Android Development which folders to exclude for windows defender?

Question

I excluded the follwing folders in windows defender, but the "Antimalware Service executable" is still using a lot of cpu.

Which folder/file did I forget?

The question to me really seems: Do you want to exclude any *folders* at all? -> https://stackoverflow.com/q/65423768/321013 — Martin Ba, Dec 23 '20 at 11:50

score 31 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 16 '20 at 19:47

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This is now described in official documentation:

Android SDK

%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Android\SDK

Android Studio system files
Syntax:

%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\<product><version>

Example:

C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Local\Google\AndroidStudio4.1

edited Dec 16 '20 at 19:47

answered May 11 '19 at 11:26

David Vávra

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I wish I had known this before I threw my laptop down the stairs due to lengthy builds... – Kirill Karmazin Aug 24 '19 at 16:11
Kirill Karmazin :D :D :D – Reza Jan 27 '21 at 09:43
What about `%USERPROFILE%\.android` ? Also, I think it's better to just have `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\` to include all versions there. – android developer Apr 28 '21 at 06:50
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I'm not able to find settings in win 10 pro for exclude folder for win defender – Jun 22 '21 at 05:17
Great job explaining AS system files with an example, Appdata is a hidden folder – MarkT Sep 08 '21 at 21:33

score 9 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 07 '19 at 21:44

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I faced the same problem.

After a deep search i excluded these folders, and it worked perfect.

answered Feb 07 '19 at 21:44

Badr At

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