How to speed up Android Studio on a Mac

Question

I am trying to develop some native Android apps using Android Studio (latest) on OS X Yosemite. Currently Android Studio is simply unusable: it is too slow. I am not referri

Answer 1

This performance issue may be caused by a cloud backup utility like Google Backup & Sync, iCloud, DropBox, or OneDrive syncing the folder or files as you edit. Try disabling the Cloud Backup daemon or removing those files from sync.