'keytool error: java.io.FileNotFoundException: C:\AndroidWorkspace\androidKey\public.jks (The system cannot find the path specified)

I am to trying to create a signed app in Android Studio, but i am stuck at this error which says

keytool error: java.io.FileNotFoundException: C:\AndroidWorkspace\androidKey\public.jks (The system cannot find the path specified)

I get this error when i am creating a new key store. i am confused, why would it search for this key, when i am trying to create a new one.

Android Studio : V1.1.0

JRE: 1.8.0_25-b18 amd64

Solution 1:^[1]

Manual modifying the build.gradle(Module:app) file to sign the apk did the work. This is the code I've included in build.gradle.

signingConfigs {
    release {
        storeFile file("release.keystore")
        storePassword "******"
        keyAlias "******"
        keyPassword "******"
    }
}

buildTypes {
    release {
        signingConfig signingConfigs.release
    }
}

Solution 2:^[2]

Windows path might be the problem

 keytool -genkey -v -keystore c:\key.jks -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -validity 10000 -alias key

Use a path like above where the slash used is backward slanting.

Solution 3:^[3]

On windows if you are trying to generate the key using the cmd and copying the command from the android docs which is the following:

keytool -genkey -v -keystore c:\Users\USER_NAME\key.jks -storetype JKS -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -validity 10000 -alias key

you need to change the USER_NAME part to what ever is your PC name which is a folder name in the users folder and then execute the code. For example if my users folder name is Taba then I have to execute this code:

keytool -genkey -v -keystore c:\Users\Taba\key.jks -storetype JKS -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -validity 10000 -alias key

Or you can even change the directory to where ever you like the .jks file to be saved.

Solution 4:^[4]

Delete the build directory at the app module level and then File -> Invalidate Caches / Restart... . I guess it caches some configs there.

Solution 5:^[5]

If the error says "permission denied" above, then if you run the command in cmd, run cmd as administrator.

Solution 6:^[6]

In my case I had to update the Java JDK, and then it worked.

Solution 7:^[7]

It is clearly saying that it can't find the path to save the generated keystore. Change the path to a known location, it will work.

You can follow the steps from this article

Solution 8:^[8]

run cmd as adminstrator then: keytool -genkey -v -keystore c:\key.jks -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -validity 10000 -alias key.jks

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Solution	Source
Solution 1	Brad
Solution 2	Divakar Rajesh
Solution 3	Taba
Solution 4	dclaudiud
Solution 5	Jihad Mehdi
Solution 6	Madhav
Solution 7	balu k
Solution 8	Rono

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