Failed to rename directory tools to temp\ToolPackage.old01 in C:\android-sdk-windows

Question

When trying to upgrade Android SDK Tools to revision 16, I am getting the following error:

Failed to rename directory C:\\android-sdk-windows\\tools t

Answer 1

In addition to the instructions given here by William, make sure you first delete the temp folder in the sdk folder. If it already exists, sometimes even creating a copy of the tools folder does not work. Therefore:

1. Delete the sdk\temp folder.
2. Create a copy of the sdk\tools folder as sdk\copy
3. Run android.bat which is inside the copy folder, from a command prompt, with admin privileges. This will start the SDK manager
4. Update the sdk as you normally do when the SDK manager starts.
5. Delete the sdk\copy folder