TidyMacQuit Android Studio, drag it from Applications to the Trash, then remove its versioned folders in ~/Library/Application Support/Google, Caches/Google and Logs/Google (named AndroidStudio plus a version). The big leftovers are the Android SDK in ~/Library/Android/sdk, emulators in ~/.android/avd, and Gradle caches in ~/.gradle. Keep ~/.android/debug.keystore if you registered it anywhere.
Uninstall Android Studio step by step
- Copy ~/.android/debug.keystore somewhere safe if you registered its fingerprint with an API.
- Quit Android Studio and any running emulators.
- Drag Android Studio from Applications to the Trash.
- Move the AndroidStudio folders in ~/Library/Application Support/Google, ~/Library/Caches/Google and ~/Library/Logs/Google to the Trash.
- Move ~/Library/Preferences/com.google.android.studio.plist to the Trash.
- Move ~/Library/Android/sdk and ~/.android to the Trash if you no longer build Android apps.
- Move ~/.gradle to the Trash only if no other Java or Kotlin project uses Gradle.
- Empty the Trash.
Where Android Studio leaves files
| Location | What it is | After uninstalling |
|---|---|---|
| ~/Library/Application Support/Google/AndroidStudio* | Settings and plugins, one folder per version | Safe |
| ~/Library/Caches/Google/AndroidStudio* | Indexes and caches, one folder per version | Safe |
| ~/Library/Logs/Google/AndroidStudio* | Logs | Safe |
| ~/Library/Preferences/com.google.android.studio.plist | Preferences | Safe |
| ~/Library/Android/sdk | Android SDK: platforms, build tools, emulator system images | Your choice |
| ~/.android | Emulators (avd), debug keystore, ADB keys | Check first |
| ~/.gradle | Gradle caches and wrappers, shared with other Gradle builds | Check first |
In Finder choose Go › Go to Folder (Shift-Command-G) and paste a path to open it. Safe means nothing you made is inside; Check first means it may hold the only copy of something. To see how much space they use, run this read-only command in Terminal:
du -sh ~/Library/Application\ Support/Google/AndroidStudio* ~/Library/Caches/Google/AndroidStudio* ~/Library/Logs/Google/AndroidStudio* ~/Library/Preferences/com.google.android.studio.plist ~/Library/Android/sdk ~/.android ~/.gradle 2>/dev/nullOne folder per version
Android Studio names its settings, cache and log folders after the version, such as AndroidStudio followed by a year and release. Every upgrade leaves the previous version’s folders behind, so you may find several even while Android Studio is still installed. Old ones are safe to remove.
The SDK and emulators are the big part
~/Library/Android/sdk holds a platform and emulator system image for every Android version you downloaded. Each emulator you created lives in ~/.android/avd with its own disk. If you’re keeping Android Studio, remove old system images in Settings › Languages & Frameworks › Android SDK and old emulators in Device Manager. More about the SDK folder
Gradle is shared
~/.gradle is used by any Gradle build, including Java and Kotlin projects that have nothing to do with Android. More about .gradle
Uninstall Android Studio with TidyMac
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Frequently asked questions
Does dragging Android Studio to the Trash uninstall it completely?
No. It removes the app, but Android Studio leaves 7 kinds of files behind in your Library and elsewhere: settings and plugins, one folder per version; indexes and caches, one folder per version; logs. The steps above remove them.
What is Android Studio’s bundle ID on Mac?
com.google.android.studio. Most of its leftover files and folders are named after it, which is how you (and TidyMac) can tell they belong to Android Studio.
Can I reinstall Android Studio later?
Yes. Download it again from Google. Anything stored in your account online comes back when you sign in; local-only data you removed does not.