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How to resolve 'More than one file was found with OS independent path META-INF/DEPENDENCIES'

Cowrie
Cowrie
Dev @ Bswen

1. The purpose of this post

I will demonstrate how to resolve this error when using Android Studio:

Terminal window
More than one file was found with OS independent path 'META-INF/DEPENDENCIES'

2. Environments

  • Android Studio 3.x
  • Gradle wrapper version:
    • distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-5.4.1-all.zip
  • Project build.gradle:
    • classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.5.0'

3. Solution and Code

Add the following packaging options in the app’s build.gradle:

build.gradle
android {
    ...
    packagingOptions {
        exclude 'META-INF/DEPENDENCIES'
        exclude 'META-INF/LICENSE'
        exclude 'META-INF/LICENSE.txt'
        exclude 'META-INF/license.txt'
        exclude 'META-INF/NOTICE'
        exclude 'META-INF/NOTICE.txt'
        exclude 'META-INF/notice.txt'
        exclude 'META-INF/ASL2.0'
    }
    ...
}

Clean, rebuild, and run the app. Everything should work as expected.

4. Summary

In this post, we explored how to resolve the More than one file was found with OS independent path 'META-INF/DEPENDENCIES' error in Android Studio. By adding specific exclusions in the packagingOptions block of the build.gradle file, we can avoid conflicts caused by duplicate files. This solution is particularly useful when working with multiple dependencies that may include overlapping resources. Remember to clean and rebuild your project after making changes to ensure the modifications are applied correctly.

Final Words + More Resources

My intention with this article was to help others who might be considering solving such a problem. So I hope that’s been the case here. If you still have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask me by email: Email me

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