Error:com.android.tools.aapt2.Aapt2Exception: AAPT2 error: check logs for details

Question

This is the output of my Gradle console, I am unable to build my project

D:\\Android Projects\\....\\app\\src\\main\\res\\layout\\topic_view_header.xml
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Answer 1

I tried everything suggested on here and many other sites, I eventually figured out that the problem was with Bitdefender blocking aapt....

If you have Bitdefender installed then you need to turn aapt & aapt2 "Application Access" on individually.

Hope this is of use.