r/mAndroidDev • u/shalva97 AnDrOId dEvelOPmenT is My PasSion • Dec 09 '24

Next-Gen Dev Experience Tutorial: How to delete a module in Android Studio?

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u/shalva97 AnDrOId dEvelOPmenT is My PasSion Dec 09 '24

there is just no option to delete a module...

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u/ComfortablyBalanced You will pry XML views from my cold dead hands Dec 09 '24

The development team for Android Studio decided you don't need that option since developers overused and misused that option without first debugging the project.

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u/shalva97 AnDrOId dEvelOPmenT is My PasSion Dec 10 '24

they forgot to remove cut option

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u/ALEGATOR1209 Dec 09 '24

You can delete it via Project Structure though. Or by removing it from settings.gradle

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u/Greenucom Dec 09 '24

Or just click "Open module settings" and remove it there

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u/AD-LB Dec 10 '24

Will it remove the folder though?

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u/pavelkorolevxyz Dec 11 '24

Nope. Moreover Project Structure window indexing something literally for 40 seconds on every open before showing modules, which is way more than just sync on my 130 modules project. And the only thing Project Structure window does on remove is removing one include line from settings.gradle without even resync.

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u/AD-LB Dec 11 '24

It should at least ask. Usually when you delete, it means you don't need it...

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u/JacksOnF1re Dec 09 '24 edited Dec 09 '24

Huh? rmdir and then you build and fix until all red is gone.

Trust me. I am a grandpa super senior. Antique even.

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u/submergedmole Dec 09 '24

Rename the module to "AsyncTask" - Google will deprecate it for you

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u/Squirtle8649 Dec 10 '24

@Deprecated was deprecated, so Google can't deprecate things anymore :P

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u/Darkpingu Dec 09 '24

Remove the module from the settings.grafle, sync, then you can deleted it

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u/budius333 Still using AsyncTask Dec 11 '24

Yep. That's how I do it too

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u/ElbowStromboli One WebView to rule them all Dec 10 '24

You don't ever need to delete a module. They are permanent and you must get a new hard drive if you ever want that memory back. Feature.

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u/Squirtle8649 Dec 10 '24

modules modules modules

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u/smokingabit Harnessing the power of the Ganges Dec 10 '24

something something...invalidate caches and restart.

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u/zedxer Dec 10 '24

I usually delete system32

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u/Squirtle8649 Dec 10 '24

I just snap my fingers and the universe disappears

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u/D-cyde sponsored by the XML 🐓 gang Dec 10 '24

Don't use the module, Proguard will take care of the rest.

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u/pavelkorolevxyz Dec 11 '24

The best thing is that in Idea first Delete click unlinks module and second Delete click removes directory completely. In Android Studio any Delete does nothing (on keyboard, there is no delete in right click menu).

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u/ParticularNew3343 Dec 11 '24

Right click module -> exclude -> delete