. Therefore, it should be safe to remove all files / directories matching the patterns listed in the .gitignore file.

In my projects it lists:

*.iml
.gradle
/local.properties
/.idea/workspace.xml
/.idea/libraries
.DS_Store
/build
/captures
.externalNativeBuild

answered May 30 '17 at 12:58

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Makes TOTAL sense. It might not guarantee total cleanup, but rather maximum safe cleanup using filters. While not using automated routines might sound as a drawback, it is reassuring because user has total control of all performed acts. Will benchmark against other proposèd solutions. – tony gil Feb 25 '18 at 10:20

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 06 '16 at 11:15

Please find the batch file I use to do that. Set the batch under the root of your project directories. Hoping it helps.

@rem  ##########################################################################
@rem
@rem  Export an ANDROID STUDIO application 
@rem
@rem  ##########################################################################


echo off
CLS
echo _________________________________________
echo ANDROID-STUDIO files sources export
echo _________________________________________
echo 
echo If directory name includes space
echo - Surround name with quotes 
echo _________________________________________
set /p dirname= Dir name to export :
if %dirname% == "" goto ERROR
set str=%dirname%
mkdir c:\EXPORT\%str%
pause
xcopy %dirname% c:\EXPORT\%str% /s
del c:\EXPORT\%str%\*.iml
del c:\EXPORT\%str%\app\*.apk
rmdir c:\EXPORT\%str%\.gradle /s /q 
rmdir c:\EXPORT\%str%\.idea /s /q 
rmdir c:\EXPORT\%str%\build /s /q 
erase c:\EXPORT\%str%\app\build /f /s /q
rmdir c:\EXPORT\%str%\app\build /s /q 
pause
goto END
:ERROR
echo Cannot create, check the directory root
goto OUT
:END
CLS
echo _________________________________________
echo  ANDROID-STUDIO EXPORT
echo _________________________________________
echo Export ended, check c:\EXPORT
:OUT
pause

I used your code, at first I got the error "“Please select Android SDK" when executing the new exported code in the emulator but I solve it with this answer https://stackoverflow.com/a/49568712/1363087 By the way, the app changed from 400Mb to 20Mb. Great to store in DropBox. After rebuilding it went up to 80Mb. Thanks — Ton, Apr 12 '18 at 16:39
By the way, it also makes you select the Keys to build the apks. Is there an option to not delete something so these 2 issues are gone? I don't mind if the exported file is a bit larger. I need to use your batch file many times, but I would prefer to not have to do those 2 issues each time. Thanks — Ton, Apr 12 '18 at 18:08

score 0 · Answer 5 · edited Jan 31 '21 at 13:50

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Mac & Linux users:

In terminal type ./gradlew clean in the root of your android project.

Windows users:

In cmd paste gradlew clean in the root of your android project.

edited Jan 31 '21 at 13:50

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answered Oct 28 '19 at 13:37

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Apr 18 '20 at 08:22

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In Android Studio:

Click on Graddle >> app >> build >> and double click on "clean"

answered Apr 18 '20 at 08:22

Dimitar

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