How to rebuild the entire Android folder?

Question

I have messed the files up in the Android folder and would like to rebuild the Android project inside of the Android folder. How do I do this?

Is it safe to delete the

Answer 1

Yes, it is safe to delete the Android and IOS folder and you can make it again by following steps:

1.First Method: react-native eject <=0.59.0

React-native had this command in the previous version. Running this command will check if the ios and android directories exist and then rebuild whichever one is missing.

sudo rm -rf android/ ios/

react-native eject // Will create new Android and IOS folder.

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react-native run-android

2.Second Method: react-native upgrade --legacy true>=0.60.0

Now you should use the react-native upgrade --legacy true command to back up your android folders or ios as the case may be as this command will replace your files.