# ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'platforms/android/AndroidManifest.xml' **URL:** \ **Category:** ionic-v3\ **Created:** [March 6, 2018, 10:27am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/enoent-no-such-file-or-directory-open-platforms-android-androidmanifest-xml/123579 "2018-03-06T10:27:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dlazzy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/dlazzy/32/113503_2.png) [@Dlazzy](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/Dlazzy)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2018, 10:27am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/enoent-no-such-file-or-directory-open-platforms-android-androidmanifest-xml/123579/1 "2018-03-06T10:27:34Z")
Hello, I’ve just reinstalled Ubuntu 16.04 lts, so I installed Android SDK, Node, NPM… There is my `ionic info` output : ```auto cli packages: (/home/dlazzy/.nvm/versions/node/v7.8.0/lib/node_modules) @ionic/cli-utils : 1.10.2 ionic (Ionic CLI) : 3.10.3 global packages: Cordova CLI : 7.0.1 local packages: @ionic/app-scripts : 3.1.8 Cordova Platforms : android 7.1.0 Ionic Framework : ionic-angular 3.9.2 System: Android SDK Tools : 26.1.1 Node : v7.8.0 npm : 5.7.1 OS : Linux 4.13 ``` So I cloned my aleady started Ionic project, then I do `npm install && ionic cordova build android`, there was no problem with `npm install`, but when building for Android, I have this error : ```auto Error: Uh oh! ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/home/dlazzy/project_dir/platforms/android/AndroidManifest.xml' ``` So I can’t build anymore for Android… Before resetting my computer I already have node@7.8.0, codova@7.0.1 and ionic@3.10.3 and there was no problem ☹ Thanks for your help ---
**Author:** ![vibinflogesoft](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/vibinflogesoft/32/117525_2.png) [@vibinflogesoft](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/vibinflogesoft)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2018, 10:42am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/enoent-no-such-file-or-directory-open-platforms-android-androidmanifest-xml/123579/2 "2018-03-06T10:42:33Z")
Hey@Dlazzy Try this it may help you ```auto ionic cordova platform add android ``` ---
**Author:** ![reedrichards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/34f0e0/32.png) [@reedrichards](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/reedrichards)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2018, 10:57am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/enoent-no-such-file-or-directory-open-platforms-android-androidmanifest-xml/123579/3 "2018-03-06T10:57:24Z")
Try to remove and add your platform. With the introdction of cordova 7 the file structure of the Android platform did change ``` ionic cordova platform rm android --save ionic cordova platform add android@latest --save ``` [http://cordova.apache.org/announcements/2017/12/04/cordova-android-7.0.0.html](http://cordova.apache.org/announcements/2017/12/04/cordova-android-7.0.0.html) You did clone your project, so maybe on the source project you were using cordova-android \< 7 ---
**Author:** ![Dlazzy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/dlazzy/32/113503_2.png) [@Dlazzy](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/Dlazzy)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2018, 11:00am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/enoent-no-such-file-or-directory-open-platforms-android-androidmanifest-xml/123579/4 "2018-03-06T11:00:06Z")
Hello, My project have `` in config.xml currently on the repository. Also `"cordova-android": "^7.1.0"` in package.json. I will try what you say by removing and adding latest android platform thanks. ---
**Author:** ![reedrichards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/34f0e0/32.png) [@reedrichards](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/reedrichards)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2018, 11:01am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/enoent-no-such-file-or-directory-open-platforms-android-androidmanifest-xml/123579/5 "2018-03-06T11:01:13Z")
I doesn’t work, you could try to use cordova-android@6.4.0 just to check if it’s the problem Or maybe update the plugins in order to be compatible with 7.1.0 ---
**Author:** ![Dlazzy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/dlazzy/32/113503_2.png) [@Dlazzy](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/Dlazzy)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2018, 11:08am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/enoent-no-such-file-or-directory-open-platforms-android-androidmanifest-xml/123579/6 "2018-03-06T11:08:40Z")
It worked ! This is what I do : - Installed node@7.8.0, ionic@3.12.0 and cordova@7.0.1. - Removed the project folder - Cloned again - Directly in package.json set `"cordova-android": "6.4.0"` - Then `npm install && ionic cordova build android` and it works ! Also `ionic cordova run android --prod` works. Thank you very much @reedrichards and @vibinflogesoft ---
**Author:** ![rodrigoarj](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/rodrigoarj/32/128393_2.png) [@rodrigoarj](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/rodrigoarj)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2019, 2:32am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/enoent-no-such-file-or-directory-open-platforms-android-androidmanifest-xml/123579/7 "2019-09-21T02:32:41Z")
I found one solution without downgrade cordova-android. What I did: - Added `` in config.xml, in plugins/plugin.xml (inside platform android tag) and in all plugin.xml(inside platform android tag too) of all plugins installed. - And I changed `var manifestPath = path.join(ctx.opts.projectRoot, 'platforms/android/AndroidManifest.xml');` to `var manifestPath = path.join(ctx.opts.projectRoot, 'platforms/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml');` in plugins/updateMultidexManifest.js ---
**Author:** ![achakra21](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/achakra21/32/137725_2.png) [@achakra21](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/achakra21)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2020, 5:11am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/enoent-no-such-file-or-directory-open-platforms-android-androidmanifest-xml/123579/8 "2020-08-29T05:11:19Z")
It seems the project is missing `cordova.js` on platforms folder & while building it missing some important files , So you can run below commands for respective platforms. > Android ```auto ionic cordova platform rm android --save ionic cordova platform add android --save ``` > iOS ```auto ionic cordova platform rm ios --save ionic cordova platform add ios --save ``` It should work. ---
**Author:** ![mhartington](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/mhartington/32/137757_2.png) [@mhartington](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/mhartington)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/enoent-no-such-file-or-directory-open-platforms-android-androidmanifest-xml/123579/9 "2021-07-19T20:54:13Z")
Closed on July 19, 2021, 8:54pm UTC