[0.75.x] Failing to build on Windows - Error resolving plugin [id: 'com.facebook.react.settings'] - java.io.UncheckedIOException: Could not move temporary workspace

[adhikarisandil32]

IMPORTANT: The latest official update on this issue is here https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/46210#issuecomment-2346835978

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* Where:
Settings file 'F:\tutorial-practice\frontend-development\react-native\native-cli-todo-app-2\android\settings.gradle' line: 2

* What went wrong:
Error resolving plugin [id: 'com.facebook.react.settings']
> java.io.UncheckedIOException: Could not move temporary workspace (F:\tutorial-practice\frontend-development\react-native\native-cli-todo-app-2\android\.gradle\8.8\dependencies-accessors\569c8b261a8a714d7731d5f568e0e5c05babae10-29ae1a11-17a6-474d-825c-7114fe1603d2) to immutable location (F:\tutorial-practice\frontend-development\react-native\native-cli-todo-app-2\android\.gradle\8.8\dependencies-accessors\569c8b261a8a714d7731d5f568e0e5c05babae10)

This is the full error. The command I've used to create the project is npx @react-native-community/cli init TodoApp2 --directory ./native-cli-todo-app-2. The projects is created successfully. After I run npm run start and hit a, for android, build fails showing the above error. Another project which uses 0.74.3 is working just fine. Creating new project automatically uses 0.75.2 version which is fine, but it shows the error while building because of which development server doesn't start.

[rghanks]

facing same issue

[adhikarisandil32]

facing same issue

@rghanks

I've found a trick though. hit npm run android, let it do its job all the way. Now exit the terminal, clear the console and then again hit npm run start. Work for me.

[parmarraj999]

facing same issue

@rghanks

I've found a trick though. hit npm run android, let it do its job all the way. Now exit the terminal, clear the console and then again hit npm run start. Work for me.

this is working for me also

[lq9958]

+1 ，I tried switching different gradle versions but it didn't work.

[MaiThanhNam141]

facing same issue

@rghanks

I've found a trick though. hit npm run android, let it do its job all the way. Now exit the terminal, clear the console and then again hit npm run start. Work for me.

That's work for me! Thanks alot!!!!😍😍😍

[tecnologiacd2]

Roll back versions: 0.75.2 to 0.75.1

@react-native/gradle-plugin react-native @react-native/babel-preset @react-native/eslint-config @react-native/metro-config @react-native/typescript-config

*Don't run npm/yarn fix, it updates without permission and becomes incompatible

[ericmtzmtz]

facing same issue

@rghanks

I've found a trick though. hit npm run android, let it do its job all the way. Now exit the terminal, clear the console and then again hit npm run start. Work for me.

Don't work for me 😭

[KaziReazulislam1999]

@adhikarisandil32, thanks bro , i am facing same issue and it's work for me.

[Agent009]

None of the proposed solutions seem to be working.

• Changed Java version from 17 to 21
• Downgraded from gradle 8.8 to 8.6/8.5
• Downgraded from RN 0.75.2 to 0.75.1
• Cleared cache, deleted .gradle and build directories.

It always gets stuck at the same spot with the same error.

[adhikarisandil32]

@Agent009 may be downgrade a version not on the same app but create a completely new project using npx @react-native-community/cli init ProjectName --version=0.74. just give it a try

[Agent009]

Downgrading to RN 0.74.5 and Gradle 8.5 solves the issue. Wonder how the new release has been working for other folks. May just be an issue with those with simulated devices running on emulators?

[adhikarisandil32]

Downgrading to RN 0.74.5 and Gradle 8.5 solves the issue. Wonder how the new release has been working for other folks. May just be an issue with those with simulated devices running on emulators?

@Agent009 I use it on real actual device and I face the same issue. I don't know. Nobody seems to be working on it. And I don't know react native enough to work on it. I don't know how to direct contributers to this issue.

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[robhogan]

Transferred to facebook/react-native as this isn’t Metro related and I can’t help directly. It looks like it might be specific to the community CLI but clearly it’s affecting quite a few people. CC @cortinico

[Ibeenoch]

still can't find a fix

[raahimkhan]

Facing same issue

[raahimkhan]

Downgrading to RN 0.74.5 and Gradle 8.5 solves the issue. Wonder how the new release has been working for other folks. May just be an issue with those with simulated devices running on emulators?

@Agent009 I use it on real actual device and I face the same issue. I don't know. Nobody seems to be working on it. And I don't know react native enough to work on it. I don't know how to direct contributers to this issue.

I have the same versions but still getting the error.

[ralppppy]

This works for me https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/46046#issuecomment-2295388352

[GangulyYadavCDAT]

i was facing the same issue what i just did to solve is cd android then gradlew clean or ./gradlew clean then gradlew build or ./gradlew build whatever works for you give it a try then run your project

[cortinico]

Due to a various of random comments, it's extremely hard for us to understand what happened here.

Please refrain from commenting "same issue" as that creates only unnecessary noise

As far as I understood:

1. The issue is happening only on Windows
2. The issue is happening only on React Native 0.75.x

If that is NOT the case for you -> Open another issue and do not comment here.

I've sharing some steps that could (hopefully help till we try to identify what's the issue):

1. Make sure you don't have a version of @react-native/gradle-plugin specified in your package.json. If you have it, please remove it.
2. Check with yarn why @react-native/gradle-plugin that the output is:

$ yarn why @react-native/gradle-plugin
├─ react-native@npm:0.75.1
│  └─ @react-native/gradle-plugin@npm:0.75.1 (via npm:0.75.1)
│
└─ react-native@npm:0.75.1 [473c9]
   └─ @react-native/gradle-plugin@npm:0.75.1 (via npm:0.75.1)

3. Kill all the Gradle daemons with cd android && ./gradlew --stop
4. Remove the .gradle folder with cd android && rm -rf .gradle/ && rm -rf ~/.gradle/caches
5. Attemp to downgrade to Gradle 8.6 by changing this file android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties:

distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.8-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.6-all.zip
networkTimeout=10000
validateDistributionUrl=true
zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
zipStorePath=wrapper/dists

6. Attempt to upgrade to Gradle 8.10 by editing the same file.

Please report back if this solves the issue @Agent009

[cortinico]

(Related to https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/27844)

[MDavidMR]

Due to a various of random comments, it's extremely hard for us to understand what happened here.

Please refrain from commenting "same issue" as that creates only unnecessary noise

As far as I understood:

1. The issue is happening only on Windows
2. The issue is happening only on React Native 0.75.x

If that is NOT the case for you -> Open another issue and do not comment here.

I've sharing some steps that could (hopefully help till we try to identify what's the issue):

1. Make sure you don't have a version of @react-native/gradle-plugin specified in your package.json. If you have it, please remove it.
2. Check with yarn why @react-native/gradle-plugin that the output is:

$ yarn why @react-native/gradle-plugin
├─ react-native@npm:0.75.1
│  └─ @react-native/gradle-plugin@npm:0.75.1 (via npm:0.75.1)
│
└─ react-native@npm:0.75.1 [473c9]
   └─ @react-native/gradle-plugin@npm:0.75.1 (via npm:0.75.1)

3. Kill all the Gradle daemons with cd android && ./gradlew --stop
4. Remove the .gradle folder with cd android && rm -rf .gradle/ && rm -rf ~/.gradle/caches
5. Attemp to downgrade to Gradle 8.7 by changing this file android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties:

distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.8-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.7-all.zip
networkTimeout=10000
validateDistributionUrl=true
zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
zipStorePath=wrapper/dists

6. Attempt to upgrade to Gradle 8.10 by editing the same file.

Please report back if this solves the issue @Agent009

2. yarn why @react-native/gradle-plugin

Hi cortinico, I tried your suggestions step by step but the problem persists...

I'm so confused because yesterday I created a new proyect with 0.75.2 but it didn't run with 'npm run andoid' ( 'com.facebook.react.settings' error) so I changed it version to 0.75.1, after this, the project worked.

Today I tried to create other project following the previous 'hack' but 'com.facebook.react.settings' error is showing again.

[cipolleschi]

Hi @MDavidMR can you try to run gradlew clean and see if it resets the state of the machine? If you keep 0.75.2 and downgrade gradle to 8.7 as shown by @cortinico above, is the problem fixed?

[harshmdr]

Not working with RN 0.75.1 as well.

[Cyberfolks]

Hi @MDavidMR can you try to run gradlew clean and see if it resets the state of the machine? If you keep 0.75.2 and downgrade gradle to 8.7 as shown by @cortinico above, is the problem fixed?

yes it work for me i just downgraded gradle, deleted app/buld folder and then try to clean gradle. its done

[cipolleschi]

so it is due to https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/46210#issuecomment-2315211671 as Nicola pointed out. We can try to downgrade gradle and wait for 8.9 to come out with a fix. @blakef

[projectninjatech]

cd android ./gradlew clean ./gradlew --stop Then, go back to the root directory of your project and run: npx react-native run-android

I did this and it is working for me. You don't have to downgrade gradle with this method.

[VcRajaa]

cd android ./gradlew clean ./gradlew --stop Then, go back to the root directory of your project and run: npx react-native run-android

I did this and it is working for me. You don't have to downgrade gradle with this method.

I followed this, and working fine for me. Thanks dear

[Renmsd]

Downgrading to RN 0.74.5 and Gradle 8.5 solves the issue. Wonder how the new release has been working for other folks. May just be an issue with those with simulated devices running on emulators?

how did you downgrade react native?