Updating Android SDK: “A folder failed to be moved.”

Question

While trying to update my Android SDK I am encountering this error when trying to install this particular package:

Answer 1

I've read before, people take a copy of the platform-tools folder and run the update from a different location. This ensures you haven't got open the files it's trying to update.

Could also disable your antivirus for 5 minutes o0o0.

Answer 2

When you install tools/softwares use SDK manager. But don't use it when update. Do right click -> Run as administrator on android-sdk-windows\tools\android.bat file for updating tools. Always try to run commands as Administrator specially on Windows Vista/7/8. That'll fix most of permission issues etc...

Answer 3

My problem was Windows 7 security. I opened up the security on C:\Program Files\Android to EVERYONE with FULL access and it then worked. I then removed EVERYONE after the update was complete.

Answer 4

Same error i got while updating sdk. It is because of targeted folder locked (access permission is denied). You can resolve it as follows in "Ubuntu" :-

Press ALT + F2 and type 'gksudo nautilus' and navigate to the targeted folder like tools or extras and give create and delete permission. then update, every thing will be working fine :)

Answer 5

I tried running android.bat and got the same error.

What worked for me was using unlocker to unlock the \tools folder.

Answer 6

well i had the same issue on windows 7 ... problem is that during the update it tries to rename the tools folder (inside the SDK folder) and that folder is used by a process "ADB" which is currently running ...

so you cannot do the update smoothly until you stop / kill that process ...

BTW copy pasting the new contents of tools folder from the temp would also work ...