01
May
2011

Solution – Access is denied when installing any package in Android SDK

Posted in: Android 1 Comment

You may get Access is denied error message when installing any package in Android SDK in Windows 7.
Error message can be like:

File not found: C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\temp\compatibility_r01.zip (Access is denied)

Reason for Access denied error message is, normal users are not allowed to create and unzip files.
Solution:
Right Click Android SDK and run as administrator.

You should now be able to install any package in Android SDK.

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One Response to Solution – Access is denied when installing any package in Android SDK

  1. Curtis S. says:
    June 19, 2011 at 8:29 am

    Thanks a ton, i was getting so annoyed, it was as simple as that. hahah, thanks again bud. :)

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