Change the default Users folder in Android Studio 3.0

Question

Been trying in vain to change the default Users folder drive C to drive G as drive C has very little space left.

These answers helped to some extent, in that, I was successful only moving the .gradle folder:

• Answer 1
• Answer 2

But in spite of following them verbatim, Android Studio 3.0 makes in drive C , the .android , .AndroidStudio3.0 folders and populates them with its stuff everytime it restarts.

Here's the idea.properties file:

# custom Android Studio properties
idea.config.path=G:/Users/Nani/.AndroidStudio3.0/config
idea.system.path=G:/Users/Nani/.AndroidStudio3.0/system

...and the system environment variables:

ANDROID_SDK_HOME = G:\Users\Nani
GRADLE_USER_HOME = G:\Users\Nani

Has anything changed in this regard with Android Studio 3 ? Kindly advice; thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Turned out that the solution is simple. Followed these steps:

1. Closed project and from the Configure menu in the Studio Welcome screen, set the Android SDK folder to G:\\Users\\Nani\\AppData\\Local\\Android
2. Allowed Studio to download the SDK again into the new location (copying the existing SDK proved painful)
3. Allowed the idea.properties file and the system environment variables (as in the question), to remain

Now, drive C is sufficiently free and all Studio download activities happen in drive G .

Thanks to all who looked in.