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Asked: 2020-09-12 06:48:22 +0800 CST 2020-09-12 06:48:22 +0800 CST

Can I delete these files without anything happening?

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I have an Android application that takes up a lot of my time and 90% of the total is due to 3 files that I don't know if they can be deleted or what would happen if I delete them.

The first is fileSnapShots.bin, located in .gradle/2.10/taskArtifacts , it is 22 MB, what happens if I delete it ? Can I do without it? It's very heavy...

The second and third are app-debug and app-debug-unaligned , located in app\build\outputs\apk , do they both work? 9MB between the two

The third one is mockable-android-23, located in \build\generated , I suppose this is useful to be able to run the app in android studio, but it weighs almost 23MB.

Can any of this be removed?

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  1. Best Answer

    I answer your questions:

    • All the contents of the folder .gradleinside the project directory can be deleted but will be created again when you build the project.

    • As for the folder \build, it contains files that are generated when compiling, you can delete the content of this folder that contains \generated e \intermediates.

      If you delete this folder you will see a considerable reduction in the space on your disk , but remember that when you compile they are generated again.

    • The files contained within the folder app\build\outputs\apkare .apk generated, one unaligned which you can align using the Zipalign tool , and the other, an aligned .apk which is a candidate to upload to the playstore but only if it was signed with your keystore. production, this is very important.
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  2. I suppose that if you delete it nothing happens, but it means that it will take much longer to generate and compile the project.

    I normally use two development spaces on different computers and when I want to move an app I just copy build.gradleand the src, everything else is generated. Sometimes the file has given me an error build.gradle, but I solve it by creating a blank project and modifying the values ​​from the other.

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    Regarding the question about the destination of the apk, app\build\outputs\apkif you want to upload the app to google play services, you have to upload the release-alignedone obtained by signing the apk.

    Generate Apk to upload to Google Play

    To publish an App to it Google Playyou must compile/build in mode release At the bottom left of Android-studiothere is a tab Build variantsopen it and selectrelease

    The apk must be signed and aligned, for this you must generate a filekeystore

    Menu Build->Generate Signed Apkpress Create Newand fill in the form.

    Things to keep in mind:

    • Alias: put your name or corporation style:apps.tunombreo.corporacion.com
    • Password: the password to sign the apk.
    • Validity years: I put 100

    Then you can give Buildonce finished the explorer will open with the apk. The one you have to upload is the one that containsrelease

    Things to note about the keystore

    • With a single keystore, you can sign multiple apps.

    • It is very important to save it permanently, on USB, in the cloud, in the safe, etc...

    • In future updates of your APP, to re-sign, you need it.

    Official documentation App signing

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