java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Parameter 'directory' is not a directory in android

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I rebuilt my project and got this error. I'm unable to find where it's coming from. The full log is:

Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Parameter 'directory' is not a directory
    at org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils.validateListFilesParameters(FileUtils.java:545)
    at org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils.listFiles(FileUtils.java:521)
    at android.databinding.tool.store.ResourceBundle.loadClassInfoFromFolder(ResourceBundle.java:157)
    at android.databinding.tool.store.LayoutInfoInput$deps$2.invoke(LayoutInfoInput.kt:63)
    at android.databinding.tool.store.LayoutInfoInput$deps$2.invoke(LayoutInfoInput.kt:30)
    at kotlin.UnsafeLazyImpl.getValue(Lazy.kt:154)
    at android.databinding.tool.store.LayoutInfoInput.getDeps(LayoutInfoInput.kt)
    at android.databinding.tool.store.LayoutInfoInput$existingBindingClasses$2.invoke(LayoutInfoInput.kt:86)
    at android.databinding.tool.store.LayoutInfoInput$existingBindingClasses$2.invoke(LayoutInfoInput.kt:30)
    at kotlin.UnsafeLazyImpl.getValue(Lazy.kt:154)
    at android.databinding.tool.store.LayoutInfoInput.getExistingBindingClasses(LayoutInfoInput.kt)
    at android.databinding.tool.BaseDataBinder.<init>(BaseDataBinder.kt:40)
    at com.android.build.gradle.internal.tasks.databinding.DataBindingGenBaseClassesTask$CodeGenerator.run(DataBindingGenBaseClassesTask.kt:203)
    at com.android.build.gradle.internal.tasks.databinding.DataBindingGenBaseClassesTask.writeBaseClasses(DataBindingGenBaseClassesTask.kt:100)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
    at org.gradle.internal.reflect.JavaMethod.invoke(JavaMethod.java:73)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.project.taskfactory.IncrementalTaskAction.doExecute(IncrementalTaskAction.java:50)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.project.taskfactory.StandardTaskAction.execute(StandardTaskAction.java:39)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.project.taskfactory.StandardTaskAction.execute(StandardTaskAction.java:26)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter$1.run(ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.java:124)
    at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor$RunnableBuildOperationWorker.execute(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:336)
    at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor$RunnableBuildOperationWorker.execute(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:328)
    at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.execute(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:199)
    at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.run(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:110)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.executeAction(ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.java:113)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.executeActions(ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.java:95)
    ... 33 more

Help would be appreciated!

Does this error while executing a Gradle task? If so, include your build.gradle file. — Slaw
– Slaw, Commented Jan 3, 2019 at 8:59
It might just be an android thing here, not into it, but the error also happens when you try to get a file from a path that just is not there. You might be on another machine than you think you are. Check the working directory and find out whether the paths to all needed files are right. See Parameter 'directory' is not a directory for a parameter which is a directory, with other answers as well. — questionto42
– questionto42, Commented Jan 22, 2023 at 21:22

Abdelrahman Mahmoud Nasr · Accepted Answer · 2024-02-23 13:40:30Z

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I've had the same problem. All I did was:

Delete the .gradle directory under the project root files
Invalidate Caches and restart Android Studio.

edited Feb 23, 2024 at 13:40

Abdelrahman Mahmoud Nasr

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answered Sep 10, 2019 at 14:18

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4 Comments

Xiaoxi Zhang Over a year ago

To clarify, the .gradle directory is under the project instead of the one under user's home directory.

Andrei Drynov Over a year ago

Very weird, changed branches and saw this for the first time. Thank you for the solution.

Dmitriy Pavlukhin Over a year ago

As in case of gentleman above, my build broke after just switching between git branches, and this answer helps.

Kobato Over a year ago

The tip for .gradle under project dir was helpful, as I thought people meant the home dir .gradle, which didn't fix it for me

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