On Android Studio 2.2.3 Gradle sync failed: Cause: error=13, Permission denied on Linux Mint 18

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mr.basu picture mr.basu · Jan 30, 2017 · Viewed 8.6k times · Source

On Android Studio 2.2.3 when I am creating a new project or opening previous projects then the following pop ups:

Gradle sync started 7:55:26 AM Gradle sync failed: Cause: error=13, Permission denied Consult IDE log for more details (Help | Show Log)

what should I do? Please help. This is important.

Answer

Alesis Joan picture Alesis Joan · Feb 4, 2017

On Android Studio folder, do

chmod 777 * -R

I think this not the best answer but it worked for me.

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