I told it not to store the complete system state to disk, which it does indeed warn you will take up a lot of space, though it does make start-up faster. Second, I removed the emulators, and kept only the above two. You lose some functionality of the newer versions, but you gain a lowest common denominator of compatibility. This is to provide compatibility for the vast majority of handsets. This version is to test and develop to the latest and greatest that the current Nexus handsets are running plus a couple of other brands.Īn older version, e.g. I recommend two steps to address the bloated SDK problem.įirst, I removed all but two versions of Android:
#Windirstat osx android
In the end the clean android sdk installed components should look something like this in the SDK manager.
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So for android beginners here is a step by step guide to safely remove unwanted stuff. I redirected them to this question but they came back to me for steps.
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In the last few weeks there were several colleagues who asked me how to safely get rid of the unwanted stuff to release disk space (most of them were beginners). Hence this answer as a reference to share with other curious ones. Along with it you can remove other unwanted stuff to clear disk space.Īdding as an answer to my own question as I've had to narrate this to people in my team more than a few times. You do not need to keep the system images unless you want to use the emulator on your desktop.